field ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Ash bourne ▁in ▁Derby shire , ▁about ▁ 9 ▁miles ▁from ▁Ut to x eter , ▁situated ▁in ▁East ▁Staff ord shire . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁May field , ▁Church ▁May field , ▁Wall ash , ▁Upper ▁May field ▁and ▁Middle ▁May field . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁It ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁D ove . ▁The ▁D ove ▁is ▁the ▁boundary ▁between ▁the ▁Derby shire ▁and ▁Staff ord shire . ▁May field ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁Staff ord shire ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁border ▁but ▁it ▁has ▁an ▁Ash bourne ▁postal ▁address ▁because ▁its ▁nearest ▁postal ▁town , ▁Ash bourne , ▁is ▁in ▁Derby shire . ▁Derby shire ▁is ▁not ▁used ▁by ▁Royal ▁Mail . ▁ ▁History ▁May field ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book , ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁called ▁' M av re vel dt '. ▁The ▁name ▁is ▁possibly ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Old ▁English ▁for ▁' open ▁land ▁growing ▁with ▁mad der ' ▁or ▁perhaps , ▁' assembly ▁open ▁land '. ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁a ▁sie ge ▁during ▁the ▁retre at ▁of ▁Bon nie ▁Prince ▁Charlie , ▁whose ▁follow ers ▁terror ised ▁the ▁local ▁vill agers ▁forcing ▁them ▁to ▁take ▁refuge ▁in ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist ' s ▁church . ▁Several ▁mus ket ▁ball ▁holes , ▁re put edly ▁from ▁weapons ▁fired ▁during ▁the ▁sie ge , ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁seen