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The 13th-century parish church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul |
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Maidford
Maidford shown within Northamptonshire |
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| Population | 179 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SP609525 |
| - London | 71 miles (114 km) |
| District | South Northamptonshire |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Towcester |
| Postcode district | NN12 |
| Dialling code | 01327 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU 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 about 6 miles (9.7 km) north-west of Towcester. The population is 179. It was a centre of local Northamptonshire lace-making until the early 20th century.
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Maidford is mentioned in the Domesday Book as the settlement of Meredford Manor.
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 17th century