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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described East Raynham like this:
RAINHAM (East), a parish, with a village, in Walsingham district, Norfolk; on the river Wensum, 3¾ miles S W of Fakenham r. station. Post-town, Brougham, under Brandon. Acres, 1, 635. Real property, £2, 908. Pop., 139. Houses, 31. The property belongs to Marquis Townshend. R. Hall is the Marquis's seat; wasbuilt, in 1630, by Inigo Jones; contains some very valuable paintings; and stands on an eminence, with a charming view. ...
The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of West Rainham, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £717.* Patron, Marquis Townshend. The church was restored, or rather rebuilt, in 1868. Charities, £6.
East Raynham is now part of NORTH NORFOLK District. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH NORFOLK has changed over two centuries. For statistics about East Raynham itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of East Raynham, in North Norfolk and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1684
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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