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 miles12.3 km
- Livingston 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Dunfermline 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Kirkcaldy and Dysart 17.4 miles27.9 km
- Glenrothes 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Musselburgh 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Bathgate 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Bonnyrigg 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Penicuik 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Broxburn 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Bo'ness 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Rosyth 18.5 miles29.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Newbattle Place 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Dalkeith Place 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Gorebridge Place 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Bonnyrigg Place 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Midlothian East Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Millerhill and Newton Village Place 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Pathhead Place 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Whitecraig Place 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Rosewell Place 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Danderhall Place 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Midlothian South Ward 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Loanhead Place 4.1 miles6.7 km
Example postcodes in Mayfield
EH19 3JQ, EH22 5JA, EH23 4PW, EH22 4QR, EH22 4JN, EH22 4RJ, EH22 5ES, EH22 4EX, EH22 5NZ … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Glasgow International Airport 53.5 miles86.1 km
- Musselburgh Railway Station 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Newcraighall Railway Station 4.7 miles7.5 km
Hotels near Mayfield Ad
- The Melville Inn by Innkeeper's Collection 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Dalhousie Castle Hotel & Spa 4 1.2 miles2 km
- Prestonfield House 5 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Hotel Ceilidh-Donia 3 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Carberry Tower Mansion House and Estate 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Melville Castle 2.3 miles3.7 km
- The Witchery by the Castle 5 7.8 miles12.5 km
- The Scott 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- 21212 5 7.9 miles12.6 km
- Market Street Hotel 4 7.8 miles12.5 km
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 miles1.2 km
- Newbattle Abbey Historic site 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Newbattle Abbey College 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Dalkeith Palace Historic site 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Dalkeith House Estate 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Melville Castle Historic site 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Baker's Avenue Wood Forest 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Charlisle Wood Forest 3.1 miles5 km
- Oxenfoord Castle Estate 3.4 miles5.4 km
- William Wood Forest 3.6 miles5.9 km
- West Wood Forest 3.7 miles6 km
- Currie Wood Forest 3.8 miles6.1 km