Other places · North East England
Throston
In or near The Hartlepools.
Throston in England North East, United Kingdom.
Colin Pyle — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hartlepool · 1.9 km
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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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
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…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7020, -1.1930
- District
- Hartlepool
- Parish
- Headland
- Postcode
- TS24 0EF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hartlepool
- Nearest railway station
- Hartlepool — 1.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q124737859 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Throston (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Throston?
- Throston is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS24 0EF), in the parish of Headland.
- What is Throston?
- Throston in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Throston?
- The nearest railway station is Hartlepool, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode TS24 0EF.
- Is Throston a protected site?
- Yes — Throston is part of the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Throston?
- The nearest railway station is Hartlepool, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS24 0EF.