Welcome to Monk Hesleden Parish Council

Welcome to the official web-site for Monk Hesleden Parish Council.

Monk Hesleden Parish consists of a number of Wards; Blackhall Colliery, Blackhall Rocks, Hesleden, High Hesleden and Monk Hesleden. The majority of the population is based in Blackhall Colliery and Blackhall Rocks; these are linear ex-coalfield villages which lie between Horden and Hartlepool on the East Durham Coast.

The Parish Council has 15 serving Councillors representing the above villages. They meet on a regular basis to deal with issues facing residents and strive to maintain and improve the quality of services and facilities it provides.

Every effort is made to ensure the material on this site is up to date and accurate; however, if you require any further information please contact the Parish Council at

Blackhall Resource Centre
68 Middle Street
Blackhall
Hartlepool
TS27 4EA