Inn and the Kings Arms; in Mark Cross, the Mark Cross Inn; and in Eridge, the Huntsman and the Nevill Crest and Gun. The local recreation ground is home to Rotherfield Football Club who play in the Mid-Sussex Football League. On the first Saturday in October, Rotherfield plays host to its annual carnival night organised by the Rotherfield and Mark Cross Bonfire Society. This is a torchlight procession through the village streets involving many other Sussex Bonfire and Carnival societies. This is an old Sussex tradition which predates the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot but is now part of the buildup to the celebrations in Lewes on Bonfire night. This is the biggest event the village holds per year, and often sees crowds of up to 3,500 people lining the streets. The climax of the evening is the bonfire and fireworks display. Money raised from the event is given to local charities. Notable residents Richard Jefferies (1848–1887), writer, lived briefly at Rehoboth Villa (now Brook View House), Jarvis Brook, Rotherfield Sophia Jex-Blake (1840–1912), one of the first women doctors, lived in Mark Cross: she is buried in Rotherfield graveyard Anton Zwemmer (1892–1979), Dutch-born British bookseller, book distributor, art dealer, publisher and collector, lived here the late 1970s Lisa Marie Presley (1968–2023), musician and singer, the only child of Elvis Presley References External links Rotherfield Parish Council Villages in East Sussex Civil parishes in East Sussex Wealden District