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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described West Raynham like this:
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.
West 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 West Raynham itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of West Raynham, in North Norfolk and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5467
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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