Hartlepool

Hartlepool is a town in County Durham, England. The town lies on the North Sea coast. Had a nice lunch here. Legend has it that during the Napoleonic Wars of the early 19th century, a shipwrecked monkey was hanged by the people of Hartlepool, believing him to be a French spy! To this day, people from Hartlepool are affectionately known as ‘monkey hangers’.Read more