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Peak District Towns and Villages: Hartington

An index to Peak District towns and villages including Hartington, Ashbourne, Bakewell, Buxton, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Leek, Matlock, Macclesfield and Wirksworth in Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire, England, UK.
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Hartington

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Hartington is the major village on the central section of the valley of the Dove, and is therefore an important tourist centre, so it can be very busy at summer weekends. An old village which was granted a market charter in 1203, it has a long history and some nice buildings.

Hartington Duckpond
Hartington Duckpond
The village is centred around the village green, with its duckpond and car park. The entrance to Nuttall's creamery, the source of Stilton and Buxton Blue cheese, lies just off the green, and there is a cheese shop here which belongs to the creamery - a visit to this is almost obligatory.

Hartington Church
Hartington Church
The church lies on a rise to the east of the green and is built of a attractively coloured local sandstone. It was mostly constructed in the 14th and 15th centuries and has a fine tower in Perpendicular style, but contains little of immediate interest. In the street below the church is the Old School House, dated 1758. The 17th century Hartington Hall is a fine building which stands on the hill opposite the church, on the road to Biggin, and is now a Youth Hostel.

Hartington has several pubs and shops and there is a public car park along the Warslow Road with public toilets opposite, next to Rooke's Pottery.

Nearby Places of Interest

Arbor LowArbor Low is a Stone Age Henge (stone circle) monument in Derbyshire, situated close to Hartington and Youlgrave. It is the finest Stone Age monument in Northern England.
Ashbourne ChurchSt Oswald's Church, Ashbourne, is one of the grandest churches in Derbyshire with a fine array of alabaster tombs.
High Peak TrailThe High Peak Trail takes the line of the former Cromford and High Peak Railway betwen Parsley Hey and Cromford, in the Derbyshire Peak District.
Magpie MineThe Magpie Mine, just South of Sheldon, was one of the most famous lead mines in the Peak District and was worked until the 1950s. Most of the buildings still stand.
Manifold and Hamps TrailThe Manifold and Hamps Trail is a Staffordshire Peak District cycle track which follows the old light railway which once ran along the valley.
Thor's CaveThor's Cave is the most spectacular sight of the Manifold valley, Staffordshire, a large cave with a fine view, which was inhabited in the Stone Age.
Tissington HallTissington Hall is the 17th century home of the FitzHerbert family in Tissington Village near Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Wonderful furniture, paintings and porcelain collection.
Youlgrave ChurchYoulgrave or Youlgreave Church, Derbyshire, is one of the finest churches in the Peak District. The tombs of Thomas Cockayne, Sir John Rossington and Roger Rooe are especially fine.
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