The parish of Arminghall lies in southern Norfolk roughly 3 miles southeast of the city of Norwich. Arminghall is a small place set into a side lane just west of the B1332 which connects Norwich with the Suffolk market town of Bungay. Most of Arminghall consists of a row of properties lining the lane which sits a mile north of the greatly expanded village of Poringland. It has ever been a small place with the parish covering just 650 acres and historically has supported fewer than 100 parishioners. Today Norwich is creeping over the horizon toward the hamlet, the fast dual-carriageway separating the two appears to create a discernible barrier to that expansion but it merely delays rather than suppresses demand for the ever-expanding city. Arminghall, a peaceful arable farming hamlet, seems set to become a mere suburb within the next half century. Today walkers can explore its fields and hedgerows on the newly created Boudicca's Way which commemorates the Iceni tribes which once caused a bit of bother for the Romans who had their fort at Venta Icenorum at nearby Caistor St Edmund.

St Mary's church sits at the western end of the properties where the road offers a distinct kink to the north, before returning to its original direction, around the churchyard. Whilst the church dates from the 13th century as evidenced by the abundance of lancet style Early English Gothic windows present. That 13th century style is overlaid by a major Victorian restoration of 1876 so it is difficult to say whether they are original or reused. The main body of the church has both nave and chancel in one whilst the tall unbuttressed western tower is connected to the nave through an arch with roll-moulding. The entrance sits on a tight bend where the verge has been worn into a car sized parking space allowing a visit. Metal gates grant entry to a churchyard which is devoid of obstacles for the photographer.