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| Name | Raynham |
| Type | Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 52.785°N 0.78°E |
| Located in | Norfolk, England |
| See also | East Raynham, Norfolk, England | civil parish from which it was formed in 1935 | | West Raynham, Norfolk, England | civil parish from which it was formed in 1935 | | South Raynham, Norfolk, England | civil parish from which it was formed in 1935 | | Walsingham Rural, Norfolk, England | rural district 1935-1974 | | North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England | district municipality covering the area since 1974 |
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Raynham is a civil parish in Norfolk, England, consisting of the villages and former civil parishes of South Raynham, East Raynham 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 UK census, increasing to 330 at the 2011 UK census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the District of North Norfolk.
Research tips
- the Ordnance Survey map of Norfolk of 1944 shows the individual parishes in Walsingham Rural District during the period 1935-1974.
- GENUKI also advises that the following lists for Norfolk are to be found in FamilySearch:
- England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1510-1997
- England, Norfolk Archdeacon's Transcripts, 1600-1812
- England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941
- England, Norfolk Marriage Bonds, 1557-1915
- England, Norfolk Non-conformist Records, 1613-1901
- Ancestry.co.uk has the following lists as of 2018 (UK or worldwide Ancestry membership or library access required). With the exception of the index to wills these files are browsible images of the original documents. The files are separated by type and broken down into time periods (i.e., "Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812" is more than one file). The general explanatory notes are worth reading for those unfamiliar with English parish records.
- Index to wills proved in the Consistory Court of Norwich : and now preserved in the District Probate Registry at Norwich
- Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts, 1579-1935
- Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812
- Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915
- Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1990
- Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940
- FindMyPast is another pay site with large collection of parish records. As of October 2018 they had 20 types of Norfolk records available to browse including Land Tax Records and Electoral Registers.
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