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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia
Mayfield is a village on the outskirts of Ashbourne in Derbyshire, and about 9 miles from Uttoxeter, situated in East Staffordshire.
The village is divided into Church Mayfield, Upper Mayfield and Middle Mayfield. It has a population of approximately 2000. It lies on the banks of the River Dove. The village lies on the borders of the Peak District National Park.
In 1866 Mayfield and three other parishes joined with the former chapelry of Calton. In 1934 Calton became part of the civil parish of Waterhouses, in which it remains today.
A 19th century description
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Mayfield from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "MAYFIELD, a township, a parish, and a [registration] sub-district, on the E border of Staffordshire. The township lies on the river Dove, adjacent to the Ashborne railway, near Clifton [railway] station, at the boundary with Derbyshire, 2 miles SW of Ashborne; is sometimes called Mathfield; includes the hamlets of Church-Mayfield, Lower-Mayfield, and Upper-Mayfield; has a post office, of the name of Mayfield, under Ashborne; and communicates across the Dove by Hanging-bridge, a stone structure of five arches. Acres: 1,820. Real property: £6,552. Population in 1851: 844; in 1861: 1,005. Houses: 205. The increase of population arose from the enlargement of a cotton factory.
- "The parish contains also the townships of Calton and Woodhouses in Ashborne [registration] district, and the township of Butterton in Leek [registration] district. Acres: 3,760. Real property, with Throwley: £11,315. Population in 1851: 1,313; in 1861: 1,426. Houses: 309. The property is divided among a few. The manor, with Mayfield Hall, belongs to Mr. Tunnicliffe. Ancient coins, urns, traces of a Roman road, and other relics have been discovered; and there are two barrows. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value: £151. Patron: Mrs. Greaves. The church has a lofty tower, and is good. The [perpetual] curacy of Butterton and the donative of Calton are separate benefices. There are a Wesleyan chape1, national schools, and charities £54.
- "The [registration] sub-district excludes all the parish except Mayfield township, but includes two other entire parishes and part of another; and is in Ashborne district. Acres: 12,766. Population: 3,446. Houses: 723."
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