Hartshorne is a village and

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in the English county of

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. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 3,888. It is north of the town of

Swadlincote Swadlincote is a historic mining town in the district of South Derbyshire, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It lies within The National Forest (England), The National Forest area. It borders the counties of Leicestershire and Staffordshire ...

. The name is pronounced "Harts-horn"; the ''sh'' is not a

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, as this is a compound.

Etymology

The name of the village is first attested in the

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of 1086, where it appears in the spelling ''Heorteshorne''. This comes from the

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word ('

hart Hart often refers to: * Hart (deer) * Hart (surname) Hart may also refer to: Organizations * Hart Racing Engines, a former Formula One engine manufacturer * Hart Skis, US ski manufacturer * Hart Stores, a Canadian chain of department store ...

, adult male

red deer The red deer (''Cervus elaphus'') is one of the largest deer species. A male red deer is called a stag or Hart (deer), hart, and a female is called a doe or hind. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Anatolia, Ir ...

') in the

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, compounded with the word ('horn'), and once meant 'hart's

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'. It appears that the name originally denoted not the village itself but the neighbouring hill to the south-east of the village, now called ''Horn Hill'', which was thought to resemble a stag's antler.

History

Hartshorne was mentioned in the

as belonging to

Henry de Ferrers Henry de Ferrers (died by 1100), magnate and administrator, was a Normans, Norman who after the 1066 Norman conquest of England, Norman conquest was awarded extensive lands in England. Origins He was the eldest son of Vauquelin de Ferrers and i ...

Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Doveridge, Linton, Pilsbury and Cowley. and being worth ten shillings. It passed to the Ireland family in the 14th century, and subsequently to the family of the Foljambe baronets. The Rector of Hartshorne, William Dethick, founded a free school for local children in 1626. In 1800, the owner of the Manor, William Bailey Cant, left it to the lawyer Thomas Erskine, in recognition of his role in the case of

John Horne Tooke John Horne Tooke (25 June 1736 – 18 March 1812), known as John Horne until 1782 when he added the surname of his friend William Tooke to his own, was an English clergyman, politician and Philology, philologist. Associated with radical proponen ...

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 in diameter); the Bulls Head; and the Greyhound. "he 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. The Old Manor House in the northern part of the village is a Grade II* listed 17th-century timbered building on Main Street. It was built for one John Benskin in 1629 according to parish rate records. Situated south west of St Peter's Church in the southern part of the village, it is distinct from The Manor House (also known as the Old Hall) in the northern part of the village.

Transport

The local bus service is the No.2 maintained by

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between

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and

via

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, this was previously a Trent route 168 & Arriva route No.69.

Notable residents

* George Stanhope,

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, was born here in 1660

Gallery

Image:Chesterfield Hartshone.JPG, Chesterfield Arms, Hartshorne (now demolished) Image:Methodist Hartshorne.JPG, Methodist Chapel, Hartshorne Image:Admiral Rodney Hartshorne.JPG, Admiral Rodney, Hartshorne Image:The Manor House in Hartshorne (geograph 4373333).jpg, The Old Manor House

References

Bibliography

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External links

Village website

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