Mountfield, East Sussex

Village in East Sussex, England

Human settlement in England

Mountfield

The junction of Church Road and Hoath Hill, Mountfield

Mountfield

Location within East Sussex

Area| 15.3 km2 (5.9 sq mi) [1]
Population| 616 (Parish-2011)[2]
• Density| 97/sq mi (37/km2)
OS grid reference| TQ742203
• London| 46 miles (74 km) NW
District|

* Rother

Shire county|

* East Sussex

Region|

* South East

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| ROBERTSBRIDGE
Postcode district| TN32
Dialling code| 01580
Police| Sussex
Fire| East Sussex
Ambulance| South East Coast
UK Parliament|

* Bexhill and Battle

Website| The Parish of Mountfield website

List of places

England
East Sussex

50°58′N 0°29′E﻿ / ﻿50.96°N 0.48°E﻿ / 50.96; 0.48
John's Cross. Near Mountfield.

Mountfield is a village and civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex, England, and three miles (5 km) north-west of Battle. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book.[3]

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. The parish includes the linear settlement of Vinehall Street, to the south from Johns Cross, which contains the independent Vinehall School.

## Governance

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The lowest level of government is the Mountfield parish council. The parish council is responsible for local amenities including two playing fields and a children's play area. Elections are held every four years. The May 2011 election was uncontested.[4]

Rother District council provides the next level of government with services such as refuse collection, planning consent, leisure amenities and council tax collection. Mountfield is part of the Darwell Ward.

East Sussex county council is the third tier of government, providing education, libraries and highway maintenance. Mountfield falls within the Battle and Crowhurst ward.

The UK Parliament constituency for Mountfield is Bexhill and Battle.

Prior to Brexit in 2020, the village was part of the South East England constituency in the European Parliament.

## Landmarks

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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.[5] Darwell Wood is a broadleaved woodland of biological interest. It has a number of streams flowing through it on the way to Darwell Reservoir.[6]

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.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "East Sussex in Figures". East Sussex County Council. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
3. ^ "Mountfield | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
4. ^ Stevens, Derek (19 March 2007). "Notice of Election" (PDF). Rother District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
5. ^ "SSSI Citation -- River Line" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
6. ^ "SSSI Citation -- Darwell Wood" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
7. ^ "Glottenham Castle, Mountfield (The Gatehouse Record)". www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

* Mountfield community web site
* All Saints church

## External links

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Media related to Mountfield at Wikimedia Commons

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