In the novel Sad Cypress, Maidensford is the locality in which Mrs Laura Welman's estate of Hunterbury is located. The location of Maidensford is not precisely stated but the text states that one would "come down" to Maidensford from London, suggesting that it is south of London, somewhere in Kent or Surrey. There is also mention of "walking to the village", suggesting that Maidensford is a village.
People of Maidensford[]
- Nurse Jessie Hopkins
- Dr Peter Lord
- Ted Bigland, a farmer's son who likes Mary Gerrard.
- "Old" Mrs Caldecott
- Eliza Rykin
- Mrs Slattery
- Mr Abbott
- Miss Lambert
- Dr Ransom
- Mrs Parkinson
- Old Nellie
- Rufus Bigland
- Emily Biggs
- Roger Wade