Norfolk: West Raynham

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West Raynham is about 5 miles south west of Fakenham.
It is also called West Rainham and Raynham St Margaret.
See also East Raynham and South Raynham.

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

The parish is in the deanery of Toftrees, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
The parish church is dedicated to St Margaret.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church Records

West Raynham Marriages 1538-1764: See Phillimore's Marriage Registers, Volume 11.

Gazetteers and Directories

West Raynham is in Gallow hundred.

1854: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk

Land and Property

Inclosure: See East Rudham.

Maps

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Walsingham Registration District, 1836
Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish and nearby places.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 West Raynham became part of the Walsingham Union, and the workhouse was at Great Snoring.

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