A dictionary of English and Welsh surnames
Ch. W. E. Bardsley
Robert Mai tone: t.Antholin(London), p. to . I702. Buried — Charles, a. John Ma. - ston : ibid. p. "5. MaidwelL—Local, 'ol' Maidwell,' a village in co. Northampton, ten miles from Northampton. Probably distinct from Meadwell, q.v.: cf. Maidenwell ...