[3] The earliest parts of the church are the Norman tower dating from ca.

The church is noted for its box pews which date from 1850 and are decorated with poppyheads.

In 1939, the church sold a crimson cope of about 1480 given by Roger Le Strange in 1505 to the St Peter Hungate Museum in Norwich to fund repairs to the church.

The current organ dating from 1940 is by Gray and Davison and was originally in Emmanuel Church, Broad Street, Chesham, Buckinghamshire.

It was moved to Great Bircham around 1998 and was installed by Kenneth Canter of Bury St Edmunds.