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'''Hartlepool''' is a seaside and port town on the [[North Sea]] coast of south-eastern [[County Durham]], England. It has a population of around 93,000. The town has its origins in the 7th century, at which time present-day County Durham was the cradle for the development of [[Christianity]] in the kingdom of [[Northumbria]], when the [[monastery]] on the Hartlepool headland was founded.
'''Hartlepool''' is a seaside and port town on the [[North Sea]] coast of south-eastern [[County Durham]], England. It has a population of around 93,000. The town has its origins in the 7th century, at which time present-day County Durham was the cradle for the development of [[Christianity]] in the kingdom of [[Northumbria]], when the [[monastery]] on the Hartlepool headland was founded.
As with the rest of the [[North East England|North East]], Hartlepool has in the 21st century seen an increase in social problems such as addiction, unemployment, homelessness and domestic violence. Hartlepool was one of three areas in [[Northern England]] to experience twice the national average rates of Deaths of Despair (fatalities associated with [[drugs]], [[alcohol]] and/or [[suicide]]), with these making making up 70.5 of 100,000 deaths.<ref>[https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/living-in-the-north-of-england-increases-risk-of-death-from-alcohol-drugs-and-suicide/ Living in the North of England increases risk of death from alcohol, drugs and suicide] </ref>
== Culture ==
== Culture ==
Hartlepool is mentioned in the popular [[Irish]] and American [[Folk music|folk]] song "Poor Paddy Works on the Railway" ("In eighteen hundred and forty two;
Hartlepool is mentioned in the popular [[Irish]] and American [[Folk music|folk]] song "Poor Paddy Works on the Railway" ("In eighteen hundred and forty two;
From Hartlepool I moved to Crewe"), which may date back to as early as the 1850s. A popular rendition of the song was released by [[Shane MacGowan]]'s band [[The Pogues]] in 1984.
From Hartlepool I moved to Crewe"), which may date back to as early as the 1850s. A popular rendition of the song was released by [[Shane MacGowan]]'s band [[The Pogues]] in 1984.
== References ==
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[[Category:Settlements in County Durham]]
[[Category:Settlements in County Durham]]