The parish of Stibbard lies in north central Norfolk and is situated about 4 miles southeast of the market town of Fakenham. Stibbard is a medium sized village sitting on a lane about a half mile north of the A1067 road which connects Fakenham with the city of Norwich. Stibbard sits on a low ridge of land to the north of the Wensum valley, a number of small feeder brooks draining southwards to meet that rover. The area around Stibbard is intensively arable with large and open fields of cereal, oil seed and beet dominating the landscape, at the time of this transcript the situation would have been slightly different with more of a mixed farming regime and more animals in the fields.

All Saints church is set back somewhat from Stibbard's main lanes, it sits to the east of the lane running northwards towards Fulmodeston but is well screened from that lane. With the exception of some remnant 12th century flintwork at the base of the western tower, the church is largely of the early 14th century and is mostly in the Decorated style. Changes have been made since that initial build as a few windows are Perpendicular and there was a major restoration in the 1860s at which time the porch was added and the building re-roofed. The church is accessed from a partially masked small car park to the east of the Fulmodeston Road, the way leading on foot to the churchyard. This churchyard is heavily filled with trees and they restrict markedly the angles available for photography.