Raynham, Norfolk

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Raynham
Raynham is located in Norfolk
Raynham
Raynham
Location within Norfolk
Area16.75 km2 (6.47 sq mi)
Population330 (2011)[1]
• Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF875245
Civil parish
  • Raynham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townFAKENHAM
Postcode districtNR21
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
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52°47′06″N 0°46′48″E / 52.785°N 0.78°E / 52.785; 0.78Coordinates: 52°47′06″N 0°46′48″E / 52.785°N 0.78°E / 52.785; 0.78

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.

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. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  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. ^ http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Raynham%20East%20South%20and%20West
  4. ^ "The Raynhams ward population 2011". Retrieved 3 September 2015.


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