▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁doors ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁church ▁in ▁May field ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁thousand ▁years . ▁The ▁Dom es day ▁Survey ▁of ▁ 1 0 8 6 ▁recorded ▁a ▁priest ▁in ▁May field , ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁twenty - five ▁pri ests ▁recorded ▁for ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Staff ord shire . ▁There ▁is ▁now ▁no ▁trace ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Church , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁Sax on ▁wooden ▁building ▁standing ▁on ▁or ▁near ▁to ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁church . ▁The ▁Sax on ▁church ▁was ▁replaced ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Henry ▁I ▁by ▁a ▁Norman ▁stone ▁building ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 1 2 5 . ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁extended ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁ 1 6 th ▁Cent uries , ▁with ▁the ▁tower ▁being ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 5 . ▁The ▁final ▁extension ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁May field ' s ▁mill , ▁in ▁one ▁form ▁or ▁another , ▁has ▁been ▁standing ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁D ove ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Century . ▁Today ▁May field ▁Y ar ns ▁produces ▁war ped ▁and ▁tw isted ▁y ar ns . ▁The ▁parish ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁several ▁far ms . ▁ ▁School ▁Henry ▁Prince ▁First ▁School ▁in ▁May field ▁shut ▁down ▁in ▁summer ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Local ▁custom s ▁Every ▁summer ▁May field ▁continues ▁the ▁well ▁dress ing ▁tradition ▁where ▁well s ▁and ▁spr ings