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  1. West Hartlepool. Coordinates: 54.68892°N 1.22498°W. West Hartlepool map, 1859. West Hartlepool was a predecessor of Hartlepool, County Durham, England. It developed in the Victorian era and took the name from its western position in the parish of what is now known as the Headland .

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      The new town of West Hartlepool was created in 1835 after a...

  2. West Hartlepool. Details about West Hartlepool. The town of West Hartlepool was founded by Ralph Ward Jackson after having established the Stockton & Hartlepool Railway in 1839. The area, having just one farm house in 1845, steadily grew into a centre for shipping and railway transportation.

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  4. West Hartlepool History. History of Hartlepool 29,894 Views. At the beginning of the nineteenth century it was hard to believe that Old Hartlepool, with its small population of only 993 consisting almost entirely of fishermen had been one of the busiest ports on the eastern coast.

  5. West Hartlepool. The town of West Hartlepool was founded by Ralph Ward Jackson, where he eastablished the West Hartlepool Harbour and Dock, which opened on the 1st of June 1847. The was on land to the west of 'old' Hartlepool (aka Headland ).

  6. HARTLEPOOL (WEST), a sea port town and a chapelry in Stranton township and parish, Durham. The town is practically a joint town with Hartlepool; is separated from it only by the harbour; and communicates with it both by railway and by ferry.

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