Raynham is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in the
English county of
Norfolk
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, consisting of the villages of
South,
East
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Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...
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
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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
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