United Kingdom
England
South East England
East Sussex
Wealden
Mayfield And Five Ashes
Mayfield School
United Kingdom
England
South East England
East Sussex
Wealden
Mayfield And Five Ashes
Mayfield School
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 9 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: High Weald National Landscape
Location: Mayfield And Five Ashes, Wealden, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom
Mayfield predates the Doomsday book and according to the sign in the village got its name from a clearing in a field created by early ironworkers where Mayweed grew. The town’s relationship with the devil is well documented. St Dunstan (who was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 960 to 988AD) was working as a blacksmith in the village when, disguised as a beautiful woman, the devil tried to lead him astray. But spotting the devil’s cloven hoof, St Dunstan pinched the devil’s nose with a pair of red hot tongs. The devil fled and soothed his nose in the springs of the nearby Tunbridge Wells. The tongs are apparently available to see at Mayfield School but first, you have to get into the school!
August 11, 2023
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