Mayfield is a small farming village in Mid-Canterbury approximately 30kms from Ashburton on state highway seventy two at the intersection of the Mayfield-Lismore road towards the top of the Canterbury Plains. The village has a shop, gararge and rural supply store. Ashburton is a town in the Canterbury region on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. ... Lismore can refer to any of the following places: Lismore, Scotland, an island in Scotland Lismore, New South Wales, a city in Australia Lismore, a town in County Waterford, Ireland Lismore, Minnesota, a city located in Nobles County, Minnesota. ... Location of the Canterbury Plains The Canterbury Plains is an area bounded by the foothills of the Southern Alps and the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. ...

It also has a taven or pub and local transport company.

Mayfield is the location of a primary school that services the township and surrounding community. The school was opened sometime between 1880 and 1887. In 2000 the school was increased in size when the smaller Lismore and Westerfield schools were closed. Students at these schools transferred to Mayfield. Two relocatable classrooms from Lismore were moved to Mayfield to add two additional classrooms while another buiilding was used to extend the library/hall. 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

The town also has a voluntary rural fire brigade staffed by locals. The brigade with a Bedford tanker and International fire appliance. The fire brigade is particularly useful since the climate and local farms are particularly prone to drought and grass fires during the summer season. Bedford is the county town of the English county of Bedfordshire. ...

The town had a post office but this closed in the nineteen eighties. The postie services are still being carried out by the good proprietors of the one and only local store. Bless em. Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ...

The Mayfield Agricultural and Pastoral show is an NZ South Island cultural highlight taking place on or around the first week in March each year. It features world famous pig racing, lawnmower polo, V8 engine block blow op, show jumping, ostrich racing, trick riding, eats from all over Canterbury, arts and crafts, sheep shearing, and some truly breathtaking motorcycle stunts and jumps by international petrol heads who converge on the Mayfield paddocks to get their high.

A Panther was reportedly sighted close to the township however its location and fate are unknown. The profound effect the sighting had on the community caused the local pub to change its name from 'The Mayfield Tavern' to 'Panthers Rock' in 2006.

Mayfield is on Highway 72 the fabulous Inland scenic highway skirting the rugged Southern Alps, Drive to Queenstown don't fly.

Peter Jackson (Lord Of The Rings Director) was rumoured to have flown over Mayfield during his hunt for locations.

Principals of Mayfield School

• Mr W.E Smith April 1887 - 1890
• Mr Brown 1890 - 1894
• Mr C Bourke 1895 - December 1899
• Mr A Cooper February 1900 - May 1905
• Mr C Whitell June 1905 - September 1923
• Mrs W Miller (relieving) 1923 - 1923
• Mr Heath February 1924 - December 1924
• Mr A.H Guiney February 1925 - October 1951
• Mr North (relieving) 1951 - 1952
• Mr G McFadiezen April 1952 - December 1955
• Miss A.M Lamb (relieving) 1956
• Mr N.E Crawley 1957 - 1959
• Mr B.C Gard'ner 1960 - December 1962
• Mr J.W Currie February 1963 - September 1966
• Mr R.T Gardiner September 1966 - December 1982
• Mr D Martin 1973 - December 1982
• Miss B.J Sheperd February 1983 - 1990
• Mr B Rees 1990 - 1998
• Mr M Ellis 1998 - 2005

Source: Ashburton.co.nz