Mayfield
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Mayfield is a town in East Sussex near Five Ashes and Argos Hill. The name Mayfield is derived from Maghefeld (Maid's Field). Mayfield benefited from the boom in the Wealden iron industry and many of the houses date from that time.
Mayfield is famous for the legend of St Dunstan:
St Dunstan, as the story goes,
Once pull'd the devil by the nose
With red-hot tongs, which made him roar,
That he was heard three miles or more.
On another visit the Devil asked St Dunstan to nail a horseshoe to his horse but he saw through his disguise and nailed it to the Devil's hoof instead. The Devil pleaded for mercy and promised never to enter any house with a horseshoe above the door if St Dunstan took it off and let him go. This is claimed as the origin of the lucky horseshoe.
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- Mayfield Five Ashes - local community web site.
- Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School
- Five Ashes Primary School - Church of England primary school.
- St Leonards Mayfield School - Boarding and Day School for Girls aged 11-18 years.
- Colkins Mill Church
- Mayfield Bonfire Boyes and Belles - bonfire society
- Mayfield Band - traditional village band
- Captured Image Photography - commercial and lifestyle photography.
- Fair Oak Farm - four star self catering accommodation in Grade II listed farm buildings and private hire for events, weddings and parties.
- Flower House - flowers and gifts.
- Four Winds - Indian clothes, scarves, gifts, jewellery and toys.
- Freeman Forman - estate agent.
- Handleys - village and rural property specialists.
- Hospice in the Weald - charity shop for specialist palliative care.
- JSW Creative - graphic design.
- Libra Books - books, artists materials, stationery and cards.
- Mabels - customised and vintage clothing.
- Mayfield Back Pain Clinic - Nigel Kettle, registered osteopath.
- Mayfield Vet
- Pin-Ups Hair & Beauty - beauty salon and unisex hair salon.
- Roger Stone Consultancy Ltd - marketing consultants.
- Round Wood Trading - high end features for the home and garden including cast iron garden statues, fireplaces, lamp posts, ironmongery, garden urns and benches.
- The Round Wood Timber Company - wooden flooring suppliers, oak door manufacturers, decking, skirting, architrave, ironmongery, and oak beams.
- Taylor Tofts - estate agent.
- Wellbrook Motor Services - car maintenance and MOTs.
