The parish of Little Cressingham lies in the southwestern portion of central Norfolk roughly 3 miles west of the small market town of Watton. Little Cressingham is a small crossroads village which sits immediately west of the B1108 road which links Watton through to the main Swaffham to Brandon road (A1065). Little Cressingham is a small and compact settlement with properties edging the B1108 as well as being grouped around the crossroads of narrow lanes which form the centre of the village. Little Cressingham is particularly noted for its Georgian windmill, a unique arrangement of a tower mill combined with a water-wheel and situated on the small tributary of the River Wissey that flows to the north of the village. Little Cressingham sits on the northern edges of both Breckland and the Army range of Stanta Battleground both of which lie to the south, despite the relatively light soils of Breckland this was an arable parish in the main with early gazetteers describing over 70% of the parish acreage set to cereals and similar crops. Hikers will be familiar with Little Cressingham as the tiny village marks the end of the Breckland stretch of the Peddar's Way National Trail, passing through the village on its way to the North Norfolk coast.

As can be seen from the images St Andrew is a church to which disaster has befallen, being partly in ruins. The original southwestern tower burst in or around 1781, documents describing the repair to the remaining church date from this year. The damage to the tower was intense and also impacted the nave which is now open to the sky. Beneath this damage lies a typical Norfolk church begun in the Decorated period of the early 14th century, represented by the chancel, and completed in the later Perpendicular period which is seen in the remaining sections of the nave and its aisles and arcades. The partially ruined church nevertheless received a typical 19th century restoration which saw replacement windows and a rebuilding of the northern aisle. The church sits on the northern side of the lane leading to the windmill, Fairstead Lane, which is barely wide enough for parking despite the pavement outside the churchyard so parking should be done with consideration. The typical flint & brickwork walling has wooden gates for entry into the churchyard which is left to nature and occasionally scruffy-looking in late summer. Once within there are few obstacles for the photographer.