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 miles
- Middlesbrough 9.3 miles
- Darlington 17 miles
- Hartlepool 2.2 miles
- South Shields 21 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 9.4 miles
- Gateshead 22.1 miles
- Washington 17.9 miles
- Durham 14.4 miles
- Wallsend 24 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 13.8 miles
- Redcar 9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Victoria Ward 0.7 miles
- De Bruce Ward 0.9 miles
- Burn Valley Ward 1.4 miles
- Headland & Harbour Ward 1.4 miles
- Hart Parish 1.7 miles
- Foggy Furze Ward 1.8 miles
- Headland Parish 1.8 miles
- Manor House Ward 2.1 miles
- Hartlepool Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Rossmere Ward 2.4 miles
- Elwick Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Dalton Piercy Parish 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Throston
TS24 8QF, TS26 0TH, TS26 0SX, TS26 0XP, TS24 8JG, TS24 8QW, TS24 8QT, TS24 8FE, TS26 0TS … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 15.1 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 29.8 miles
- Hartlepool Railway Station 1.3 miles
- Seaton Carew Railway Station 3 miles
Hotels near Throston Ad
- The Marine Hotel 3 3.1 miles
- The Whitehouse Peterlee 6.3 miles
- Brafferton Guest House 3 1.6 miles
- Claxton Hotel 3 8.9 miles
- Park Hotel 3 9 miles
- Best Western the Grand Hotel Hartlepool 4 1.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Middlesbrough - Centre Square 3 8.4 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Stockton on Tees 3 9.3 miles
- Hardwick Hall Hotel 4 9.5 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Middlesbrough 4 8.3 miles
Schools in Throston
- Jesmond Gardens Primary School Primary
- Springwell School Special
- Throston Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Victoria Park Stadium 1 mile
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 1.5 miles
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 3.2 miles
- Seaton Snook Hill 3.8 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 4.9 miles
- Teesport Harbour 5.2 miles
- Redcar Beach Beach 8.1 miles
- Riverside Stadium Stadium 8.2 miles
- Redcar Racecourse Recreation 9.2 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 9.8 miles
- Outer Harbour Harbour 10.3 miles
- Wilton Castle Estate 10.4 miles