Headland is a

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in the borough of Hartlepool, County Durham, in the

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. The parish covers old Hartlepool and nearby villages.

History

The

Heugh Battery The Heugh (pronounced: ) Gun Battery is located on the Headland at Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The museum bills itself as the only battlefield of World War I in Great Britain. History Heugh Battery was one of three erected in 1860 to p ...

, one of three constructed to protect the port of Hartlepool in 1860, is located in the area along with a museum. The area made national headlines in July 1994 in connection with the

murder of Rosie Palmer The murder of Rosie Palmer took place in Hartlepool, County Durham, England on 30 June 1994. Three-year-old Rose Frances Palmer (1 August 1990 – 30 June 1994) was abducted, raped and murdered after buying an ice pop from an ice cream van onl ...

, a local toddler. On 19 March 2002 the

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searched for an Anglo-Saxon monastery.

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Civil parishes in County Durham Hartlepool {{Hartlepool-geo-stub

History

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