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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Raveningham like this:
RAVENINGHAM, a parish, with a scattered village, in Loddon district, Norfolk; 3¾ miles S E of Loddon, and 3¾ N by W of Beccles r. station. Post-town, Loddon, under Norwich. Acres, 2, 415. Real property, £3, 924. Pop., 264. Houses, 58. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Sir H. ...
Bacon, Bart. R. Hall is occupied byPeirson, Esq. A college, for a master and eight secular priests, was founded here, in 1350, by Sir John de Norwich; went, at the dissolution, to Sir. A. Derry; and passed to the Bacon family, of whom were Friar Bacon, Lord Keeper Bacon, and Lord Chancellor Bacon. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £70. Patron, Sir H. Bacon, Bart. The church is good.
Raveningham is now part of SOUTH NORFOLK District. Click here for graphs and data of how SOUTH NORFOLK has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Raveningham itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Raveningham, in South Norfolk and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2237
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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