England
Hartlepool
Headland

Elephant Rock

Elephant Rock was a rock formation at , England, shaped like an elephant which only existed for a few decades, being washed away by a storm in 1891.
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  • Type: Stone
  • Description: former rock formation in England
  • Also known as: “Elephant Rock, Hartlepool”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Heugh Battery and The Heugh Lighthouse.

Museum
Photo: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Heugh Gun Battery is located on the Headland at , , England. The museum bills itself as the only battlefield of World War I in .

Lighthouse
Photo: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a navigation light on The Headland in , in north-east England. The current lighthouse dates from 1927; it is owned and operated by PD Ports. is situated 420 feet south of Elephant Rock.

Town hall
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is municipal building, which served as the meeting place of the old Hartlepool Borough Council, before it amalgamated with . is situated 1,700 feet west of Elephant Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hartlepool and Throston.

Photo: Smurrayinchester, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a post-industrial town on the coast of 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 returned to County Durham.

Suburb
is an area of north within the in , England. The area name is from the Anglo Saxon thosson meaning hill. is situated 2 miles west of Elephant Rock.

Village
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a seaside resort in the in , England. It gives its name to the Seaton ward, which had an estimated population of 7,194 in 2021. is situated 2½ miles south of Elephant Rock.

Elephant Rock

Latitude
54.69763° or 54° 41′ 52″ north
Longitude
-1.17568° or 1° 10′ 33″ west
Open location code
9C6WMRXF+3P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3230487853
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­stone
Wiki­data ID
Q5359357
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Highlights include Children’s Play Area and The Old Friarage (B.B.O.B RFC).

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Elephant Rock”. Photo: sidibousaid, CC BY 2.0.