Cratfield is a village in northern Suffolk, England. "It has a population of 292 according to the 2011 census." Neighbouring villages include Laxfield, Metfield, Cookley, Huntingfield, Heveningham. The nearest town, Halesworth, is approximately 6.7 miles (10.7 km) away. Southwold is a popular, nearby coastal town. The market town of Framlingham is also close by. Cratfield is a small farming and residential community. It currently has no shop, but there are several bed and breakfast hotels. Its only pub, The Cratfield Poacher, closed in 2017. Cratfield is also home to the Grade I listed St Mary's Church (14th/15th/16th century) – built of flint and with a square tower. Crafield means 'Craeta open land' which refers to open country, land without trees, level ground, land without buildings) and arable land (from late tenth century). Geography Cratfield is approximately 115 miles North East from London, 29 miles north of Ipswich and equally 29 miles south of Norwich. Furthermore, it is 7.5 miles from the coast line and lies 49 metres above sea level. In addition to this the area is built on a mixture of London Clay (which is very dense) and chalk and believed to be aged between 1.5 and 3.5 million years old, this is also mixed in with volcanic ash which proves that there must have been volcanic activity in the past. Contemporary town Cratfield currently has 26 listed buildings within it, 25 of them Grade 2 listed and St Mary's church being Grade 1 listed. Cratfield has a village hall situated on Manse Lane which can hold up to 100 people at one time and is used for the monthly 'Pop up Pub' on the first Friday of each month, along with regular clubs and societies who use the hall. The nearest primary school is All Saints Church of England primary school in Laxfield and the nearest secondary school is Stradbroke High School. Unfortunately Cratfield has no bus services only the exception of home to school transport contracts operating under Suffolk County Council to Stradbroke High and Thomas Mills in Framlingham. As well as this Cratfield has two cottages that are available to stay in (School farm cottages and Holly tree barns). The area also has a fairly high car and van count with the number being at 252, adding to the 77,473 other vehicles based in the Suffolk Coastal region. Cratfield doesn't have much cultural diversity according to