The parish of Bunwell lies in southern Norfolk about 5 miles east of the market town of Attleborough. Bunwell is a large and rather linear village built just west of the B1113 road connecting Norwich to New Buckenham. Bunwell, at the time of this transcript, was largely an arable agricultural settlement but with a substantial population of just over 1,000 parishioners it almost qualified as a market town in size. The area around the village is dominated by large arable fields, Bunwell sits on a broad plateau and contours are hard to find on the map for several miles. Nowadays Bunwell has grown as a commuter settlement with modern housing gracing both ends of the stretched out village.

St Michael's church sits quite a way from the village centre, in fact almost alongside the B1113. St Michael's is a fairly typical Norfolk Perpendicular church, documentary evidence places the building of the tower between 1499 & 1508; a date Pevsner finds "convincing". The church has the classic form of nave and chancel with western tower. The date of the tower is reflected throughout the building which appears to have largely been erected as a single build. Of course the Victorians had their usual restoration which largely occurred in the 1890s whilst the roofing was redone in the early 20th century. The church is accessed along "The Old Turnpike" and is sheltered by many trees but the churchyard is extensive and there are sufficient angles for photography.