Hart, County Durham

Hart is a village and civil parish in the borough of Hartlepool and the ceremonial county of County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north west of central Hartlepool.

History

In 1587 the parish suffered from the plague, and it was noted in the parish register that "89 corpses were buried, whereof tenne were strangers." In 1652 it was noted that John Pasmore was buried "On Black Monday 29 March. There was a star appeared in the South-east, ye sun eclipsed." [From: 'Parishes: Hart', A History of the County of Durham: Volume 3 (1928), pp. 254-263. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42630] . Date accessed: 09 March 2008.]

In 1596, Ellen Thompson, condemned as a witch was buried under the stile of St Mary Magdalene church, which is the mother church of St. Hilda's, at the east entrance to the churchyard. [ [http://www.destinationhartlepool.com/section_things_to_see_and_do.php?viewstyle=&area=Villages&att=Hart+Village] Date accessed: 09 March 2008.]

Tourism

Just outside the village is Hart Bog which is on the List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cleveland

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