The parish of West Lynn lies in western Norfolk, the little neighbour to the port of King's Lynn which sits across on the western bank of the Great Ouse. West Lynn sits about a mile north of the busy A17 road and is accessed by a lane running through the village from the former route of that road on its way to Clenchwarton. West Lynn is connected with King's Lynn by a ferry service which allegedly has been running continuously since 1285. Despite its proximity to the port West Lynn had an economy largely based on agriculture, largely pastoral at the time of this transcript and today mainly high-value vegetable production. Compared to its neighbour West Lynn has a quiet ambiance which today attracts commuters not deterred by the often crowded road access to King's Lynn.

St Peter's church sits in the southern end of the village, close to the bridge crossing the former track of the Great Ouse. Online sources state that the present building was erected in response to the inundation of its predecessor in 1271 but Pevsner identified fragments of a Norman structure rebuilt into the present church and dates the oldest portions of the present building to the Decorated period (the western tower) of the early 14th century. Windows of the Perpendicular style grace the ends of the church. Much of the eastern end of the building is however from the 20th century; after a restoration of 1905 the brick northern porch and vestry were added in 1922 and the chancel rebuilt between 1834 & 1835. St Peter's sits in a slightly set back position on the western side of the main road through the village, behind a low brick wall with entrance at the northern end of the site. There are relatively few obstructions to photography within the site.