The parish of Repps (incorporating the hamlet of Bastwick) lies in eastern Norfolk, the twin settlements are close to the A149 main coastal road linking Great Yarmouth to Cromer. Bastwick lies on the A149, Repps just a half mile west. The parish forms the southern bank of the River Thurne, one of the main rivers of Norfolk's Broadland. The parish is barely above sea level, the majority of the land being water-logged pastures. The Thurne seems almost to be raised above the land level especially when tall-masted yachts are passing along the river. The settlements prefer to keep their feet dry being based a few feet above the flood plain on the northern edge of the ancient island of Flegg.

St Peter & St Paul's church, as befits one that serves two distinct settlements, is equably placed between the two at a crossroads south of Bastwick and east of Repps. The church is ancient with the characteristic round Norman tower, confirming that it is old is documentary evidence that the bell-tower at the top was added in the late 13th century. Also of the 13th century is the nave, however the chancel is later being an 18th century replacement. The churchyard (at 6 metres above sea level) has extensive views to the west across the flat lands of the Thurne flood-plain, dotted with wind-pumps, to the expanse of the Norfolk Broads.