Mayfield
Place in Midlothian, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.869, -3.054 |
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| OS grid ref: | NT 34 64 |
| Population: | 13,140 |
Mayfield is a small village in Midlothian, just to the south‑east of Edinburgh and close to Dalkeith. It expanded in the 19th century alongside the coal industry and the local rail links, so much of its character reflects that industrial past even as housing and streets have evolved into a more suburban pattern.
Today Mayfield functions largely as a residential and commuter community with local shops, a primary school and active community groups, while good access to nearby countryside and Dalkeith Country Park gives residents easy opportunities for outdoor recreation. There’s a strong local identity rooted in its mining heritage alongside more recent suburban development.
Postcode districts covering Mayfield
Most populated places nearby
- Edinburgh 7.7 miles
- Livingston 18.7 miles
- Dunfermline 20.3 miles
- Kirkcaldy and Dysart 17.4 miles
- Glenrothes 23.1 miles
- Musselburgh 4.8 miles
- Bathgate 22.6 miles
- Bonnyrigg 2.3 miles
- Penicuik 6.8 miles
- Broxburn 17.1 miles
- Bo'ness 23.6 miles
- Rosyth 18.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Newbattle Place 0.9 miles
- Dalkeith Place 1.6 miles
- Gorebridge Place 1.8 miles
- Bonnyrigg Place 2.3 miles
- Midlothian East Ward 2.5 miles
- Millerhill and Newton Village Place 3.3 miles
- Pathhead Place 3.3 miles
- Whitecraig Place 3.5 miles
- Rosewell Place 3.5 miles
- Danderhall Place 3.6 miles
- Midlothian South Ward 3.9 miles
- Loanhead Place 4.1 miles
Example postcodes in Mayfield
EH22 5BX, EH23 4PP, EH22 5EA, EH22 4PF, EH22 4LL, EH22 5PT, EH22 5SU, EH22 4HR, EH22 4LB … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 13.6 miles
- Glasgow International Airport 53.5 miles
- Musselburgh Railway Station 4.5 miles
- Newcraighall Railway Station 4.7 miles
Hotels near Mayfield Ad
- Melville Castle 4 2.3 miles
- Dalhousie Castle Hotel & Spa 4 1.2 miles
- The Melville Inn by Innkeeper's Collection 4 2.4 miles
- Prestonfield House 5 6.3 miles
- Hotel Ceilidh-Donia 3 6.4 miles
- Carberry Tower Mansion House and Estate 4 3.4 miles
- Gleneagles Townhouse 5 7.9 miles
- 24 Royal Terrace 4 7.7 miles
- The Scott 4 6.7 miles
- 100 Princes Street 5 8 miles
Schools in Mayfield
- Easthouses Primary School Primary
- Lawfield Primary School Primary
- Mayfield Primary School Primary
- Newbattle High School Secondary
- Newtongrange Primary School Primary
- St Luke's Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Scottish Mining Museum Museum 0.7 miles
- Newbattle Abbey Historic site 1.1 miles
- Newbattle Abbey College 1.1 miles
- Dalkeith Palace Historic site 2.2 miles
- Dalkeith House Estate 2.2 miles
- Melville Castle Historic site 2.3 miles
- Baker's Avenue Wood Forest 2.6 miles
- Charlisle Wood Forest 3.1 miles
- Oxenfoord Castle Estate 3.4 miles
- William Wood Forest 3.6 miles
- West Wood Forest 3.7 miles
- Currie Wood Forest 3.8 miles