Mountfield, East Sussex

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]

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 UK England East Sussex 50.96°N 0.48°E / 50.96; 0.48

John's Cross. Near Mountfield.

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

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

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]