West Hartlepool
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This article is about the place; for the Rugby Football Club see West Hartlepool R.F.C.
West Hartlepool refers to the western part of the what has since the 1960s been known as the borough of Hartlepool in North East England. It was originally formed in 1854 as the result of the opening of seaside docks and railways that connected the docks to cities to the east and west.