Hulme End

Introduction

Hulme End is a small hamlet in Staffordshire, England. It is located in the Peak District National Park about 10 miles north of Ashbourne. A natural gateway to the Manifold valley, the settlement is located beside the river Manifold where it crosses the road from Hartington (the nearest small town) to Warslow.

Although in the county of Staffordshire, the hamlet lies close to the Derbyshire border, and in fact has a Derbyshire postal address, i.e. Hulme End, Hartington, Buxton, Derbyshire.

The Leek and Manifold Light Railway

The hamlet's primary significance stems from its position as the northern terminus of the former Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway, an independent narrow gauge (2 ft 6 in (762 mm)) line built following the legislation of the Light Railways Act 1896 which let companies to construct short lines to serve more isolated places.

The line primarily acted as a service for milk trains and tourism. On the timetable Hulme End was described as "Hulme End for Hartington" (Hartington is some 3 miles distant).

Hulme

Coordinates: 53°27′49″N 2°15′00″W / 53.4636°N 2.25°W / 53.4636; -2.25

Hulme is an inner city area and electoral ward of Manchester, England, immediately south of Manchester city centre. It has a significant industrial heritage.

Historically in Lancashire, the name Hulme is derived from the Old Norse word for a small island, or land surrounded by water or marsh, indicating that it may have been first settled by Norse invaders in the period of the Danelaw.

History

Toponymy

Hulme derives its name from the Old Norse holmr, holmi, through Old Danish hulm or hulme meaning small islands or land surrounded by streams, fen or marsh. The area may have fitted this description at the time of the Scandinavian invasion and settlement as it is surrounded by water on three sides by the rivers Irwell, Medlock and Corn Brook. Ekwall suggested that the considerable number of Danish names to the south and south-west of Manchester, unparalleled in the rest of Lancashire, pointed to a Danish colony on the north bank of the Mersey.

Hulme (surname)

Hulme is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Hulme (disambiguation)

Hulme is an inner city area and electoral ward of Manchester, England

Hulme may also refer to:

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