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Hartburn is an area in the south west of
In 1183, William de Hertburne (also written as William de Hertbourne) exchanged his land in what is now Hartburn for land in Washington, thereby adopting a new title: William de Wessyngton. This occasion is commemorated by a plaque outside the church of All Saints in the village, which was erected at the 800th anniversary (2 April 1983). A later descendant of William de Wessyngton was George Washington, the first President of the United States of America.
Just outside the centre of the area is the Elmwood community centre, Elmwood was the first of Hartburn’s large detached properties and it was built in 1873. It was originally the home of Mr Lewis Dodshon who was the owner of one of the largest wholesale grocers in the area. He was the son of John Dodshon, whose memorial is in the centre of Stockton. In the 1880s, it was the home of the Mountjoy Pearse family, who employed thousands in shipbuilding yards on the Tees and an iron company in Hartlepool.
In June 1890 Sir Robert Ropner offered Hartburn Fields as a public park. On 4 October 1893, Ropner Park was officially opened. Ropner also owned nearby Preston Hall, the land also became a public park called Preston Park.
In June 1897, a large stone was erected outside All Saints' church to commemorate the 60th year of the reign of Queen Victoria. All Saints' church had originally been the village school, and was eventually altered to include pews and chancel steps etc., although these no longer exist.
The village was founded centuries ago with its surrounding area been developed with mostly
Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in County Durham, England, with a population of 84,815 at the 2021 UK census. It gives its name to and is the largest settlement in the wider Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. It is part of Teesside and the Tees Val ...
in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees
The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees is a unitary authority area in England with borough status in County Durham and North Yorkshire. In 2021, it had a population of 196,600. Its main settlement and namesake of the borough is Stockton-on-Tees, which ...
, County Durham
County Durham, officially simply Durham, is a ceremonial county in North East England.UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. The county borders Northumberland and Tyne an ...
, England. The area was originally called East Hartburn to differentiate it with West Hartburn near Middleton St George.
History
In 1183, William de Hertburne (also written as William de Hertbourne) exchanged his land in what is now Hartburn for land in Washington, thereby adopting a new title: William de Wessyngton. This occasion is commemorated by a plaque outside the church of All Saints in the village, which was erected at the 800th anniversary (2 April 1983). A later descendant of William de Wessyngton was George Washington, the first President of the United States of America.
Just outside the centre of the area is the Elmwood community centre, Elmwood was the first of Hartburn’s large detached properties and it was built in 1873. It was originally the home of Mr Lewis Dodshon who was the owner of one of the largest wholesale grocers in the area. He was the son of John Dodshon, whose memorial is in the centre of Stockton. In the 1880s, it was the home of the Mountjoy Pearse family, who employed thousands in shipbuilding yards on the Tees and an iron company in Hartlepool.
In June 1890 Sir Robert Ropner offered Hartburn Fields as a public park. On 4 October 1893, Ropner Park was officially opened. Ropner also owned nearby Preston Hall, the land also became a public park called Preston Park.
In June 1897, a large stone was erected outside All Saints' church to commemorate the 60th year of the reign of Queen Victoria. All Saints' church had originally been the village school, and was eventually altered to include pews and chancel steps etc., although these no longer exist.
The village was founded centuries ago with its surrounding area been developed with mostly semi-detached housing
A semi-detached house (often abbreviated to semi) is a single-family duplex dwelling that shares one common wall with its neighbour. The name distinguishes this style of construction from detached houses, with no shared walls, and terraced house ...
from the 1930s onwards. It is north of the A66 road
The A66 is a major road in Northern England, which in part follows the course of the Roman road from Scotch Corner to Penrith. It runs from east of Middlesbrough in North Yorkshire to Workington in Cumbria. The road has been progressively ...
. There is a large grassed open space section stretching from Birkdale Road, parallel with Marrick Road and Grinton Road, towards Ropner Park.
East Hartburn was formerly a township
A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in the parish of Stockton-upon-Tees, in 1866 East Hartburn became a separate civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
, on 9 November 1913, the parish was abolished and merged with Stockton on Tees and Elton Elton may refer to:
Places
England
* Elton, Cambridgeshire (formerly Huntingdonshire), a village
** Elton Hall, a baronial hall
* Elton, Cheshire, a village and civil parish
* Elton, County Durham, a village and civil parish in the Borough of ...
. In 1911 the parish had a population of 618.
Education
The area contains a single school in ''Hartburn Primary School'', located on Adelaide Grove.Transport
Three bus services formerly ran through Hartburn: The 87 by Tees Valley Stagecarriage, and the 98/99. The 588/589 run by Compass Royston are frequent bus routes through Hartburn. The 98/99 were the first routes to be withdrawn, which led to subsequent re-routing of the 588 past Harper Parade. The X66 and X67 services now serve Hartburn with services through Dunedin Avenue and Birkdale Road, with links to Darlington and Middlesbrough. At the moment, no routes permanently serve Hartburn Village but occasionally, route diversions for the X66/X67 serve it. Moorsbus have proposed re-routing their M3 service via Hartburn Village in the summer of 2024. It previously operated from Darlington to Danby via Middlesbrough and Guisborough.References
External links
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