Visit Maresfield Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Maresfield

  

Maresfield Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Maresfield

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Maresfield history

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Maresfield is an old village (its church was founded in 1100; the present nave and tower were built between 1375 and 1415. There was a Roman settlement, including a bloomery, and later a Norman village grew up around the church. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the Wealden iron industry was flourishing.

Manor

Until 1926, it was a largely agricultural village in Maresfield Park House. The estate was confiscated in 1914 by the government after the start of World War I. In the First World War, a large army camp was developed and later on parts of the village were developed as married quarters for soldiers.

Maresfield geography / climate

Maresfield is on the southern edge of Ashdown Forest which was a deer hunting reserve from the time of King Edward II. The Site of Special Scientific Interest Rock Wood falls within the parish. Rock Wood is of biological interest, with uncommon mosses and ferns growing alongside the stream which flows through the site.

Nutley

Nutley is a village on the main road (A22) north of Maresfield. It has its own church, dedicated to St James the Less.

Fairwarp

Fairwarp is a small village directly north of Maresfield. The church is Christ Church in the village of Christchurch, near to Maresfields. The village has a population of 4,500.

You can visit Maresfield places with Walkfo Maresfield to hear history at Maresfield’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Maresfield has 24 places to visit in our interactive Maresfield map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Maresfield, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Maresfield places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Maresfield & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 24 audio facts unique to Maresfield places in an interactive Maresfield map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Maresfield Places Map
24 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Maresfield historic spots	Maresfield tourist destinations	Maresfield plaques	Maresfield geographic features
Walkfo Maresfield tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Maresfield

  

Best Maresfield places to visit

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Maresfield has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Maresfield’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Maresfield’s information audio spots:

Uckfield Baptist Church Uckfield Baptist Church was founded in 1785 by seceders from the nearby Five Ash Down Independent Chapel. The church had its own chapel from 1789 until 2005, when the building closed and was sold for residential conversion. The “simple brick chapel” was rebuilt in 1874 and has been listed at Grade II.

St John the Evangelist Church, Heron’s Ghyll St John’s Church or St John the Evangelist Church is a Roman Catholic Parish Church in Buxted, East Sussex. It was built from 1896 to 1897 and designed by Frederick Walters. It is a Gothic Revival church and is a Grade II listed building.

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