Maidwell is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish had 325 inhabitants,[1] including Draughton, and this increased to 429 at the 2011 census.[2]

Maidwell
The Stag Inn, Maidwell
Maidwell is located in Northamptonshire
Maidwell
Maidwell
Location within Northamptonshire
Population429 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP7476
• London78 miles (126 km)
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNorthampton
Postcode districtNN6
Dialling code01604
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Northamptonshire
52°23′06.4″N 0°54′15.6″W / 52.385111°N 0.904333°W / 52.385111; -0.904333

The villages name means 'Maidens' spring/stream'.[3]

Location

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The A508 road runs through its western end and the village is about halfway between the market town of Market Harborough, Leicestershire, and the county town of Northampton which is about 7 miles (11.3 km) south. It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of junction 2 of the major A14 road.

Notable buildings

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The Historic England website contains details of a total of nine listed buildings in the parish of Maidwell, all of which are Grade II apart from St Mary the Virgin's Church, which is Grade II*.[4] They include the following:

Railway

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Lamport railway station on the Northampton and Market Harborough railway opened on 16 February 1859 serving Maidwell as well as other nearby villages. The line closed to passenger traffic in 1960, and later completely closed to all traffic.

Maidwell Hall School

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Maidwell Hall is an independent boys and girls boarding and day preparatory school for children from 4–13 years old.

References

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  1. ^ Office for National Statistic: Maidwell CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Key to English Place-names".
  4. ^ "Historic England – The List". Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Historic England – The Old Bakehouse". Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Historic England – The Old House". Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Historic England – The Old Rectory". Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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