Headland, Hartlepool
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54°42′N 1°11′W / 54.70°N 1.19°W Headland is a civil parish in the Borough of Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The parish covers the old part of Hartlepool and nearby villages.
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The Heugh Battery, one of three constructed to protect the port of Hartlepool in 1860, is located in the area along with a museum.[1]
The area made national headlines in July 1994 in connection with the murder of Rosie Palmer, a local toddler.[2]
On 19 March 2002 the Time Team searched for an Anglo-Saxon monastery.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Historic war museum could close unless £5,000 is raised - here's how you can help". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ Corrigan, Naomi (11 June 2010). "Mum of Rosie Palmer tells of 16 year legal battle for justice". gazettelive. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
External links
[edit] Media related to Headland, County Durham at Wikimedia Commons