Scrafield

Scrafield is a small hamlet in Lincolnshire, set in gently rolling farmland south-east of Horncastle. It was once a medieval village but is now deserted, with only a few scattered buildings remaining. The site lies within the parish of Mareham on the Hill, which absorbed Scrafield in 1936. The hamlet first appears in records from 1183, though it was never listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. By the 19th century, its church had fallen into ruin and was removed by 1842. The remains of Scrafield are quiet and unassuming, yet they tell a story of change over centuries. The churchyard once served the village but is now reduced to a single 18th-century gravestone after part of it was levelled in 1977. The population was tiny even in the early 20th century, recorded as just 24 in 1931. Today, the landscape is mostly open fields with a handful of modern farm buildings clustered near Scrafield House. Visitors find a peaceful spot where history lingers in subtle ways. The single gravestone stands as the last visible trace of the old churchyard. The surrounding farmland stretches out with few signs of the village that once stood there. A small group of buildings marks the site of Scrafield House, the only reminder of the hamlet’s modest presence today. The place invites a quiet walk among fields that have absorbed the memory of the past.