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St Mary Magdalene Church, Hart.
Hart is located in County Durham
Hart
Hart
Population 771 (2011)
OS grid reference NZ4717634987
Unitary authority
  • Hartlepool
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HARTLEPOOL
Postcode district TS27
Police Cleveland
Fire Cleveland
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
UK Parliament
  • Hartlepool
List of places
UK
England
County Durham
54°42′27″N 1°16′16″W / 54.70750°N 1.27111°W / 54.70750; -1.27111

Hart is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, north-west of 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."

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.

The Jesuit Thomas Ellerker was born in Hart in 1738.

Tourism

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

Climate

Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).

Climate data for Hart
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 7
(45)
8
(46)
10
(50)
12
(54)
15
(59)
18
(64)
21
(70)
20
(68)
17
(63)
14
(57)
10
(50)
7
(45)
13
(55)
Average low °C (°F) 3
(37)
2
(36)
3
(37)
5
(41)
7
(45)
10
(50)
12
(54)
12
(54)
10
(50)
7
(45)
4
(39)
2
(36)
6
(43)
Average precipitation days 18 15 15 16 14 15 14 14 14 17 17 16 185
Source: Weatherbase


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