Over Haddon
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. The bridge may be medieval. The village has two churches, a public house, and a car park. 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.
The name "Haddon" means "Heath Hill", the "Over" referring to being above "Nether Haddon" (Haddon Hall).
The site of a deserted medieval village, Conksbury, is on the south bank of the River Lathkill, between Over Haddon and Youlgreave.
Over Haddon is the birthplace of Maurice Oldfield, a former head of MI6 and reputedly the inspiration for both John le Carré's George Smiley and 'M' in the James Bond books. He died in 1981 and is buried in the village.
See also
References
- ^ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Walk around Lathkill and Bradford Dales". www.countryimagesmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Robinson, Joseph Barlow (1866). Derbyshire Gatherings: a Fund of Delight for the Antiquary, the Historian... London: J. R. Smith. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Richards, Mark (1985). White Peak Walks: The Northern Dales. Milnthorpe: Cicerone. ISBN 0-902363-53-0.
- ^ Shute, Joe (24 August 2016). "Clearing the name of my uncle: the Spymaster". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Unknown title". Derbyshire Telegraph.
- ^ "Sir Maurice Oldfield dead at 65: famed ex-chief of Britain's MI6". New York Times. 12 March 1981. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
External links
- Village website
- The Peak District On-line, Over Haddon page
- GENUKI page for Over and Nether Haddon
- supplementary GENUKI page describing relationship of Over Haddon and nearby settlements
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