Greatham
Greatham is a village and civil parish in the borough of Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The population of the civil parish was taken in the 2011 census was 2,132. Greatham village is located approximately three miles south of Hartlepool town centre.- Type: Village with 795 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Hartlepool, County Durham, England
- Also known as: “Greatham, County Durham”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist and Hospital of God.
Hospital of God
Social service facility
Photo: peter robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Hospital of God, Greatham, County Durham, was founded in 1273 by the then Bishop of Durham, Robert de Stichell. It was originally a foundation to aid poor people.
Fens Primary School
School
Fens Primary School is a mixed primary school and nursery located in the southern area of Hartlepool, County Durham, England. It is overseen by Hartlepool Local Education Authority. Around 430 children are educated in ages 3–11.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newton Bewley and Cowpen Bewley.
Newton Bewley
Village
Photo: Carol Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newton Bewley is a village and civil parish in the borough of Hartlepool in County Durham, England. It is situated between the towns of Hartlepool and Billingham. Newton Bewley is situated 2 miles west of Greatham.
Cowpen Bewley
Village
Photo: Wheatley Hill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cowpen Bewley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Billingham, in the Stockton-on-Tees district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 706. Cowpen Bewley is situated 2 miles southwest of Greatham.
Seal Sands
Locality
Photo: Alex McGregor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seal Sands is a 294.37 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England, notified in 1966. Situated in the mouth of the River Tees next to Greatham Creek and Seaton-on-Tees Channel, the site is accessible from the A178 road running between Seaton Carew and Port Clarence. Seal Sands is situated 2 miles southeast of Greatham.
Greatham
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Greatham, Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.64106° or 54° 38′ 28″ northLongitude
-1.23772° or 1° 14′ 16″ westPopulation
795Elevation
62 feet (19 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB HP2Open location code
9C6WJQR6+CWOpenStreetMap ID
node 5481415538OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Greatham” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Greatham”
- Cebuano: “Greatham”
- Dutch: “Greatham”
- French: “Greatham”
- Irish: “Greatham”
- Polish: “Greatham”
- Swedish: “Greatham, Durham”
- Swedish: “Greatham”
- Welsh: “Greatham, Swydd Durham”
- Welsh: “Greatham”
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