Maidwell
The villages name means 'Maidens' spring/stream'.
Location
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
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*. They include the following:
- Church of St Mary the Virgin, Draughton Road
- Maidwell Hall, now Maidwell Hall School
- Old Bakehouse, Draughton Road
- Old House, Harborough Road
- Old Rectory, Draughton Road
Railway
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
Maidwell Hall is an independent boys and girls boarding and day preparatory school for children from 4–13 years old.
References
- ^ Office for National Statistic: Maidwell CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ "Historic England – The List". Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Historic England – The Old Bakehouse". Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Historic England – The Old House". Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Historic England – The Old Rectory". Retrieved 11 October 2015.
External links
Media related to Maidwell at Wikimedia Commons- Map sources for Maidwell
