Three Double Bedroom Cottage to Rent in Mayfield

Semi detached family house on the edge of beautiful Mayfield village.

Three double bedrooms and two bathrooms plus separate downstairs WC. Two reception rooms. Off street parking and outside storage buildings and greenhouse.

Mayfield in East Sussex is a large village in north-east Sussex, 9 miles south of Tunbridge Wells off the A267. It has a beautiful high street with raised red brick pavements. The village sign shows the figure of a young woman and children in a flower covered meadow, illustrating the Saxon origin of the village name, Maghefeld, or Maid’s Field.

Mayfield is famous for the legend of St Dunstan. The saint, formerly a blacksmith was working at his forge when the Devil paid him a visit, disguised as a beautiful woman, with a view to leading him astray. However St Dunstan spotted the cloven hooves beneath the dress, and grabbed the devil’s nose with his red hot pincers! thus foiling Satan’s evil intentions. According to another legend, Satan returned again as a weary traveller in need of a horseshoe, Dunstan saw through the disguise once again and beat the Devil until he pleaded for mercy, and swore never to enter any house with a horseshoe above the door.

The High Street in Mayfield in East Sussex is a beautiful example of the East Sussex Iron wealth, with many Black and White houses and a nice range of shops including hairdressers, butchers, bakers, fine wine shop, grocers, flower shop, ironmongers, general stores with post office counter, 2 pubs one of which is the excellent Middle House with it’s well known restaurant.

The nearest small shopping centre is Heathfield about 4 miles to the south, with the nearest large town Tunbridge Wells about 8 miles north. The Heathfield to Tunbridge Wells bus service passes through the village.

The nearest trains are at Wadhurst about 5 miles north east, providing a 1 hour journey to London, with a service every 30 minutes.

The village has the well-respected private Catholic girl’s school, St Leonards and a C of E primary school.

Energy efficiency rating: 59, Band – D

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