| Country: | England |
| Static Image Name: | Ramblers at Over Haddon - geograph.org.uk - 1454578.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Over Haddon |
| Coordinates: | 53.195°N -1.696°W |
| Map Type: | Derbyshire |
| Official Name: | Over Haddon |
| Population: | 255 |
| Population Ref: | (2011) |
| Shire District: | Derbyshire Dales |
| Shire County: | Derbyshire |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Post Town: | BAKEWELL |
| Postcode District: | DE45 |
| Postcode Area: | DE |
| Os Grid Reference: | SK204664 |
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 near the small town of Bakewell, south of 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. The bridge may be medieval.[2] 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.[3]
The name "Haddon" means "Heath Hill", the "Over" referring to being above "Nether Haddon" (Haddon Hall).[4]
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[5] and 'M' in the James Bond books.[6] [7] He died in 1981 and is buried in the village.