A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
RAINHAM (East), a parish, with a village, in Walsingham district, Norfolk; on the river Wensum, 3¾ miles S W of Fakenham r. station. Post-town, Brougham, under Brandon. Acres, 1, 635. Real property, £2, 908. Pop., 139. Houses, 31. The property belongs to Marquis Townshend. R. Hall is the Marquis's seat; wasbuilt, in 1630, by Inigo Jones; contains some very valuable paintings; and stands on an eminence, with a charming view. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of West Rainham, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £717.* Patron, Marquis Townshend. The church was restored, or rather rebuilt, in 1868. Charities, £6.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | East Raynham CP/AP Walsingham RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place names: | EAST RAINHAM | RAINHAM | RAINHAM EAST |
| Place: | East Raynham |
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