Hayfield to the Royal Hotel, was purchased by the club in 1976 after famous ex-resident Arthur Lowe helped raise the necessary £5,000. There are several natural springs within Hayfield village, some of which once supplied part of the village's water. These are no longer in active use, although are 'dressed' yearly in well dressing ceremonies. Although classed as being in the East Midlands, Hayfield is at the northern extremity of the region and falls more within the influence of Manchester and Stockport in North West England. Some kind of settlement has been in existence in Hayfield since Roman times, and possibly
The Hayfield School October 2012 Rock was made headmistress. On 13 April 2015 Fox was made as headmistress as Rock retired in Easter. The Hayfield School will close its sixth form in August 2017 due to changes in funding. NEW College, Pontefract will open NEW College, Doncaster on The Hayfield School site in a new building which expects to open in September 2017, accommodating 1200 sixth form students. Construction of the original school building began in 1969 on a greenfield site in a rural suburban setting. It is square-shaped but contains two courtyards. There is a field behind the building used by the