The parish of Postwick lies in eastern Norfolk roughly 4 miles east of the city of Norwich and a half-mile south of the busy A47 road which links the city with the port of Great Yarmouth. Postwick is a small and compact village set within a southerly meander of the River Yare and at the time of this transcript was a typical rural Norfolk village engaged mainly in the arable farming business. Early gazetteers estimate that almost 70% of the parish acreage would have been set to arable crops with the balance met by mainly riverside pastures. Being so close to the city has, however, brought intense change to the parish. Nowadays Postwick marks the eastern end of Norwich's southern bypass where the re-routed A47 rejoins its former course, a centre for out-of-town car parks, motels and light industrial estates that have marched over much of the former cereal fields. The A47 is now a fast dual-carriageway rather than a turnpike and immediately south of it runs the Norwich to Great Yarmouth railway all contributing to a loss of the rural tranquility that Postwick once must have possessed. Somehow the village retains some of its village feel with narrow lanes replacing dual-carriageways and many wooded areas, including the churchyard, to soften the traffic noise.

All Saints' church sits in the heart of the village at the junction of Church Road and Ferry Lane, the ferry, across the Yare to Surlingham, has not operated for many years. All Saints is slightly earlier than most of Norfolk's churches containing, as it does, some Early English Gothic 13th century elements. This style is best expressed by the chancel which Pevsner dates to tha late 13th century being notably shown by the two-arched piscina of Purbeck Stone. The remainder of the church is typically of a mixture of Decorated and Perpendicular styles from the early and late 14th century respectively. The western window shows Decorated styling which Pevsner believes may be from the earliest part of that style's period whilst the nave has both styles shown in its windows. The two-stage western tower is perhaps the latest feature from the medieval build being dated firmly into the late 14th century albeit with reticulated belfry windows possibly earlier. There was a Victorian restoration which worked mainly on the exterior appearance but Pevsner does not indicate a precise date for this work merely assigning it to the 19th century. The lychgate, set in shade below a thick tree canopy on Ferry Lane, marks the entry to a churchyard which presents a few challenges for the photographer being well endowed with mature trees including evergreens, only a few select angles being left unobscured.