WHITE'S HISTORY, GAZETTEER AND DIRECTORY OF STAFFORDSHIRE, 1851

MAYFIELD, a scattered village with several good houses, is in three divisions called Church, Middle and Upper  Mayfield, delightfully  seated on the western side of Dovedale, two and a half miles  SW of Ashbourne and nine miles N by E of Uttoxeter. Its parish comprises about 4000 acres and 1048 inhabitants, including the townships of Butterton, Mayfield and Woodhouses and also part of Calton chapelry. Mayfield township has 847 souls and 1815 acres of land. Hanging Bridge, an ancient stone structure of five arches, crosses the romantic vale of the Dove about half a mile north of the church near Daisy bank and Wallash.  Mayfield cottage is noted as the place where Thomas Moore Esq. wrote ‘The Woodpecker’ and other poems. Mayfield hall is the handsome modern mansion of Joseph Tunnicliffe  esq. The lord of the manor, and near it is Hermitage, the seat of William Greaves Esq. and Birds Grove, the seat of Mrs. Sarah Greaves. These and John Bill Esq. (impropriator of the great tithes) and H.C Okeover own the greater part of Mayfield. There is a cotton mill here and another on the opposite side of the Dove.  The church is a handsome Gothic structure with a strong and lofty square tower and was rebuilt by T. Rolleston in 1616, as appears from an inscription above the arched entrance at the west end. It has three bells and 300 sittings. It is dedicated to St John the Baptist and is a vicarage valued in the Kings books at £6 6s 8d, and now at £170. It is in the patronage of Mrs. Sarah Greaves, and incumbency of Rev T.A.L. Greaves, who has a commodious residence and 34 acres of glebe. In the village are National Schools. The benefactions to the poor of Mayfield are £15 10s yearly from £550 left by William Frost in 1791; £2 a year, left in 1710 by Nicholas Spalden; and an annuity of 5s left by John hill.

MAYFIELD

Those marked 1 reside at Birdsgrove, 2 Calwich, 3 Church Mayfield, 4 Daisy Bank, 5 Dydon, 6 Grange, 7 Hanging Bridge, 8 Lord’s piece, 9 Middle Mayfield, 10 Orchards,  11 Snelslade, 12 Throstle nest, 13 Upper Mayfield, and 14 Wall Ash

Post Office at James Gaunt’s, Hanging Bridge
13 Allport Edward & Mrs. National School
7 Barton Mary, schoolmistress
7 Bateman Hugh, victualler, Queen’s Arms
9 Bentley John, wheelwright
9 Farmer Mary, victualler, Rose & crown
9 Greaves Mrs Sarah, Birds Grove
9 Greaves Rev Talbot Aden Ley BA, vicar, Vicarage
9 Greaves William Esq., Hermitage
3 Haigh, John, cotton spinner; house Lodge
13 Howard, Rev Garton, curate
9 James George, parish clerk
3 McConnell James, overlooker
7 Nash Thomas, smith & victualler, Rising Sun
3 Peech Baptist, tailor
7 Parramore Miss
13 Layard Mrs
7 Renshaw Thomas, corn miller
7 Shaw John, surgeon
Sutton Mr B
13 Tomlinson John
7 Timperley Thomas, nail maker
9 Tunnicliffe Joseph, Esq., Mayfield hall
3 Warren James, mill manager
3 Ward Mrs Louisa, Manore House
7 Wood George, police officer
14 Woodhouses Nathaniel  & Richard, smiths

Beerhouses

13 Haywood Jeremiah
7 Isherwood John
7 Yates James

Boot & Shoemakers

9 Frost William
7 Gaunt James
3 Slater Richard
14 Spencer Thomas
7 Spencer George

Farmers

6 Archer Samuel
13 Ballington Mary
10 Brown William
13 Boden Job
12 Charlton John
2 Cope Samuel
5 Cooper Archer W
9 Critchlow Francis
3 Critchlow John
2 Hawksworth S
3 Harrison Thomas
13 Haywood Elizabeth
13 Hollis Humphrey
13 Howson William
11 Jackson Samuel
13 Lees Edward
9 Moss Thomas
Oakes William
1 Smith Thomas C
13 Swindell Thomas
9 Thompson Daniel
8 Twigg Joseph
9 Wilkinson John

Shopkeepers

3 Corden Thomas (& blacksmith)
7 Lees Alfred
3 Maddison William
9 Phillips Harriet
7 Winson Charles
3 Warren James