The parish of Tunstall lies in eastern Norfolk about 7 miles west of the port of Great Yarmouth and just over 2 miles south of Acle. Tunstall is a small village, little more than a hamlet which sits on a short ridge of slightly higher land above the grazing marshes that line the estuary of the Yare, Breydon Water. Tunstall sits just over a mile south of the busy A47 road which crosses Norfolk from west to east and which commences its long, straight run across the grazing marshes within Tunstall parish - the notorious Acle Straight. The area is dominated by land reclaimed in early times by man and carries extensive grazing pastures at or even below sea level at times, the area a maze of drainage channels and dotted with the iconic wind driven pumps, now largely unused, which served to keep the water off  the land. Besides pastoral farming income came from reed-thatch harvesting, wildfowling and water-based transportation. Today Tunstall is a quiet backwater accessed by a dead-end lane albeit the Weaver's Way Trail brings a few walkers to the village.

St Peter & St Paul's church is a partial ruin, annual services being conducted in what remains, namely the chancel. That chancel was blocked with a brick wall in 1705 when the church was already ruinous, a brick extension was added in 1853 but is described by Pevsner as "ugly". Much of the ivy that covered the ruined western tower in Pevsner's visit has been removed; he could not discern any details. Nowadays a typical Norfolk 14th century church in a mixture of Decorated & Perpendicular styles is, at least, revealed. The narrow lane to Tunstall heads north from Halvergate it performs a sharp dog-leg around the churchyard and by heading onto a footpath one comes to a metal gate granting entry to the churchyard. The remains of the church are tightly enclosed by trees making for a tricky piece to adequately capture.