Raynham,_Norfolk

Raynham, Norfolk

Raynham, Norfolk

Human settlement in England

Raynham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, consisting of the villages of South, East and West Raynham. It covers an area of 16.75 km2 (6.47 sq mi) and had a population of 257 in 113 households at the 2001 census,[2] increasing to 330 at the Census 2011. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk.

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The name 'Raynham' means 'Regna's homestead/village' or 'Regna's hemmed-in land'.[3]

Governance

Raynham is part of the electoral ward called The Raynhams. This ward stretches north to Tattersett with a total population at the 2011 Census of 2,521.[4]

Notes

  1. [1]
    "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  2. [2]
    Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  3. [3]
    "Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  4. [4]
    "The Raynhams ward population 2011". Retrieved 3 September 2015.


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