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词条 Maidwell
释义

  1. Location

  2. Notable buildings

  3. Railway

  4. References

  5. External links

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|country = England
|official_name= Maidwell
|coordinates = {{coord|52.3815|-0.9069|display=inline,title}}
|population= 429
|population_ref= (2011)
|shire_district= Daventry
|shire_county = Northamptonshire
|region= East Midlands
|constituency_westminster= Kettering
|post_town= Northampton
|postcode_district = NN6
|postcode_area= NN
|dial_code= 01604
|os_grid_reference= SP7476
|london_distance= {{convert|78|mi|km|0}}
|static_image_name=Maidwell Hall - geograph.org.uk - 446493.jpg
|static_image_caption= Looking across the churchyard at Maidwell Hall with its interesting cupolas
}}Maidwell is a village and civil parish in the Daventry district of the county of 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]

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 {{convert|7|mi|km|1}} south. It is about {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} 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*.[3] They include the following:

  • Church of St Mary the Virgin, Draughton Road
  • Maidwell Hall[4] The hall is used as an independent boys and girls boarding and day preparatory school for children from 8–13 years old.[5] The school was founded in 1911 and moved to its current location in 1933.[5] Its notable alumni include Adam Butler, the politician and John Ailwyn Fellowes, 4th Baron de Ramsey a landowner, agriculturalist and first chairman of the Environment Agency. 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 High Sheriff of Northamptonshire.[6] The hall was rebuilt in 1902. Loder died in 1931.[7]
  • Old Bakehouse, Draughton Road[8]
  • Old House, Harborough Road[9]
  • Old Rectory, Draughton Road[10]

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.

References

1. ^Office for National Statistic: Maidwell CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126247&c=Maidwell&d=16&e=62&g=6450932&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1467458875059&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=2 July 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}
3. ^{{Cite web|title=Historic England – The List|url= https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/results|accessdate=11 October 2015}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Historic England – Maidwell Hall School|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1067856|accessdate=11 October 2015}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.maidwellhall.co.uk/ |title=Home | Maidwell Hall |publisher=maidwellhall.co.uk|accessdate=4 August 2016}}
6. ^{{London Gazette|issue=27061|page=1660|date=10 March 1899}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.maidwell.info/docs/7/home_page/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024132243/http://www.maidwell.info/docs/7/home_page/ |archive-date=24 October 2010 |dead-url=yes |title=Un-Official Website for Maidwell in Northamptonshire ~ Village of Maidwell, Northamptonshire |author=Justin Williams W.E.B.S Ltd |accessdate=4 August 2016 |df= }}
8. ^{{cite web|title=Historic England – The Old Bakehouse|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1356539|accessdate=11 October 2015}}
9. ^{{cite web|title=Historic England – The Old House|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1345566|accessdate=11 October 2015}}
10. ^{{cite web|title=Historic England – The Old Rectory|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1055779|accessdate=11 October 2015}}

External links

{{Commons category|Maidwell}}
  • {{oscoor gbx|SP746769}}
{{Daventry District}}

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