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Raynham Town Seal
Raynham is the name of multiple places United States: *Raynham, Massachusetts **Raynham Center, Massachusetts * Raynham (New Haven, Connecticut), historic house *Raynham, North Carolina United Kingdom: *Raynham, Norfolk **site of Raynham Hall Raynham Hall is a country house in Norfolk, England. For nearly 400 years it has been the seat of the Townshend family. The hall gave its name to the five estate villages, known as The Raynhams, and is reported to be haunted, providing the scene ... See also * Rainham (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raynham, Massachusetts
Raynham () is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, located approximately south of Boston and northeast of Providence, Rhode Island. The population was 15,082 at the 2020 census. It has one village, Raynham Center. History The area that is now Raynham was settled in 1639 as a part of Taunton, and was founded by Elizabeth Pole, the first woman to found a town in America. It was to that area three years earlier that Roger Williams, proponent of separation of church and state, of paying Indians for land acquired and abolishing slavery, had escaped, traveling 55 miles during a January blizzard. He was fleeing a conviction for sedition and heresy of the General Court of Salem, and it was here that the local Wampanoags offered him shelter at their winter camp. Their Sachem Massasoit hosted Williams for the three months until spring. In 1652, bog iron was found along the Two Mile (Forge) River. Soon after, the Taunton Iron Works was established by residents Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raynham Center, Massachusetts
Raynham Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Raynham in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,100 at the 2010 census. Geography Raynham Center is located at (41.931854, -71.043151). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.3 km (4.4 mi). 11.0 km (4.3 mi) of it is land and 0.3 km (0.1 mi) of it (2.51%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 3,633 people, 1,235 households, and 1,037 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 329.3/km (852.5/mi). There were 1,252 housing units at an average density of 113.5/km (293.8/mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.20% White, 1.05% African American, 0.03% Native American, 1.13% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population. There were 1,235 households, out of which 38.9% had children un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raynham (New Haven, Connecticut)
Raynham, also known as the Kneeland Townsend House, is a historic residential property at 709 Townsend Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut. It is one of Connecticut's best-preserved Gothic Revival estates, having remained in the Townshend family for seven generations, and has a history dating back to the founding of the New Haven Colony in the 1630s. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Description and history Raynham is located in eastern New Haven's East Shore neighborhood, on the east side of Townsend Avenue opposite its junction with Raynham Avenue. Its includes picturesque grounds. The main house was built in 1804 with Federal styling, but was extensively altered in the 1850s, giving it its Gothic Revival treatment. The estate includes a carriage house, caretaker's house, a variety of agricultural outbuildings, and three structures, including a gazebo, added in the 1920s. and Land for the estate was first given to members of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raynham, North Carolina
Raynham is a town in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 72 at the 2010 census. History Raynham was settled in about 1884 and was named in homage to Raynham, Norfolk, where one of the early settler families had come from. The Asbury Methodist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. Geography Raynham is located at (34.575027, -79.190232). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 67 people, 27 households, and 21 families residing in the town. The population density was 375.0 people per square mile (143.7/km). There were 28 housing units at an average density of 156.7 per square mile (60.1/km). The racial makeup of the town was 70.15% White, 5.97% African American and 23.88% Native American. There were 27 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raynham, Norfolk
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 and had a population of 257 in 113 households at the 2001 census, increasing to 330 at the Census 2011. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ... of North Norfolk. The name 'Raynham' means 'Regna's homestead/village' or 'Regna's hemmed-in land'. 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. Notes North Norfolk Civil parishes in Norfolk {{Norfolk-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raynham Hall
Raynham Hall is a country house in Norfolk, England. For nearly 400 years it has been the seat of the Townshend family. The hall gave its name to the five estate villages, known as The Raynhams, and is reported to be haunted, providing the scene for possibly the most famous ghost photo of all time, the famous Brown Lady descending the staircase. However, the ghost has been allegedly seen infrequently since the photo was taken. Its most famous resident was Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (1674–1738), leader in the House of Lords. Architecture Raynham Hall is one of the most splendid of the great houses of Norfolk. After a false start in 1619 and the accumulation on site of a large quantity of Ketton stone in 1621 it was rebegun in 1622, and by the time of Sir Roger Townshend's death in 1637 it was substantially complete, though apparently some rooms had not been fitted out, for when the architect Sir Roger Pratt saw it a few years after Townshend's death, he recal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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