The parish of Claxton lies in southeastern Norfolk roughly 3 miles northwest of the small market town of Loddon.
Claxton is one of a set of small parishes lining the southern banks of the River Yare's floodplain, a rather linear village with most properties sitting at the break of slope from the flood-prone grazing marshes onto drier land. Rather incredibly this small rural village was granted a licence to hold a market, secured by the powerful local Kerdiston family from King Edward III. That Claxton was unsuccessful as a market town is self-evident today as the village acquired barely 200 folk during most of the Victorian period. The economy of the village was enhanced from the typical arable environment found in so many Norfolk villages; the above-mentioned grazing marshes formed rich pastures and waterside reeds allowed wildfowling and thatch harvesting. Despite sitting over a mile from the river's actual channel a waterway was cut across the marshes to form a staithe to enable produce to be shipped by the famous Norfolk wherries.

In splendid isolation, just a farm or two for company, St Andrew's church sits roughly a half mile southeast of its village, longer still by motorable road. This is a church showing an almost complete set of medieval architectural styles from the earliest, 12th century Norman Romanesque through to late 15th or even early 16th century Perpendicular. The core of the church, the thatched nave, is the earliest piece, Norman as already stated, albeit much altered since. The doorways to this nave, both northern and southern show the 13th century Early English Gothic style. Moving onward into the 14th century one finds that the western tower was originally of this style but was reworked in the Perpendicular style of the 15th century later still. Lastly of the medieval period is the brick southern porch which Pevsner is reluctant to assign to either late 15th or early 16th century, eitherway it is late-Perpendicular in style too. The church is not completely medieval, however, as the chancel was rebuilt during the 1867 restoration, its windows being styled in the late-13th century Geometric styling fully in keeping with the rest. The shortest way to the church from the village is by the rough track of Folly Lane, it is driveable but probably requires a 4x4 after rain. Church Lane to its north is the normal route, outside the churchyard is a broad parking area shared with the nearest neighbouring farm. The thick hedges masking the church being here broken by an un-gated entry, once within the churchyard, however, there are no obstacles for the photographer.