Taddington

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See also Taddington, Gloucestershire.

Taddington
Taddington shown within Derbyshire
District	Derbyshire Dales
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BUXTON
Postcode district	SK17
Dialling code	01298
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	West Derbyshire
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

Coordinates: 53°14′N 1°47′W / 53.23, -1.79

Taddington Church from the south. The remains of the cross are to the left of the image.

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, but no shop. There is an annual well dressing focussed on the "High Well", unusually lying above the village.