Maidford is a civil and ecclesiastical parish in
West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire is a unitary authority area covering part of the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England, created in 2021. By far the largest settlement in West Northamptonshire is the county town of Northampton. Its other signific ...
and the diocese of
Peterborough
Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...
situated about north-west of
Towcester
Towcester ( ) is an affluent market town in Northamptonshire, England. It currently lies in West Northamptonshire but was the former administrative headquarters of the South Northamptonshire district council.
Towcester is one of the olde ...
. The population at the 2011 census was 168. It was a centre of local
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by
two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...
lace
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-making until the early 20th century.
History
The villages name means 'Maidens' ford'.
Maidford is mentioned in the
Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manus ...
as the settlement Merdeford Manor.
Buildings
The 13th-century parish church is dedicated to
St Peter and
St Paul, and forms the centre of a monastic complex used as an
hospitalium by the nearby
Abbey
An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christian monks and nuns.
The con ...
at
Canons Ashby
Canons Ashby is a small village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Preston Capes.
Its most notable building is Canons Ashby House, a National Trust property. Th ...
. Since 2006 the parish has been part of the Lambfold
BeneficeThe Lambfold Benefice
/ref> along with the parishes of Blakesley
Blakesley is a village in the West Northamptonshire, England. It is about west of Towcester. It is about above sea level according to Ordnance Survey. North-west of Blakesley, and now contiguous with it, is the hamlet of Quinbury End.
Demogr ...
, Adstone, Farthingstone
Farthingstone is a village in West Northamptonshire in England. It is close to the major trunk routes of the M1 Motorway, M1 junction 16, M40 motorway, and A5 road (Great Britain), A5 road, at the head of a valley and is south of Daventry and ...
and Litchborough
Litchborough is an historic village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 300 people, .
References
External links
Maidford Village website
Villages in Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire District
Civil parishes in Northamptonshire
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