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Hart, Durham

Historical Description

Hart, a village, a township, and a parish in Durham. The village stands on rising ground, about 2 miles from the coast, and 4 NW of Hartlepool, has a station on the N.E.R., And a post office under Castle Eden station (R.S.O.); money order and telegraph office, West Hartlepool. The township .comprises 2465 acres of land and 196 of foreshore; population, 291; of the ecclesiastical parish, 866. The parish contains also the townships of Thorpe Bulmer, Throston, Elwick, Dalton Piercy, and Nesbitt. The manor belongs to the Mil-bank family. One-fourth of the land is pasture, and limestone occurs. A fine view of the coast lies toward and over Hartlepool. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Durham; aet value, £197 with residence. Patron, Bishop of diocese. The church is partly Norman, and was thoroughly restored in 1889; retains the Norman character in its chancel arch and in part of its tower; has, on the outer S wall of the chancel, .a curious bas-relief of St George and the Dragon, and contains an octagonal font carved with hagiological figures and other symbols.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyCounty Durham 
Ecclesiastical parishHart St. Mary Magdalene 
Poor Law unionStockton 
WardStockton 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

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Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for County Durham is available to browse.


Maps

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Newspapers and Periodicals

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CountyHartlepool
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland
Postal districtTS27
Post TownHartlepool

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