Maidwell
| Maidwell | |
| Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|
 Maidwell Hall from the churchyard | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP747769 |
| Location: | 52°23’7"N, -0°54’10"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 429 (2011) |
| Post town: | Northampton |
| Postcode: | NN6 |
| Dialling code: | 01604 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Northamptonshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Kettering |
Maidwell is a village in Northamptonshire. The village's name means 'Maidens' spring/stream'.[1]
At the time of the 2011 Census, the parish had a recorded population of 429.
The A508 road runs through its western end and the village is about halfway between the market town of Market Harborough (sprawling over the county border from Leicestershire) and the county town, Northampton which is about seven miles to the south. It is about a mlie south of Junction 2 of the major A14 road.
Parish church
The parish church, St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II* listed building.
Maidwell Hall
Maidwell Hall is used today an independent boys' and girls' boarding and day preparatory school.[2] It is a Grade II listed building.[3]
The school was founded in 1911 and moved to its current location in 1933.
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 Sheriff of Northamptonshire. The hall was rebuilt in 1902. Loder died in 1931.
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References
- ↑ "Key to English Place-names". http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Northamptonshire/Maidwell.
- ↑ "Home | Maidwell Hall". maidwellhall.co.uk. http://www.maidwellhall.co.uk/. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1067856: Maidwell Hall (Grade II listing)