Mayfield and Five Ashes
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Mayfield and Five Ashes is a
Mayfield village
Every September the village hosts its annual carnival. This is to commemorate the
Governance
Mayfield and Five Ashes Civil Parish falls within the electoral ward simply called Mayfield. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 2,614.[6]
Toponymy
The early village was recorded in the
The village name derives from both "Maghefeld"
16th and 17th centuries
Mayfield was at its height during the boom in the Wealden iron industry, and many of the fine houses date from that time.
18th and 19th centuries
During the early 18th century, Mayfield became a centre for owling -
The Swing Riots affected the area with army arriving on 15 November 1830. Some local workers were imprisoned or transported.
With the opening of the railway line in 1880 between Hailsham and Tunbridge Wells a
Mayfield churches
Both village and church are said to have been founded by the Archbishop of Canterbury, St Dunstan, in 960 CE, and there are legends surrounding his connection with the village. Dunstan is supposed to have become an ironworker and run a small forge next to the church. The legend goes that he was confronted by the devil, either making offensive remarks, or disguised as a young woman.[11][12] He then pinched the devil's nose with the tongs. The devil then fled to Tunbridge Wells and doused his burnt nose with the spring water.[13][14] Some sources note that the story happened in Glastonbury rather than Mayfield, and that Dunstan may have in fact clamped tongs around someone's nose, with the story of it being the devil added later.[11]
The
There are three other religious buildings in Mayfield:
Shops and businesses
There are a large number of shops and other commercial properties in Mayfield High Street.[18]
There are two pubs in Mayfield: the Middle House (in the High Street) and the Rose and Crown (in Fletching Street).
The multi-award winning retreat venue, Fair Oak Farm,[19] often frequented by celebrities and hired by internationally recognised brands, is located on Witherenden Road, a country lane just outside of the village.
Mayfield schools
Mayfield College, a now-defunct boys' boarding school run by the Xaverian Brothers, was located in nearby Little Trodgers Lane. Following its closure its main building, designed by E. W. Pugin, has been converted to luxury apartments.[26][27]
The village's Church of England primary school is mainly Edwardian but has modern additions.[28]
Five Ashes village
Between Mayfield and Heathfield lie two small hamlets: Cross-in-Hand and Five Ashes. The latter is part of the same parish as Mayfield.
Churches
The small village church was dedicated to The Good Shepherd until its demolition and replacement by an end of life hospice in 2019.
Commercial businesses
There are no retail shops in the village apart from a Porsche car dealership. There is also a pub called The Five Ashes Inn.
Schools
There are two schools in Five Ashes. Five Ashes Primary School is a small voluntary controlled Church of England school with around 45 children on roll.[29] Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School is a small private school founded in 1945 by Ray and Maureen Ward, remaining in the family until it was sold to Bellevue Education in 2010.[30]
Parks and recreation
In Five Ashes, there is a large playing field where football and other games can be played and a skateboarding park. Adjoining the playing field and village hall is a children's playground.
In Stonehurst Lane, there is a park with wooded areas and ponds called Foxes Copse where dogs can be walked.[31]
Argos Hill
Rising about 7 miles (11 km) south of
See also
- Walter Gale, the first schoolmaster of the primary school in Mayfield (now Mayfield Church of England Primary School)
References
- Eva Margaretta Bell-Irving (1903). Mayfield: the story of an old Wealden village. W. Clowes and Sons. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "East Sussex in Figures". East Sussex County Council. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
- ^ "Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Maps showing location of two villages within the parish". Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2008.
- ^ "Uckfield Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "The Village Reference:Mayfield: St. Dunstan and the Devil". Archived from the original on 29 April 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
- ^ "Mayfield Ward population 2011". Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Methodology of the great survey for the Domesday Book".
- ^ History of the Deanery of South Malling
- ^ ISBN 0-7090-2586-6.
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- ^ ISBN 0-85936-040-7.
- ^ "Europeana image description". Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ISBN 0-7091-3026-0.
- ^ ISBN 0-86190-139-8.
- ^ Church of St Dunstan, History of Church Building Archived 5 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "The Churches of Mayfield". Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
- ^ "Colkins Mill Church, Mayfield (East Sussex) - Find a Church".
- ^ https://mayfieldfiveashes.org.uk
- ^ https://www.fairoakfarm.co.uk
- ^ Homepage of St Leonards Mayfield school
- ISBN 978-0-7494-4164-7. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ George Isham Parkyns (1816). Monastic and baronial remains: with other interesting fragments of antiquity, in England, Wales, and Scotland ... Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. pp. 88–90. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "St Leonards Mayfield School - History of the School". Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ Armstrong, J. R. (1961). A History of Sussex with Maps and Pictures. p. 32.
- ISBN 0-7134-0131-1. image 91
- ^ Weston Homes restores Mayfield College to its former glory[permanent dead link]
- ^ Country life, 2008, p. 54, retrieved 18 January 2011
- ^ "Mayfield CE Primary School". Archived from the original on 6 February 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
- ^ "Five Ashes Church of England Primary School". East Sussex County Council. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "School report on Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory in Mayfield - A+ Education magazine Spring 2014". Sussex Life. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "51°00'48.8"N 0°11'43.3"E".
- ^ Sussex Mills Group: Argos Hill Mill
- ^ Friends of Argos Hill Windmill