North Sands
North Sands is a beach in Headland, Hartlepool, England. North Sands is situated nearby to Spion Kop Cemetery, as well as near Spion Cop Cemetery Local Nature Reserve.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Spion Kop Cemetery and University Hospital of Hartlepool.
Spion Kop Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Spion Kop Cemetery, originally known as Hartlepool Cemetery, is a disused cemetery on the coast in Hartlepool in England. It was opened in 1856 to replace St Hilda's Church, Hartlepool churchyard and designed by John Dobson. Spion Kop Cemetery is situated 1,200 feet southwest of North Sands.
University Hospital of Hartlepool
Hospital
Photo: George Ford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The University Hospital of Hartlepool is a general hospital in Hartlepool, England. It provides healthcare to people living in southeast Durham. It is managed by the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. University Hospital of Hartlepool is situated 1 mile southwest of North Sands.
Hartlepool Borough Hall
Town hall
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hartlepool Borough Hall is municipal building, which served as the meeting place of the old Hartlepool Borough Council, before it amalgamated with West Hartlepool County Borough Council. Hartlepool Borough Hall is situated 1¼ miles southeast of North Sands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Throston and Hartlepool.
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.
Hartlepool
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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.
West Park
Suburb
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West Park is a suburban area of Hartlepool, County Durham, in England. It is situated on the western fringes of Hartlepool. West Park is situated 2½ miles southwest of North Sands.
North Sands
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Headland, Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.70851° or 54° 42′ 31″ northLongitude
-1.20387° or 1° 12′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C6WPQ5W+CFOpenStreetMap ID
way 184787468OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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