The parish includes the villages of Tivetshall St Margaret and Tivetshall St Mary.

In 2011 the area the parish currently covers had a population of 591.

[1] The parish touches Aslacton, Burston and Shimpling, Dickleburgh and Rushall, Great Moulton, Gissing, Pulham Market and Wacton.

[3] Tivetshall was recorded in the Domesday Book as Teveteshala/Teve/Tivetessala/Totessalla.

[4] The parish was formed on 1 April 2019 from the parishes of Tivetshall St Margaret and Tivetshall St Mary.