Maidwell

Human settlement in England

Maidwell

The Stag Inn, Maidwell

Maidwell

Location within Northamptonshire

Population| 429 (2011)
OS grid reference| SP7476
• London| 78 miles (126 km)
Unitary authority|

* West Northamptonshire

Ceremonial county|

* Northamptonshire

Region|

* East Midlands

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| Northampton
Postcode district| NN6
Dialling code| 01604
Police| Northamptonshire
Fire| Northamptonshire
Ambulance| East Midlands
UK Parliament|

* Kettering

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England
Northamptonshire

52°23′06.4″N 0°54′15.6″W﻿ / ﻿52.385111°N 0.904333°W﻿ / 52.385111; -0.904333

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]

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:

* Church of St Mary the Virgin, Draughton Road
* Maidwell Hall, now Maidwell Hall School
* Old Bakehouse, Draughton Road[5]
* Old House, Harborough Road[6]
* Old Rectory, Draughton Road[7]

## 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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Main article: Maidwell Hall

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.

## External links

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* Media related to Maidwell at Wikimedia Commons
*   * Map sources for Maidwell

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