The parish of Horsford lies around 4 miles north of the city of Norwich and sits on the B1149 road which connects the city with the market town of Holt. Horsford is a much changed village, its position close to the city has encouraged growth in modern developments making it one of Norwich's major suburbs. As a result of that growth Horsford has spread from its medieval heart for almost 2 miles along the B1149 encroaching upon the heathland as it has grown. At the time of this transcript Horsford was a mid-sized village, atypical of many in Norfolk because of the extensive heathland that formed on glacial deposits around the village. The extensive heath, described in early gazetteers as "flat, sterile heath" provided commons and supplied the broom for the local besom tying trade which supported a few in the parish. Besides the heathland, much of which is set to forestry today, the acreage was almost 60/40 in favour of typical Norfolk arable farming, the pastureland being concentrated along the shallow valley of the stream that drains eastwards towards the Bure.

All Saints' church sits towards the southern end of the village, close to where the B1149 meets the Norwich northern bypass. Whilst the church undoubtedly has its origins in the 13th century, despite Pevsner suspicions regarding the veracity of both the chancel lancet windows and the northern nave door, there has been major restoration and rebuild in two distinct phases. The medieval contributed much during a 15th century rebuild whilst the Victorians restoration of 1869 saw much change. There is documentary evidence in the form of bequests for the building of a "new tower" between 1447 & 1457 whilst work was still ongoing as late as 1473. It was the Victorians, however, in their restoration that saw much reworked and added to, a northern aisle was added in 1869 along with a southern porch. The remainder of the church shows characteristics of Victorian work too. All Saints' sits about 200 yards into Church Street and a section of verge is clearly well-used for parking outside the typical flint & brick wall. The churchyard has a broad extension to the north but is constrained in the older part between church and toad, the church is tight towards the western edge restricting the views of the medieval tower somewhat but otherwise there are few obstacles for the photographer.