Spion Kop Cemetery

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]

Spion Kop Cemetery notice board

View of Spion Kop Cemetery

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]