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Rainham, East (or St Mary), par. (ry. sta. Raynham Park), Norfolk, on river Wensum, 3½ miles SW. of Fakenham, 1635 ac., pop. 145; Rainham Hall (1632), seat of the Marquis of Townshend, is noted for its collection of portraits.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Norfolk AncC |
Place: | East Raynham |
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