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RAINHAM (West), a parish in Walsingham district, Norfolk; on the river Wensum, 4¼ miles S W of Faken.ham r. station. Post-town, Rougham, under Brandon. Acres, 1, 370. Real property, £2, 945. Pop. 369. Houses, 64. The property belongs to Marquis Townshend. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of East Rainham, in the diocese of Norwich. The church is in ruins. There are a girls' school, and charities £33. Whitakerthe antiquary was a native.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | West Raynham Parish Walsingham Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place names: | RAINHAM | RAINHAM WEST | WEST RAINHAM |
| Place: | West Raynham |
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