The parish of Grimston is located in western Norfolk about 7 miles northeast of the port of Kings Lynn. Grimston is a large and compact village sited on the B1153 road which runs from Narborough to Docking. Grimston is one of a series of villages built along the western edge of the northwest Norfolk ridge of higher ground formed by the underlying chalk. Originally a springline settlement these villages have extended parishes east to west to take in both the higher ground, where sheep pastures would have predominated, and the lower western areas of sandy, lighter soils for arable agriculture. Grimston lines the B1153 and has extended westwards to almost absorb its smaller western neighbour Roydon. Sheep would have predominated at the time of this transcript and the map clearly shows many droveways headed from Grimston eastwards into the higher ground and used to transport animals to the village and onwards to Kings Lynn and other markets.

St Botolph's church lies at the southern end of Grimston on the eastern side of the B1153. It is a large church as befits such a populous village, well over 1000 parishioners. Much of the fabric dates from 13th to 15th centuries spanning the Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular periods of design. Strangely it is the arcades which show the earliest dates, a mark of a major, later rebuild perhaps. They date from the 13th century. The decorated period is represented by the transepts as well as, internally, the sedilia and piscina. Much else is classic Norfolk Perpendicular, especially the magnificent, dominating western tower. Church and neighbouring school sit on a bend in the main road, the church behind a metal-railing topped brick wall. Apart from the trees sheltering the entrance gates it is a rather open site with few restriction to photography.