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| | The Andrews Pages : Hartington, Derbyshire : Kelly's Directory, 1891 |
 | | HARTINGTON is a parish, consisting of four townships, namely, MIDDLE, UPPER, NETHER and TOWN QUARTERS, of which Upper Hartington includes the hamlet of BURBAGE. |
 | | Hartington Hall, now a boarding house, was built in 1611 by Hugh Bateman and is in a good state of preservation, having been restored in 1862 by the father of the present owner, F. Bateman esq. |
 | | The area of the township, with the hamlet of Burbage, is 10,311 acres, of which about one-third are common and heath, being principally on gritstone, the inclosed land being mostly on limestone; rateable value, £12,341; the population of the township of Hartington Upper Quarter in 1811 as 1,695 and in 1881, 2,174. |
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