Place:East Raynham, Norfolk, England

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NameEast Raynham
Alt namesEast Rainhamsource: Family History Library Catalog
Reinehamsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 193
Reinhamsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 193
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates52.785°N 0.796°E
Located inNorfolk, England     ( - 1935)
See alsoGallow Hundred, Norfolk, Englandhundred in which it was located
Walsingham Rural, Norfolk, Englandrural district 1894-1935
Raynham, Norfolk, Englandcivil parish to which it was transferred in 1935
North Norfolk District, Norfolk, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia

East Raynham is a village in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located on the A1065 road some 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Fakenham. The River Wensum flows close to the village.

The village can trace its origins back to and before the Domesday survey of 1086 when it was known as Reinham. Raynham, Massachusetts took the village's name at its incorporation in 1731 at the time of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (1674–1738), Leader of the House of Lords. The population is now included in the civil parish of Raynham, Norfolk.

The civil parish of Raynham was formed in 1935 from the three earlier civil parishes of East Raynham, West Raynham and South Raynham.

Raynham Hall is a rectangular mansion built of brick and stone dressings. Work commenced in 1619 and was completed in 1630 under supervision of the architect Inigo Jones. It is the seat of the Townshend family, and is owned today by the 8th Marquis Townshend. The first owner was Sir Roger Townshend, 1st Baronet (1596-1637). The grounds of the mansion are known as Raynham Park, which is mostly agricultural land.

Research Tips

  • The FamilySearch Wiki on East Raynham gives a more extensive account of the history of East Raynham from Domesday through to the arrival of the Townshends in the 17th century.
  • GENUKI provides a list of references for East Raynham. Some entries lead to free online transcriptions of registers and censuses.
  • GENUKI also supplies a map illustrating the individual parishes of Gallow Hundred. Parishes labelled with letters should be identifiable from the Ordnance Survey Map of 1900.
  • GENUKI also advises that the following lists for Norfolk are to be found in FamilySearch:
  • 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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