Over Haddon

Over Haddon

Over Haddon
Over Haddon
 Over Haddon shown within Derbyshire
Population 255 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK204664
DistrictDerbyshire Dales
Shire countyDerbyshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BAKEWELL
Postcode district DE45
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire

Coordinates: 53°11′42″N 1°41′46″W / 53.195°N 1.696°W / 53.195; -1.696

Over Haddon is a small village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish (including Nether Haddon) at the 2011 Census was 255.[1] It is located near the small town of Bakewell, near the B5055 road.

Over Haddon overlooks Lathkill Dale and the River Lathkill, which may be crossed by a clapper bridge on a footpath running south from the village. It has two churches, a public house, and a car park. The former head of MI6, Maurice Oldfield (allegedly the inspiration for 'M' in the James Bond books[2]) was born, and is buried, in the village.[3]

Around the year 1667 Over Haddon was home to Martha Taylor, one of the earliest documented examples of a Fasting girl, who claimed to be able to survive for months without food.[4]

The name "Haddon" means "Heath Hill", the "Over" referring to being above "Nether Haddon" (Haddon Hall).[5]

The site of a deserted medieval village, Conksbury, is on the south bank of the River Lathkill, between Over Haddon and Youlgreave.

References

  1. ↑ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Cressbrook.Derbyshire site
  3. ↑ Over Haddon webpage
  4. ↑ Derbyshire gatherings: a fund of delight for the antiquary, the historian.. (1866) https://archive.org/details/derbyshiregather00robi
  5. ↑ White Peak Walks, The Northern Dales, Mark Richards, 1985 ISBN 0-902363-53-0

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