Monk Hesleden

54°43′44″N 1°17′38″W / 54.729°N 1.294°W / 54.729; -1.294 Monk Hesleden is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England.[1] The population of the parish at the 2011 Census was 5,722.[2] The parish is situated to the north-west of Hartlepool, and is on the North Sea coast. Monk Hesleden village is situated a short distance to the south of High Hesleden.

The parish has an area of 1,091.35 hectares (4.2137 sq mi)[2] and includes the villages or hamlets of Blackhall Colliery, Blackhall Rocks, Crimdon, Hesleden, High Hesleden and Monk Hesleden.[3] It has a parish council.[3]

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 93 Middlesbrough (Darlington & Hartlepool) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2010. ISBN 9780319228777.
  2. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Monk Hesleden Parish (E04010666)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics.
  3. ^ a b "Welcome to Monk Hesleden Parish Council". Monk Hesleden Parish Council. Retrieved 25 July 2023.