Maidwell is a village and

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in England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish had 325 inhabitants, including Draughton, and this increased to 429 at the 2011 census. The villages name means 'Maidens' spring/stream'.

Location

The

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runs through its western end and the village is about halfway between the

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, and the county town of

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which is about south. It is about south of junction 2 of the major

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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 The hall is used as an independent boys and girls boarding and day preparatory school for children from 8–13 years old. The school was founded in 1911 and moved to its current location in 1933. Its notable alumni include Adam Butler, the politician and

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a landowner, agriculturalist and first chairman of the

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. The oldest part of the building is the porch, 1637. On 16 February 1895, the hall was completely destroyed by fire. The event is commemorated by stained glass windows in the south aisle of St Mary's from Sir Reginald Bernard Loder. Sir Reginald married Lady Margaret Hare, daughter of the Earl of Listowel later the same year. in 1899 Sir Reginald was

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. The hall was rebuilt in 1902. Loder died in 1931. *Old Bakehouse, Draughton Road *Old House, Harborough Road *Old Rectory, Draughton Road

Railway

Lamport railway station Lamport railway station on the Northampton and Market Harborough railway opened on 16 February 1859 serving the villages of Lamport, Maidwell, Hanging Houghton as well as Lamport Hall, Northamptonshire, England. It ran half a mile (ca.800 m) ...

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.

References

External links

* {{authority control Villages in Northamptonshire West Northamptonshire District Civil parishes in Northamptonshire