Throston is an area of north

Hartlepool Hartlepool () is a seaside and port town in County Durham, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Borough of Hartlepool. With an estimated population of 90,123, it is the second-largest settlement in County ...

within the

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. The area name is from the Anglo Saxon thosson meaning hill. It was formerly a

rural district Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the Ad ...

with Throston near the

Headland A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of promontory. A headland of considerable size often is called a cape.Whittow, John ...

overlooking the Tees bay. The district 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. As Hartlepool developed the district merged with the town and is now mainly urban.

Education

The area has multiple primary schools such as Throston, Brougham, Springwell, Sacred Heart (Roman Catholic), St Bega's (Roman Catholic) and West View.

Dyke House Sports and Technology College Dyke House Academy (formerly Dyke House Secondary Modern School, Dyke House Comprehensive School and then Dyke House Sports and Technology College) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Hartlepool, County Durham, Engla ...

secondary school and sixth form is also in the area.

Gallery

High Throston Golf Club Clubhouse - geograph.org.uk - 1980259.jpg, High Throston Golf Club File:Throston Engine House, Hartlepool - geograph.org.uk - 1609851.jpg, Throston Engine House

References

External links

Villages in County Durham Hartlepool Places in the Tees Valley {{Hartlepool-geo-stub