Mountfield

Other current and historical names

Montifelle

Parish/Community: Mountfield
District/Borough: Rother
County: East Sussex
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 50°57'8"N 0°28'47"E
Eastings/Northings: 574290, 119907
OS Grid: TQ742199
Mapcode Local: GBR PW1.85M
Mapcode Global: FRA C6WL.JTL

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Mountfield within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Mountfield in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Mountfield, par. and vil., Sussex, 4 miles N. of Battle, 3900 ac., pop. 622; P.O.; near vil. is Mount-Held Court, seat.

Mountfield in the Domesday Book

A village in Hailesaltede hundred, in the county of Sussex.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Goda
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Eu
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Reinbert the sheriff (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £4 in 1086
- Households: 9 villagers; 2 cottagers
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 6 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
- Meadow: 8 acres
- Woodland: 10 swine render

British Place Names

Mountfield, East Sussex

Mountfield is a village in East Sussex

Mountfield in historic gazetteers

Mountfield in the Domesday Book