Population 3,344 Region East Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Tuesday 1:28 PM | OS grid reference TL464755 Country England EU Parliament East of England Shire county Cambridgeshire | |
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Haddenham is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 3,228. The 2011 census reported a population of 3,344, a figure which includes the hamlet of Aldreth
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Map of Haddenham, UK
It has several shops and a regular bus service to the cathedral city of Ely, which is about 5.5 miles (9 km) north-east of the village.
Facilities
Haddenham has several shops situated in the High Street, two public Houses (The Three Kings and The Cherry Tree), a beauty salon and a thriving village hall known as the Arkenstall Centre.
Holy Trinity Church dates from the 13th century and was extensively remodelled in the 19th century.
Haddenham Baptist dates from the late 18th Century and the present chapel from 1905.
In September 2012, the village's new playpark was unveiled by Baroness Scott of Needham Market.
Steam Rally
For over 40 years the village has hosted a Steam Rally, which attracts in excess of 20,000 visitors from all over the country. The Rally is held in early September and raises money for local causes and charities. In 2013 the rally celebrated its 40th Anniversary. It features over 700 exhibits from a bygone age.
Blossoms & Bygones
The annual village open day is known as Blossoms & Bygones, a name given to it by Lorna Delanoy of the Farmland Museum, which was once the village's main tourist attraction until its relocation to Denny Abbey. Blossoms & Bygones now also includes the neighbouring hamlet of Aldreth. Features of the day include tractor rides around the village, tours of the windmill and the orchards, vintage car and tractor displays, while many residents throw open their gardens to visitors. Blossoms & Bygones celebrated its 40th Anniversary in 2011 with a VE Day theme, that saw the villagers dress up as if it was 1940.
Archaeology
White reports Iron Age features such as ditches and possible roundhouses. Historical records of a Saxon ecclesiastical manor suggest Haddeenham was a settlement in Saxon times.
During the Second World War, Haddenham was a Starfish bombing decoy site, both K-type (day) and Q-type (night), which were used to divert Axis bombing away from RAF Bomber Command's nearby airfields.