Maidford
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| Maidford | |
  Maidford shown within Northamptonshire |
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| Population | 179 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | South Northamptonshire |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Towcester |
| Postcode district | NN12 |
| Dialling code | 01327 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Daventry |
| List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire | |
Maidford is a civil and eccesiastical parish in South Northamptonshire and the diocese of Peterborough situated approximately 6 miles northwest of Towcester. The population is 179. It was a centre of local Northamptonshire lace-making until the early 20th century.
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 at Canons Ashby. Since 2006 the parish has been part of the Lambfold Benefice[1] along with the parishes of Blakesley, Adstone, Farthingstone and Litchborough.
Its most notorious inhabitant was the pirate Thomas Tew, who was more than likely born in the village in the early 1600s.
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