The parish of Metton lies in northeastern Norfolk roughly 3 miles southwest of the coastal resort of Cromer. Metton sits just over a mile west of the A140 road which connects Cromer with the city of Norwich. A tiny place, the parish consisted of barely 662 acres there remains very little to Metton. A collection of farms and cottages along a lane running from Roughton towards Gresham. The presence of the eponymous hall, property of the Windham family at the time of this transcript, is indicative that Metton was a closed parish with all land held by the lord of the manor and discouraging inbound migration, as a result no defined village has grown. The local economy of the parish would have been driven by the needs of the estate and like most Norfolk parishes arable farming was the dominant activity.

St Andrew's church sits on the southern side of that above-mentioned lane marked by the parish war memorial sitting within a triangle of grass with a welcome bench to contemplate. The church is almost entirely one of the 14th century, the western tower and chancel being from the first part of that century and Decorated in style whilst the nave is late and shows the Perpendicular style of the latter half of that century. An unusual feature shown by this church is the passage running through the western tower's base allowing access without crossing the boundary of consecrated ground. Victorian restoration was light and sensitive, Pevsner notes that the church was re-roofed in 1890 and a porch was added in 1911 to complete today's building. A footpath runs down the eastern side of the churchyard, headed for Hanworth, and it has been widened by the church to allow a few cars to park. The churchyard is surrounded by a typical flint & brick wall with wooden gates granting access. Sadly many trees surround the church, in particular the favoured southeastern aspects limiting the angles markedly for the photographer.