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Hartlepool history
Early medieval
Hartlepool began as an Anglian settlement in the 7th Century A.D. sited around the Abbey . The monastery became powerful under St Hilda, who served as its abbess from 649–657 . It fell into decline with the loss of Northumbrian power in the early 8th Century, and was probably destroyed during a sea raid by Vikings in the 9th Century .
Late medieval
Hartlepool was founded by the De Brus family during the Norman Conquest . The town’s first charter was received before 1185, for which it gained its first mayor, an annual two-week fair and a weekly market . The main industry of the town at this time was fishing . In 1306, Robert the Bruce was crowned King of Scotland, and became the last Lord of Hartness .
Early modern
Hartlepool in the 18th Century became known as a town with medicinal springs, particularly the Chalybeate Spa near the Westgate . During the Crimean War two coastal batteries were constructed close together in the town to guard against the threat of seaborne attacks from the Imperial Russian Navy .
Victorian
Hartlepool was still a small town of around 900 people, with a declining port . In 1823 the council and Board of Trade decided that the town needed new industry . But the plan was faced by local competition from new docks . 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the north, the Marquis of Londonderry had approved the creation of the new Seaham Harbour (opened 31 July 1831), while to the south the Clarence Railway connected Stockton-on-Tees and Billingham to a new port at Port Clarence (opened 1833)
Late modern
The modern town represents a joining together of “Old Hartlepool”, locally known as the “Headland”, and West Hartlpool . Both boroughs were formally unified in 1967 . The name of the town’s professional football club reflected both boroughs . Many fans of the club still refer to the team as “Pools”
World Wars
Hartlepool was heavily industrialised with an ironworks (established 1838) and shipyards in the docks (established in the 1870s) By 1913, no fewer than 43 ship-owning companies were located in the town, with responsibility for 236 ships . This made it a key target for Germany in the First World War . German bombers raided the town 43 times, but civilian losses were lighter .
Post-war
After the war, both industries went into a severe decline . Middleton Grange Shopping Centre opened by Princess Anne in 1970 . In 1977, the British Steel Corporation announced the closure of its Hartlepool steelworks with the loss of 1500 jobs . In the 1980s the area was afflicted with extremely high levels of unemployment .
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