Hartington

Farming has been Hartington’s lifeblood for upwards of a thousand years, almost since the place was given by William the Conqueror to Henry de Ferrers. Charters for a market and three-day fair followed. Today’s shoppers are unlikely to go home without a chunk of one of Hartington’s delicious cheeses. A picturesque village in its own right, with a duck pond and village ‘square’, Hartington is also the gateway to beautiful scenery on both the Derbyshire and Staffordshire sides of the River Dove.