  Location within County Durham | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Established | 640CE |
| Disestablished | c.800CE |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Hieu, Aidan of Lindisfarne |
| Important associated figures | Ælfflæd of Whitby, Hilda of Whitby |
| Site | |
| Coordinates | 54°41′42.43″N 1°10′53.59″W / 54.6951194°N 1.1815528°W |
| Grid reference | NZ5285033650 |
Hartlepool Abbey, also known as Heretu Abbey, Hereteu Abbey, Heorthu Abbey[1] or Herutey Abbey,[2] was a Northumbrian monastery founded in 640 CE by Hieu, the first of the saintly recluses of Northumbria,[3] and Aidan of Lindisfarne, on the Headland Estate of Hartlepool now called the Heugh or Old Hartlepool, in County Durham, England.