Throston

{{Short description|Area of Hartlepool in County Durham, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox UK place |country = England |official_name = Throston |coordinates = {{coord|54.689499|-1.2341000|display=inline,title}} |population = |population_ref = |unitary_england = [[Hartlepool (borough)|Hartlepool]] |lieutenancy_england = [[County Durham]] |region = North East England |constituency_westminster = [[Hartlepool (UK Parliament constituency)|Hartlepool]] |post_town = HARTLEPOOL |postcode_district = TS24 & TS26 |postcode_area = TS |dial_code = |os_grid_reference = NZ4947032986 |static_image = Wynnstay Gardens Hartlepool - geograph.org.uk - 2013793.jpg |static_image_caption = Wynnstay Gardens |london_distance = }} '''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.{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}

== History == Throston was formerly a [[Township (England)|township]] in the parish of Hartlepool,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5831|title=History of Throston, in Hartlepool and County Durham|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=18 May 2024}}</ref> in 1866 Throston became a separate [[civil parish]]. The parish was near the [[Headland, Hartlepool|Headland]] overlooking the Tees bay. The parish also covered inland farm areas such as Dyke House and West View; some included Throston in their names such as High Throston and Throston Grange. The parish was split in 1894 when the part outside the borough of Hartlepool became [[Throston Rural]] parish in [[Hartlepool Rural District]]. The rural parish existed until 1932 when it became part of [[West Hartlepool]]; the urban parish, part of Hartlepool since 1883, was abolished on 1 April 1936.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10208117/boundary|title=Boundary Map of Throston Tn/CP|access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10197624|title=Throston Rural CP through time|access-date=4 March 2024}}</ref> In 1931 the parish had a population of 3729.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10208117/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Throston CP/Tn through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=18 May 2024}}</ref> As Hartlepool developed the area is now mainly urban.

==Education== The area has multiple primary schools such as Throston, Brougham, Springwell, Sacred Heart (Roman Catholic), St Bega's (Roman Catholic) and West View. [[Dyke House Academy]] and sixth form is also in the area.

==Gallery== <gallery> High Throston Golf Club Clubhouse - geograph.org.uk - 1980259.jpg|High Throston Golf Club File:Throston Engine House, Hartlepool - geograph.org.uk - 1609851.jpg|Throston Engine House </gallery>

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==External links== {{Commons category-inline|High Throston}}

[[Category:Villages in County Durham]] [[Category:Places in the Tees Valley]] [[Category:Former civil parishes in County Durham]] [[Category:Hartlepool]]