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Taking the road south-west away from Hartington and crossing the Derbyshire border into Staffordshire, the visitor will shortly arrive at the tiny hamlet of Hulme End which stands close to the River Manifold. The guide books to the area in general have little to say about Hulme End itself, other than it is the restored terminus of the Leek & Manifold Light Valley Railway.

The beautiful countryside alone makes it worthy of a visit, where the artist, painter and photographer will discover plenty to occupy their talents. The area is also rich in its industrial and farming history, a history that began as long ago as the middle ages, when the main road through Hulme End formed a once thriving Pack Horse route through from the village of Warslow, over to Hartington and beyond.

Here, traders carried goods of all description including horses, cattle, sheep, stone, coal and salt which were moved to areas of greater population for trade. Later, during the seventeenth century, the area became busier, due to the mining of copper at the nearby hamlet of Ecton. Those employed were people from all around the district, men, women and even children were put to work at the mines.