The village was recorded as Sifelle in the Domesday Book, and whose original owner was Earl Harold Godwin. Later to become King Harold who died in Battle.
The village of Isfield originally grew adjacent to the fjord where the London to Lewes way roman road crossed the river Ouse.
The village had an active history during the Saxon Norman eras when a Norman castle moat was built on the river bank near the church to guard the crossing.
Local legend, as recalled by Willian Wratten, had it that King Harold spent the night before the battle of Hastings in the village, at his home located where Isfield place now stands.
The herbalist Nicholas Culpepper spent his childhood in the village at the home of his grandfather reverend William Attersole who was the vicar at St Margaret's.
Isfield became a busy place in the 19th century, reliant on river based industry using the Ouse as its transport. A paper Mill and a large flour mill still stands, both made use of the river.
Lewes and Uckfield are a short 10 minutes drive away have train stations running to and from London Bridge.
Brighton is a 30 minute drive away.
Isfield has 2 farm shops one in the village and one just outside the village in Little Horsted.
+Isfield Farm Shop & Butchers
+South Brockwells Farm Shop
Isfield has a local pub, The Laughing Fish. Serving drinks and Meals throughout the day.
+Halfway House just outside the village in Rose Hill.
+The Peacock in Piltdown
Isfield village has a short railway line which now transports visitors on various engines. A lovely place to visit on a Sunday. Café on site which makes a fabulous English Breakfast.
Coastal walks
National Trust, Café, pebble beach.
Glyndebourne is an English country house, the site of an opera house that, since 1934, has been the venue for the annual Glyndebourne Festival Opera.
Explore acres of landscaped garden and lakes. National Trust.
Set amidst Bluebell-strewn woods from which the vineyard derives its name, Bluebell vineyard estate is an award wining vineyard and winery on the edge of the Ashdown Forest in the heart of Sussex.
Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings are all within 30 minutes to an hours drive.
Cafes, restaurants, pavilions, Piers and much more to see.
An 1880's station with steam engines on display, a museum and gift shop on a heritage railway line.
Events running throughout the year..