Over Haddon commands a high, limestone ridge that surveys the deep, winding fissures of the earth below. It lies 1.5 miles south-west of Bakewell (from Bakewell: bearing 215°T, OS grid SK 204 665), and is situated north-north-west of Youlgreave village. This high ground places Over Haddon within the protected heart of the Peak District National Park, where the horizon constantly shifts under the weight of passing clouds. To the east, the land drops sharply into the Lathkill Dale Sssi, a limestone gorge where the river plays hide-and-seek among mossy boulders and ancient, water-worn stone. The light here has a crystalline quality, reflecting off the grey dry-stone walls that divide the fields into a stark, geometric mosaic. Travellers might pass the nearby Grindlow Bowl Barrow, a quiet relic of older inhabitants who also chose to watch the sky from this exposed height. The architecture of Over Haddon remains modest and grey, built from the very rock that forms the foundation of the surrounding hills. When the wind moves across the plateau, it carries the scent of damp earth and the distant, rhythmic silence of the high moors.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Over Haddon, Derbyshire, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Over Haddon includes coordinates 53.195357, -1.695929, in the county of Derbyshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Over Haddon is available on the Over Haddon map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Derbyshire weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.