Headland, Hartlepool
Civil parish in Hartlepool, County Durham, England
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54°42′N 1°11′W / 54.70°N 1.19°W / 54.70; -1.19 Headland is a civil parish in the Borough of Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The parish covers the old part of Hartlepool and nearby villages.
History
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The Heugh Battery, one of three constructed to protect the port of Hartlepool in 1860, is located in the area along with a museum.[1]
The area made national headlines in July 1994 in connection with the murder of Rosie Palmer, a local toddler.[2]
On 19 March 2002 the Time Team searched for an Anglo-Saxon monastery.
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External links
Media related to Headland, County Durham at Wikimedia Commons
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Borough of Hartlepool
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- Brierton
- Claxton
- Dalton Piercy
- Elwick
- Graythorp
- Greatham
- Hart
- Hartlepool
- Headland
- High Throston
- Middleton
- Newton Bewley
- Owton Manor
- Rift House
- Seaton Carew
- West Park
- West View
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- Durham Coast
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- Hartlepool
- Seaton Carew
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