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Hart

Also known as: Hart, Swydd Durham

Hart in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Hart is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Hart is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, northwest of Hartlepool.

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Background

History

Evidence of occupation in Hart can be seen from 6000 BC, with farming first appearing around 3500 BC. By 1000 BC the area was more extensively settled, including farming buildings and field systems. Robert de Brus I gained control of the area in around 1119, with control passing to the Clifford family in 1306 following Robert de Brus VII's attempt on the Scottish throne. 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 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 was condemned as a witch and…

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Coordinates
54.7077, -1.2694

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Where is Hart?
Hart is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.7077°, -1.2694°.