Chailey School. Conservation The Constitution of Maresfield Conservation Group, which is a Registered Charity, has as its aims the promotion of the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment in Maresfield and the surrounding area. Presently the Group is involved in a very wide range of projects. Amenities At the centre of the village is the Grade II* listed 17th century Chequers Inn and Maresfield church founded in approx 1100. There is also the Maresfield recreation ground, which is home to the 'Maresfield Cricket Club', which was established in 1756. The recreation ground was donated to Maresfield Parish Council by Hervey Charles Pechell in 1897 in commemoration of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, and a commemorative oak was planted by the Empress Frederick , Victoria's eldest daughter. The recreation ground wasn't legally transferred until 1899 when Alexander Münster had inherited all of the Maresfield Estate from his friend Pechell, though the plaque on the lamp at the entrance to the ground records the gift from the Pechells. Freedom of the Parish The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Parish of Maresfield. Military Units 5 (Maresfield) Squadron 11 (Royal School of Signals) Signal Regiment: 27 June 2021. Gallery References Further reading The Queen's Gunstonemaker: An Account of Ralph Hogge, Elizabethan Ironmaster & Gunfounder, Edmund Teesdale, Lindel Publishing Company, Seaford, Sussex, 1984 External links Villages in East Sussex Civil parishes in East Sussex Wealden District Ashdown Forest