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 16.75 km² (6.47 sq mi) and had a population of 257 in 113 households at the 2001 census,^[2] increasing to 330 at the Census 2011. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk.

Raynham
Raynham Location within Norfolk
Area	16.75 km2 (6.47 sq mi)
Population	330 (2011)[1]
• Density	20/km2 (52/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF875245
Civil parish	Raynham
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FAKENHAM
Postcode district	NR21
Dialling code	01328
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.785°N 0.78°E / 52.785; 0.78

The name 'Raynham' means 'Regna's homestead/village' or 'Regna's hemmed-in land'.^[3]

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.^[4]

Notes

1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
2. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
3. "Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
4. "The Raynhams ward population 2011". Retrieved 3 September 2015.