Taddington
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- See also Taddington, Gloucestershire.
Taddington is a village in Derbyshire, England. It lies over 1100 feet above sea level, on the former A6 road between Buxton and Bakewell, in the Derbyshire Dales district. To the east, the A6 runs through Taddington Dale, while Taddington Moor lies to the west.
Taddington grew around farming and quarrying for limestone and lead. The village's main attractions are the fourteenth century church, with the remains of a seventh century Celtic cross in the churchyard, and the Five Wells chambered tomb topped by a cairn. Notable buildings include Taddington Manor and Marlborough House.
Fields around the settlement show evidence of both Celtic lynchett terraces, and of Mediaeval strip farming.
Today, Taddington has two pubs and a cafe, but no shop. There is an annual well dressing focussed on the "High Well", unusually lying above the village.
[edit] References
- DerbyshireUK: Taddington
- peakdistrictonline: Taddington Guide
- Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland (1891)
- Tideswell and surrounding area
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