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RAVENINGHAM, a parish, with a scattered village, in Loddon district, Norfolk; 3¾ miles S E of Loddon, and 3¾ N by W of Beccles r. station. Post-town, Loddon, under Norwich. Acres, 2, 415. Real property, £3, 924. Pop., 264. Houses, 58. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Sir H. Bacon, Bart. R. Hall is occupied byPeirson, Esq. A college, for a master and eight secular priests, was founded here, in 1350, by Sir John de Norwich; went, at the dissolution, to Sir. A. Derry; and passed to the Bacon family, of whom were Friar Bacon, Lord Keeper Bacon, and Lord Chancellor Bacon. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £70. Patron, Sir H. Bacon, Bart. The church is good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a scattered village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Raveningham AP/CP Loddon and Clavering RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Raveningham |
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