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Encyclopedia > Hartlepool (borough)
Borough of Hartlepool
Image:EnglandHartlepool.png
Geography
Status: Unitary, borough
Region: North East England
Ceremonial county: Durham
Traditional county: Durham
Area:
- Total
Ranked 251st
93.86 km²
Admin. HQ: Hartlepool
ONS code: 00EB
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2005 est.)
- Density
Ranked 253rd
90,000
959 / km²
Ethnicity: 98.8% White
Politics
Hartlepool Borough Council
http://www.hartlepool.gov.uk/
Leadership: Mayor & Cabinet
Mayor: Stuart Drummond
(Independent)
MP: Iain Wright (L)

Hartlepool is a local government district and borough in the ceremonial county of County Durham, North East England. In 2003 it had a resident population of 90,161. It borders the non-metropolitan county of County Durham to the north, Stockton-on-Tees to the west and Redcar and Cleveland to the south along the line of the River Tees. It is centred around the town of Hartlepool and forms part of the Tees Valley area. One of the Administrative counties of England File links The following pages link to this file: Hartlepool Hartlepool by-election, 2004 Hartlepool (UK Parliament constituency) Categories: GFDL images ... A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... North-East England is one of the nine official regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and a small part of North Yorkshire. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... The traditional counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England into around forty areas, which were used for both administrative and general geographical demarcation for several hundreds of years. ... County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... Area is the measure of how much exposed area any two dimensional object has. ... This is a list of districts of England ordered by area. ... To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 10 km² (1000 hectares) and 100 km² (10,000 hectares). ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... In physics, density is mass m per unit volume V. For the common case of a homogeneous substance, it is expressed as: where, in SI units: ρ (rho) is the density of the substance, measured in kg·m-3 m is the mass of the substance, measured in kg V is... The figures are mid-year estimates for 2005 from the Office for National Statistics [1]. See also: List of English cities by population - List of English counties by population - List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population - List of English districts by area - List of English districts by ethnic diversity... The United Kingdom is divided into four parts, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... Stuart Drummond (born 29 November 1973) is the first directly-elected mayor of Hartlepool, North East England. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... Iain David Wright (born May 9, 1972) is a British Labour politician, and Member of Parliament for Hartlepool since winning a by-election in September 2004. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Look up Borough in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to administrative counties of England. ... County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... North-East England is one of the nine official regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and a small part of North Yorkshire. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... Stockton-on-Tees is a unitary authority and borough in the Tees Valley area of north-east England, with a resident population in 2001 of 178,408, rising to 185,880 in 2005 estimates. ... The borough of Redcar & Cleveland is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, United Kingdom consisting of Redcar, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Guisborough, and small towns such as Brotton, Skelton, and Loftus. ... The Tees is a river in Northern England. ... Hartlepool is a town and North Sea port in North East England. ... The Tees Valley is a distinct economic area in the North East of England; it consists of the five Unitary Authorities of Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees. ...


The district was formed on 1 April 1974, by a the merger of previous county borough of Hartlepool, along with the parishes of Brierton, Claxton, Dalton Piercy, Elwick, Elwick Hall, Greatham, Hart and Newton Bewley, from the Stockton Rural District, all of which had been part of the administrative county of Durham. It was one of the four districts of the new non-metropolitan county of Cleveland. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... brierton is a rubbish school in hartlepool. ... Claxton could be Claxton, County Durham, in Hartlepool Claxton, Norfolk Claxton, North Yorkshire, in Ryedale Claxton, Prank Caller Claxton, Georgia (U.S. state), [1] This article consisting of geographical locations is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Dalton Piercy is a village and civil parish in the borough of Hartlepool and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. ... Elwick is a village in County Durham, in England. ... Greatham is a village in County Durham, in England. ... Hart is a village in County Durham, in England. ... Newton Bewley is a village and civil parish in the borough of Hartlepool and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. ... The division into counties is one of the larger divisions of England. ... County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... Status: Non-metropolitan county Admin. ...


Cleveland was abolished in 1996 after a review by the Banham Commission, with the four boroughs of Stockton-on-Tees, Hartlepool, Redcar & Cleveland and Middlesbrough becoming unitary authorities. For ceremonial purposes Hartlepool returned to County Durham, however it continues to share certain local services with the other former Cleveland boroughs, including the Cleveland Police and Cleveland Fire Brigade. The structure of local government in the United Kingdom underwent large changes in the 1990s. ... Middlesbrough is a unitary authority and borough in North Yorkshire, North East England. ... A unitary authority is a term used in a two-tier local government system to describe a unit of local government that operates as a single tier. ... County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... Cleveland Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the area of former county of Cleveland in North East England. ... Cleveland Fire Brigade is the statutory fire and rescue service covering the boroughs of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland & Stockton-on-Tees. ...


It is made up of 17 council wards and is covered by the Hartlepool parliamentary constituency. Creation 1868 MP Iain Wright Party Labour Type House of Commons County County Durham EP constituency North East England Hartlepool is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...


As well as Hartlepool other locations within the borough include:

brierton is a rubbish school in hartlepool. ... Dalton Piercy is a village and civil parish in the borough of Hartlepool and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. ... Elwick is a village and civil parish in the borough of Hartlepool and the ceremonial county of County Durham, in England. ... Greatham is a village and civil parish in the borough of Hartlepool and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. ... Hart is a village in County Durham, in England. ... High Throston is a suburb of Hartlepool within the borough of Hartlepool and the ceremonial county of County Durham, in England. ... Newton Bewley is a village and civil parish in the borough of Hartlepool and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. ... Owton Manor is a place in County Durham, in England. ... Rift House is a place in borough of Hartlepool and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Headland is a place the borough of Hartlepool and the ceremonial county of County Durham, in England. ...

Economy

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees at current basic prices published (pp.240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.

Year Regional Gross Value Added4 Agriculture1 Industry2 Services3
1995 2,804 9 1,443 1,352
2000 3,252 6 1,359 1,887
2003 3,364 6 1,037 2,320

Note 1: includes hunting and forestry


Note 2: includes energy and construction


Note 3: includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured


Note 4: Components may not sum to totals due to rounding


External links


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Alnwick - Berwick-upon-Tweed - Blyth Valley - Castle Morpeth - Chester-le-Street - Darlington - Derwentside - Durham - Easington - Gateshead - Hartlepool - Middlesbrough - Newcastle upon Tyne - North Tyneside - Redcar and Cleveland - Sedgefield - South Tyneside - Stockton-on-Tees - Sunderland - Teesdale - Tynedale - Wansbeck - Wear Valley

Counties with multiple districts: County Durham - Northumberland - Tyne and Wear The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... North-East England is one of the nine official regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and a small part of North Yorkshire. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Alwnick is a local government district in Northumberland, England. ... Berwick-upon-Tweed is a local government district and borough in Northumberland in the north_east of England, on the border with Scotland. ... Blyth Valley is a borough and district in south-east Northumberland, England, bordering the North Sea and Tyne and Wear. ... Castle Morpeth is a local government district and borough in Northumberland, England. ... Chester-le-Street is a local government district in County Durham in north-east England. ... Darlington is a local government district and borough in North East England. ... Derwentside is a local government district in County Durham, England, named after the River Derwent. ... Durham is a local government district and city in County Durham. ... Easington is a local government district and in eastern County Durham, England. ... Gateshead is a metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, in north-east England. ... Middlesbrough is a unitary authority and borough in North Yorkshire, North East England. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... North Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in the North East of England, part of the Tyne and Wear urban area centred on Newcastle and formerly part of Northumberland. ... The borough of Redcar & Cleveland is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, United Kingdom consisting of Redcar, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Guisborough, and small towns such as Brotton, Skelton, and Loftus. ... Sedgefield is a local government district and borough in County Durham, in north-east England. ... South Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear in North East England. ... Stockton-on-Tees is a unitary authority and borough in the Tees Valley area of north-east England, with a resident population in 2001 of 178,408, rising to 185,880 in 2005 estimates. ... The City of Sunderland is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear in North East England. ... Teesdale is a local government district in County Durham, England. ... Tynedale is a local government district in south-west Northumberland. ... Wansbeck is a local government district in south-east Northumberland, England. ... Wear Valley is a local government district in County Durham, England. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of English administrative division used for the purposes of local government. ... County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. ... Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in the North East of England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Hartlepool - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1189 words)
Hartlepool was founded as a village in the 7th century AD, springing up around a convent founded in 640 on a headland overlooking a natural harbour.
The Hartlepool constituency was represented in the House of Commons from 1992 until summer 2004 by Labour MP, Peter Mandelson.
Hartlepool is famous for allegedly executing a monkey, the sole survivor of a shipwreck, during the Napoleonic Wars.
HARTLEPOOL - LoveToKnow Article on HARTLEPOOL (1043 words)
, a parhamentafy borough of Durham, England, embracing the municipal borough of Hartlepool or East Hartlepool and the municipal and county borough of West Hartlepool.
In the 16th century Hartlepool was less prosperous; in 1523 the haven was said to be ruined, the fortifications decayed.
As a borough of the Palatinate Hartlepool was not represented in parliament until the ~9th century, though strong arguments in its favor were advanced in the Commons in 1614.
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