Mountfield, Sussex
| Mountfield | |
| Sussex | |
|---|---|
 The junction of Church Road and Hoath Hill, Mountfield | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ742203 |
| Location: | 50°57’22"N, -0°28’47"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 616 (2011, parish) |
| Post town: | Robertsbridge |
| Postcode: | TN32 |
| Dialling code: | 01580 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Rother |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Bexhill and Battle |
| Website: | mountfield.org.uk |
Mountfield is a village in Sussex three miles north-west of Battle.
The village is listed in the Domesday Book.[1]
The parish church is dedicated to All Saints; Mountfield and Whatlington Church of England Primary School is at the road junction in the nearby hamlet of Johns Cross by the A21 and the A2100 roads further north.
About the village
There are two Sites of Special Scientific Interest within the parish. River Line is a section of river noted for its geological features as it cuts through many layers from the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods.[2] Darwell Wood is a broadleaved woodland of biological interest. It has a number of streams flowing through it on the way to Darwell Reservoir.[3]
Two miles north-west of the village are the overgrown vestigial remains of Glottenham Castle, a twelfth-century fortified manor house, surrounded by a moat now mostly dry.[4]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Mountfield, Sussex) |
References
- ↑ Mountfield, Sussex in the Domesday Book
- ↑ SSSI listing and designation for River Line
- ↑ SSSI listing and designation for Darwell Wood
- ↑ "Glottenham Castle, Mountfield (The Gatehouse Record)". http://www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info/English%20sites/1089.html.