Headland, Hartlepool

Headland
Croft Gardens
Headland is located in County Durham
Headland
Headland
Location within County Durham
Area0.9227 km2 (0.3563 sq mi)
Population3,543 (2024 estimate)
• Density3,840/km2 (9,900/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Headland
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceCleveland
FireCleveland
AmbulanceNorth East
List of places
UK
England
County Durham
54°42′N 1°11′W / 54.70°N 1.19°W / 54.70; -1.19

Headland is a civil parish in the Borough of Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The parish covers the old part of Hartlepool and nearby villages. In 2024 the parish had an estimated population of 3543.

History

Hartlepool Headland showing the town wall built in the Middle Ages.

The Heugh Battery, one of three constructed to protect the port of Hartlepool in 1860, is located in the area along with a museum.

The area made national headlines in July 1994 in connection with the murder of Rosie Palmer, a local toddler.

On 19 March 2002 the Time Team searched for an Anglo-Saxon monastery.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Headland". City Population. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "Historic war museum could close unless £5,000 is raised - here's how you can help". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Corrigan, Naomi (11 June 2010). "Mum of Rosie Palmer tells of 16 year legal battle for justice". gazettelive. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

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