Spion Kop Cemetery

Spion Kop Cemetery, originally known as Hartlepool Cemetery, is a disused cemetery on the coast in in England. It was opened in 1856 to replace churchyard and designed by John Dobson.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HMS Trincomalee and Victoria Park.

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is a Royal Navy Leda-class sailing frigate built shortly after the end of the Napoleonic Wars. She is now restored as a museum ship afloat in the National Museum of the Royal Navy, , . is situated 1¼ miles south of Spion Kop Cemetery.

Stadium
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is a football ground in , County Durham, England, which is the home of National League club Hartlepool United. The four sides of the ground are known as the Town End Terrace, the Niramax Stand, the Cyril Knowles Stand and the Rink End. is situated 1¼ miles south of Spion Kop Cemetery.

Hospital
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The is a general hospital in , . It provides healthcare to people living in southeast . It is managed by the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. is situated 1 mile southwest of Spion Kop Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Throston and Hartlepool.

Suburb
is an area of north within the in , England. The area name is from the Anglo Saxon thosson meaning hill.

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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
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is a suburban area of , , in . It is situated on the western fringes of . is situated 2½ miles southwest of Spion Kop Cemetery.

Spion Kop Cemetery

Latitude
54.70698° or 54° 42′ 25″ north
Longitude
-1.20869° or 1° 12′ 31″ west
Inception
1856
Open location code
9C6WPQ4R+QG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1341617629
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Wiki­data ID
Q40928829
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