The parish of Lingwood lies in eastern Norfolk to the east of the city of Norwich in the valley of the River Yare and just south of the main east-west A47 road. These days it is very much a commuter settlement serving the city with much modern development, during the period of this transcript it was essentially an arable farming area with most inhabitants working on the land or in ancillary trades. The small community of parishioners was augmented by the building of the Blofield Union Workhouse in the parish which swells the number (of particularly the illegitimate) baptisms far in excess of that expected.

St Peter's church lies to the north of the current centre of the village, which clusters around the railway line, and lies in a rural setting surrounded by an extensive graveyard. The church is fairly typical of 14th century Norfolk churches being built largely in the Perpendicular style, albeit with much additional work around the early Tudor period.