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"MAIDWELL, a parish in the hundred of Rothwell, county Northampton, 10½ miles N. of Northampton, its post town, and 7 S. of Market Harborough. The village, which is small, is situated on the high road from Northampton to Market Harborough, and is chiefly agricultural. There are some mineral springs in the neighbourhood. The parish includes the hamlet of Maidwell St. Peter's, formerly a distinct parish Limestone is quarried for building purposes, and for burning into lime. The tithes were commuted under an Enclosure Act in 1696 for land and a money payment. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough, value £218. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a tower containing a clock and five bells. It is very neatly arranged, and is in good repair. The church of St. Peter, having become dilapidated, was taken down in 1543. The parochial charities produce about £21 per annum, including the endowment of a scholarship at Clare Hall, Cambridge, founded by Lady Trott, for a youth of this parish. There is a free school for both sexes. Henry H. H. Hungerford, Esq., of Dingley, is lord of the manor and the principal landowner."[From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868). Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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| Maidwell, Church of England |
Penuel Ellis-Brown discovered graves of members of the Loder family, of Maidwell Hall, whilst researching in the graveyard of St Mary's Church, Slaugham, West Sussex, and has kindly supplied the following photographs.
St Mary's Church, Slaugham, West Sussex
The inscription at the foot of the cross reads :
The edging at the foot of the grave is inscribed :
The grave to the right, with the fallen cross, bears three inscriptions at the foot of the grave :
The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
"MAIDWELL, a parish in the hundred of Rothwell, county Northampton, 10½ miles N. of Northampton, its post town, and 7 S. of Market Harborough. The village, which is small, is situated on the high road from Northampton to Market Harborough, and is chiefly agricultural. There are some mineral springs in the neighbourhood. The parish includes the hamlet of Maidwell St. Peter's, formerly a distinct parish Limestone is quarried for building purposes, and for burning into lime. The tithes were commuted under an Enclosure Act in 1696 for land and a money payment. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Peterborough, value £218. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a tower containing a clock and five bells. It is very neatly arranged, and is in good repair. The church of St. Peter, having become dilapidated, was taken down in 1543. The parochial charities produce about £21 per annum, including the endowment of a scholarship at Clare Hall, Cambridge, founded by Lady Trott, for a youth of this parish. There is a free school for both sexes. Henry H. H. Hungerford, Esq., of Dingley, is lord of the manor and the principal landowner."
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