Throston
Ward in Hartlepool, England
| Coordinates: | 54.696, -1.236 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 49 33 |
| Dialling code: | 01429 (Hartlepool) |
Throston is a residential ward on the north‑western edge of Hartlepool, in North East England. It comprises a mix of post‑war and later housing, local shops, schools and pockets of open space, sitting a short distance from the coast and the town centre.
Historically a small rural settlement absorbed as Hartlepool expanded, the ward today is typical of the wider area: economically connected to maritime, energy and light manufacturing jobs around the docks and in nearby Teesside, while locally there are active community groups, sports clubs and ongoing regeneration efforts to address pockets of deprivation and sustain services for residents.
Postcode districts covering Throston
Most populated places nearby
- Sunderland 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Middlesbrough 9.3 miles15 km
- Darlington 17 miles27.4 km
- Hartlepool 2.2 miles3.5 km
- South Shields 21 miles33.8 km
- Stockton-on-Tees 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Gateshead 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Washington 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Durham 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Wallsend 24 miles38.6 km
- Houghton-le-Spring 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Redcar 9 miles14.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Victoria Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- De Bruce Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Burn Valley Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Headland & Harbour Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Hart Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Foggy Furze Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Headland Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Manor House Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Hartlepool Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Rossmere Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Elwick Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Dalton Piercy Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Throston
TS26 0XE, TS24 8HZ, TS26 0XH, TS26 0XU, TS26 0RX, TS26 0SL, TS26 0LD, TS26 0RF, TS26 0TB … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 15.1 miles24.2 km
- Newcastle International Airport 29.8 miles47.9 km
- Hartlepool Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Seaton Carew Railway Station 3 miles4.8 km
Hotels near Throston Ad
- The Marine Hotel 3 3.1 miles5 km
- The Whitehouse Peterlee 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Brafferton Guest House 3 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Hardwicke Hall Manor Hotel 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Claxton Hotel 3 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Best Western the Grand Hotel Hartlepool 4 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Park Hotel 3 9 miles14.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Middlesbrough - Centre Square 3 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Hampton by Hilton Stockton on Tees 3 9.3 miles15 km
- Hardwick Hall Hotel 4 9.5 miles15.4 km
Schools in Throston
- Jesmond Gardens Primary School Primary
- Springwell School Special
- Throston Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Victoria Park Stadium 1 mile1.7 km
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Seaton Snook Hill 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 4.9 miles8 km
- Teesport Harbour 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Redcar Beach Beach 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Riverside Stadium Stadium 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Redcar Racecourse Recreation 9.2 miles14.7 km
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Outer Harbour Harbour 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Wilton Castle Estate 10.4 miles16.8 km