Cratfield is also home to the Grade I-listed[3] St Mary's Church (14th/15th/16th century), built of flint and with a square tower.

[7] 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.

[9] Cratfield has a village hall situated on Manse Lane, which can hold up to 100 people and is used for the 'Pop-up Pub' on the first Friday of each month along with regular clubs and societies.

Unfortunately Cratfield has no bus services apart from school transport contracts operating under Suffolk County Council to Stradbroke High and Thomas Mills in Framlingham.

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.

In 1547, under Edward VI, "the parish sold all its silver rather than let it fall into government hands and therefore spent the proceeds on decorating the tower, for which they are to be commended and remembered.

According to the Census report for Cratfield, the biggest decline in population took part between 1891 and 1901, with the village decreasing by 75 people, 47 of whom were males and 28 females.

In the case of Cratfield due to its open, arable land, most or all of them were small-scale farmers.

[27] The 1881 Occupation structure census shows that a large proportion of people worked in agriculture or construction of carriages.

As well as this, there is a noticeable number of domestic servants which shows that there must have been a few wealthy people living in this area during this time period.