In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Taddington like this:
TADDINGTON AND PRIESTCLIFF, a township-chapelry in Bakewell parish, Derby; 1¾ mile S by E of Monsal-Dale r. station, and 5½ WNW of Bakewell. Post town, Bakewell. Acres, 3,850. Real property. £3,014. Pop., 507. Houses, 94. The property is much subdivided. An ancient British burying-place is on the top of Five-Wells hill. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £91.* Patron, the Vicar of Ba1kewell. The church is old. There are two endowed schools with £80 and £15 a year, and charities £10.
Taddington through time
Taddington is now part of Derbyshire Dales district. Click here for graphs and data of how Derbyshire Dales has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Taddington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Taddington in Derbyshire Dales | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5829
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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