The parish of Neatishead lies in northeastern Norfolk about 3 miles southwest of the small market town of Stalham. Neatishead sits a mile or so east of the A1151 road which connects the city of Norwich through Wroxham & Hoveton to Stalham. Neatishead is a curiously dispersed village, the notional centre gathered around the staithe is augmented by settlements at the 3 commons, Butchers, Workhouse & Threehammer Commons, the latter holding the village church. Neatishead sits on the western side of Barton Broad, one of a series of Broads which flank the course of the River Ant, Limekiln Dike connects the staithe with the main Broad. This access to the Broadland network gave variety to Neatishead's economy, the usual arable activities being supplemented with river traffic as well as classical Broadland trades such as reed thatch harvesting and wildfowling. The wherries of the Ant were instrumental in getting the grain from field to market traveling by way of the Ant and the other rivers to the port at Great Yarmouth and to the city of Norwich and Neatishead staithe was an important loading point on that network.

St Peter's church sits at Threehammer Common, almost a mile to walk from Neatishead's notional centre by the staithe. The church is something of a curiosity as it consists solely of the extended former chancel of a much larger church. The original building of the 14th century (Perpendicular in style) was much amended in 1790 when the original nave was demolished and the former chancel extended to create a single-chambered building. Remnants of the earlier building were reused, the former doorway to the nave was reset in to the western wall. Further work was needed in 1870 when the usual Victorian restoration took place. The church sits on the eastern side of Church Lane behind a neat flint & brick wall, a small parking space sits outside the gates and enables a car to get off the narrow lane. A short stretch of graveled pathway leads to the church which sits in an open and uncluttered churchyard with no obstacles for photography.