Place:Hartington, Northumberland, England

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NameHartington
Alt namesHartington Hallsource: adjacent township and parish, see below
TypeTownship, Civil parish
Coordinates55.19°N 1.962°W
Located inNorthumberland, England     ( - 1955)
See alsoHartburn, Northumberland, Englandancient parish in which they were separate townships
Tynedale Ward, Northumberland, Englandancient county division in which they were located
Rothbury Rural, Northumberland, Englandrural district of which they were part 1894-1955
Rothley, Northumberland, Englandcivil parish into which the parishes were absorbed in 1955
source: Family History Library Catalog
source: Family History Library Catalog


NOTE: The place named Hartington which has an article in Wikipedia is Hartington in Derbyshire, a considerably larger place, which also has a Hartington Hall.

This article deals with both Hartington and Hartington Hall in the county of Northumberland, England.


A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Hartington and Hartington Hall from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"HARTINGTON and HARTINGTON HALL, two townships in Hartburn parish, Northumberland; 2 miles N of Cambo. Acres: 1,935 and 1,005. Populations: 81 and 25. Houses: 15 and 6."

Hartington and Hartington Hall were originally two townships in the ancient parish of Hartburn, Northumberland. From 1894 until 1955 they were part of Rothbury Rural District.They became separate civil parishes in 1866, but in 1955 they were both abolished and absorbed into the neighbouring parish of Rothley.

Hartington Hall township and parish was to the south of Hartington.

Research Tips

  • Northumberland Archives previously known as Northumberland Collections Service and Northumberland County Record Office. Now based within Woodhorn Museum in Ashington and providing free access to numerous records for local and family historians alike.
Full postal address: Museum and Northumberland Archives, Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9YF; Phone: 01670 624455
There is a branch office in Berwick upon Tweed.