Spion Kop Cemetery, originally known as Hartlepool Cemetery, is a disused cemetery on the coast in Hartlepool in England. It was opened in 1856 to replace St Hilda's Church, Hartlepool churchyard and designed by John Dobson.[1][2] The area took its name from the Battle of Spion Kop in 1900 during the Boer War.[3]
The cemetery was formed from a combination of sand dune and ship's ballast. It is closed to new burials and is now managed as a local nature reserve. Species found there include thrift, the pyramidal orchid, and the lesser meadow-rue.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Hartlepool History Then & Now – Old Cemetery Spion Kop". www.hhtandn.org.
- ^ Creative, Via. "Destination Hartlepool – Spion Kop Cemetery". www.destinationhartlepool.com.
- ^ "Hartlepool Old Cemetery (Spion Kop) burials 1856–1869". durhamrecordsonline.com.
- ^ Bond, John. "Spion Kop Cemetery Local Nature Reserve". www.teesvalleylocalaccessforum.co.uk.
External links
edit- Spion Kop Cemetery at Find a Grave
Media related to Spion Kop Cemetery at Wikimedia Commons
