Natural landmarks · North East England
Hartlepool
Hartlepool in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Hartlepool is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Hartlepool railway station was a railway station that served the Headland area of Hartlepool in the ceremonial county of Durham, North East England. Though originally built as the coastal terminus of the Hartlepool Dock & Railway in 1839, for most of its life the station was the terminus of a shuttle service from the town's main station in West Hartlepool.
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Background
History
Though the first mineral train along the HD&R reached Hartlepool on 1 January 1835, the first passenger station in Hartlepool was not opened until 1839. From 1845, the HD&R leased the Great North of England, Clarence & Hartlepool Junction Railway which had opened a line from a junction with the HD&R at Wingate to six years earlier. However just a year after the HD&R leased the GNEC&HJR, both companies were leased by the newly formed York & Newcastle Railway, before being amalgamated into its successor, the York, Newcastle & Berwick Railway, on 22 July 1848. Passengers from Hartlepool were first carried over the GNEC&HJR in 1846. The York, Newcastle & Berwick Railway was amalgamated with…
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- Coordinates
- 54.6987, -1.1877
- District
- Hartlepool
- Parish
- Headland
- Postcode
- TS24 0LP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hartlepool
Sources
- wikidata: Q38252038 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hartlepool railway station (Hartlepool Dock & Railway) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hartlepool?
- Hartlepool is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS24 0LP), in the parish of Headland.
- Is Hartlepool free to visit?
- Yes, Hartlepool is free to enter.
- How do I get to Hartlepool?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TS24 0LP. It sits within the Hartlepool parliamentary constituency.