Population 3,888 (2011) Region East Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county Derbyshire District South Derbyshire | OS grid reference SK320213 Country England Post town Swadlincote Local time Friday 1:51 PM | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind SW at 27 km/h, 75% Humidity | ||
Hartshorne is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 3,888. It is north of the town of Swadlincote.
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Map of Hartshorne, UK
The name is pronounced Harts-horne; the sh is not a digraph, as this is a compound. However, locals pronounce it "Artsun".
Amenities
Local pubs include "The Admiral Rodney" named after the 1st Baron Rodney (1719–1792), "The Mill Wheel" (with an 18th-century mill wheel measuring 20 feet in diameter), "The Bulls Head" and "The Greyhound". "The Chesterfield Arms" was demolished in September 2009. The "Snooty Fox" (formerly the "Dominoes") was demolished in 2009. The "New Inn" closed in the 1960s and was then used as a hairdressing salon before being demolished in 1975 to make a car park extension for the "Admiral Rodney".
History
Hartshorne was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers and being worth ten shillings. It passed to the Ireland family in the fourteenth century, and subsequently to the family of the Foljambe baronets.
Transport
The local bus service is the No.2 maintained by Arriva Midlands between Derby and Swadlincote via Melbourne, this was previously a Trent route 168 & Arriva route No.69.