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Throston
Throston in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Throston is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Throston is an area of north Hartlepool within the borough of Hartlepool in County Durham, England. The area name is from the Anglo Saxon thosson meaning hill.
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Background
History
Throston was formerly a township in the parish of Hartlepool, in 1866 Throston became a separate civil parish. The parish was near the Headland overlooking the Tees bay. The parish also covered inland farm areas such as Dyke House and West View; some included Throston in their names such as High Throston and Throston Grange. The parish was split in 1894 when the part outside the borough of Hartlepool became Throston Rural parish in Hartlepool Rural District. The rural parish existed until 1932 when it became part of West Hartlepool; the urban parish, part of Hartlepool since 1883, was abolished on 1 April 1936. In 1931 the parish had a population of 3729. As Hartlepool developed the area is…
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- Coordinates
- 54.7020, -1.1930
Sources
- wikidata: Q124737859 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Throston (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Throston?
- Throston is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.7020°, -1.1930°.