The parish of Little Fransham lies on the main A47 east to west route across Norfolk, the village roughly midway between the market towns of East Dereham and Swaffham is sadly bissected by the busy road. The vilage is a straggle of houses spread along the main road with a few quieter residences set off the minor roads which meet there.

St Mary's Church is tucked away behind the houses and is reached down a short sandy lane. Lacking its tower which fell in nthe 18th century there's no obvious sign of a church until you emerge into the neat and tidy graveyard. What remains of the church is dated to the 14th century and later and is largely in the Decorated style.