The main focal points are the one remaining public house (Blue Bell), the Church (St Peter's) and the village hall.

Once part of the Soke of Peterborough in Northamptonshire, Maxey can trace its 'modern' roots back over 1,000 years.

Lolham Bridges, on the outskirts of Maxey between Helpston and Bainton, were originally built in the Roman era[1] to carry King Street over the floodplain of the River Welland.

Rescue archaeology before gravel workings began revealed details of a large henge in Maxey.

[2] Discovered from aerial photographs in 1956 by J. K. St Joseph and last excavated by Francis Pryor in 1979-81 the henge was 126 metres in diameter, one of the largest known.