Lindfield, Paxhill Park and East Mascalls

Strolling Through Pleasant Countryside Around a Pretty Village

Lindfield means 'open land with lime trees', and pollarded limes are still in evidence in the main street of this picturesque village, which also has a large common and pond, fine historic buildings, and a 14th-century church. Now a thriving suburb of Haywards Heath, the village was known to the Saxons as Lindefelde in AD 477.

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Start Point

Lindfield

Grid Ref: TQ 34578 25177

Total Distance

5.0 miles (8.0 km)

Total Climbing

107 metres

Estimated Time

2–3 hours

Difficulty Grade

Easy

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Starting by the village pond and passing the Stand Up Inn (where the brewery owner provided no seats so workers wouldn't drink on the job), the route crosses the River Ouse and passes Paxhill Park (built in 1595, where Montgomery addressed Canadian troops in 1944 ahead of D-Day).

Passing East Mascalls, the route returns via the Sussex Diamond Way and All Saints Church in Lindfield.

Acknowledgment: Text derived from the Out and Out Series; Discovering the Countryside on Foot. Pictures courtesy of Wikipedia.

Lindfield, Paxhill Park and East Mascalls

Ordnance Survey Explorer Map (1:25,000)

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