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Spion Kop Cemetery

In or near Sheraton.

Spion Kop Cemetery — Cemetery in Hartlepool, County Durham, England.

Spion Kop Cemetery

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Spion Kop Cemetery is a cemetery in lowlands. (Cemetery in Hartlepool, County Durham, England.) According to Wikipedia: "Spion Kop Cemetery, originally known as Hartlepool Cemetery, is a disused cemetery on the coast in Hartlepool in England. It was opened in 1856 to replace St Hilda's Church, Hartlepool churchyard and designed by John Dobson. The area took its name from the Battle of Spion Kop in 1900 during the Boer War."

Coordinates
54.7070, -1.2087

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