The beautiful green mound on which the church is situated is a source of difficulty for the elderly, less able and the coffin bearers! St. Andrew, the patron of Scotland and fishermen is a common dedication of mediaeval churches in Norfolk.

There has been a church here for hundreds of years. The building is a late mediaeval fabric (c. 1500) extensively restored in the last century consisting of a Chancel, Nave, West Tower and South Porch. It is built of flint with freestone. The windows are in what is usually called "the perpendicular style" - a type of Gothic architecture peculiar to England which flourished just before the reformation. All except the East and West windows have square heads instead of the usual arched ones - indicating windows of a later date. The Tower only has one bell now. In 1746 a Faculty was granted for the sale of the other two. One was cracked and the other unusable. The proceeds were given to restore the roof. The remaining bell has the following inscription - JOHN DRAPER MADE ME 1617

Moving eastwards up the Nave, note the very plain Font. The cover was made in 1896. At the same time, the Earl of Orford (of Wolterton Hall) gave the Pulpit, and had the Nave was reseated. The North Door , which is never used, was restored at this time by a Miss F. J, Thompson. Various legends surround its original purpose. It is said it should be open at Baptisms for the devil to leave by when driven out of the child!. Also it was supposed to be have been used for the same purpose at the Consecration of the Church. It is often called the Devil Door. The south porch was also restored by Miss Thompson.

“FOR COUPLES JOYND IN WEDLOCK AND MY FRIENDS THAT STRANGER IS, THIS SEAT DID I INTEND BUILT AT THE COST AND CHARGE OF STEVEN CROSBEE. ALL YOU THAT DOE THIS SPACE PASS BY, AS YOU ARE NOWE, EVEN SO WAS I. REMEMBER DEATH FOR YOU MUST DYE AND AS I AM SOE SHALL YOU BE PREPARE THEREFORE TO FOLLOW ME”

The carving is what one might call friend Crosbee' s version of the skeleton at the (marriage) feast. Sadly the original skeleton carving was stolen in 1996 having been in place for 400 years. There are two replacements. One fixed to the pew in the original position and another at the back of the church carved by a well-wisher.

Just to the right inside the South Door, there is a Holy Water Stoup, now filled in.

The Roof is tie beam. Going up the aisle, the harmonium on the right was used before there was an organ.

Note the absence of the Rood Screen. There are not even traces of the stairs which may have led up to it. The Chancel was restored in 1878-9 when the Choir Stalls were erected. At the same time the windows were reglazed (the heads, apparently, had been blocked up) and the Vestry enlarged.

The Sanctuary was panelled in oak in 1935and inscribed:-

The roof of the Chancel has a hammer beam roof Note the stone Piscina in the wall of the South of the Altar.

Enough can be seen of the Arch at the west end to know it is a good specimen of pre- Victorian Gothic.

The organ is at the west end framed by the Tower arch was brought here in 1976 from the now disused Church of St. Margaret de Westwick in the City of Norwich at the expense of a local family. ' It was restored by a local firm of organ-builders and dedicated on Palm Sunday 1976.

There are several names for this village Little Barningham, Barningham Parva. We think the best is Barningham Goodale! There are two other Barninghams, both to the north, North Barningham and Barningham Winter. Both have interesting Churches.

The Church at one time was thatched. The crows flew in one end and out the other. A Mr. Chapman repaired the roof. The Rev Johnson's father spent all his money on it and impoverished himself.

There are services here on most Sundays alternating between Communion and Morning or Evening Prayer. There are seven Churches in the Benefice – Blickling, Edgefield, Itteringham, Oulton, Saxthorpe with Corpusty and Wickmere with Wolterton.