Throston

Throston
Throston
	Wynnstay Gardens
	Throston Location within County Durham
OS grid reference	NZ4947032986
Unitary authority	Hartlepool;
Ceremonial county	County Durham;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HARTLEPOOL
Postcode district	TS24 & TS26
Police	Cleveland
Fire	Cleveland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Hartlepool;
	List of places UK England County Durham 54°41′22″N 1°14′03″W / 54.689499°N 1.2341000°W

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]}

It was formerly a civil parish with Throston near the 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 in 1936. ^[1]^[2] As Hartlepool developed the area is now mainly urban.

Education[edit]

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.