The Heugh
The Heugh is a cape in Headland, Hartlepool, England. The Heugh is situated nearby to the locality Croft on Heugh, as well as near Middleton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Heugh Lighthouse and Heugh Battery.
The Heugh Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Heugh Lighthouse is a navigation light on The Headland in Hartlepool, in north-east England. The current lighthouse dates from 1927; it is owned and operated by PD Ports.
Heugh Battery
Museum
Photo: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Heugh 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.
Elephant Rock
Stone
Elephant Rock was a rock formation at Hartlepool, England, shaped like an elephant which only existed for a few decades, being washed away by a storm in 1891.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hartlepool and Throston.
Hartlepool
Photo: Smurrayinchester, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hartlepool is a post-industrial town on the coast of County Durham in northeast England, with a population of 92,600 in 2024. From 1974 to 1996 it was assigned to a new county, Cleveland, but this was then abolished and Hartlepool returned to County Durham.
Throston
Suburb
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. Throston is situated 2 miles west of The Heugh.
Seaton Carew
Village
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seaton Carew is a seaside resort in the Borough of Hartlepool in County Durham, England. It gives its name to the Seaton ward, which had an estimated population of 7,194 in 2021. Seaton Carew is situated 2½ miles south of The Heugh.
The Heugh
- Type: Cape
- Description: headland in Hartlepool, County Durham, England, UK
- Category: landform
- Location: Headland, Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“The Heugh” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “The Heugh”
- Swedish: “The Heugh”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Croft on Heugh and Middleton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Hilda’s Church and Hartlepool Bay.
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