Raynham
Parish in North Norfolk, Norfolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.791, 0.76 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 86 25 |
| Dialling code: | 01328 (Fakenham) |
Raynham is a quiet, mainly agricultural parish in North Norfolk, Norfolk, England, made up of the small settlements of East Raynham, South Raynham and West Raynham. The landscape is typical Norfolk countryside - arable fields, parkland and pockets of woodland - giving a sparsely populated, village-community feel with farming and estate management central to the local economy.
The area is best known for Raynham Hall, the grand 17th-century country house long associated with the Townshend family and famed in local folklore for the “Brown Lady” ghost; the hall and its parkland provide much of the parish’s historic character. Social life is small-scale and rural, with a few community amenities and the nearby former airbase at RAF West Raynham now used for a mix of business and leisure activities, reflecting a blend of heritage and contemporary rural enterprise.
Postcode districts covering Raynham
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 24 miles38.7 km
- King's Lynn 14.3 miles23 km
- Downham Market 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Attleborough 22.1 miles35.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Helhoughton Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- West Raynham Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Weasenham St. Peter Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Wellingham Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Weasenham All Saints Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- The Raynhams Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Hermitage Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- West Rudham Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- East Rudham Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Tattersett Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Dunton Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Tittleshall Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Raynham
NR21 7HB, NR21 7DG, NR21 7ER, NR21 7BS, NR21 7ES, NR21 7HN, NR21 7HH, NR21 7PL, NR21 7EJ … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Stansted Airport 66.4 miles106.8 km
- County School Railway Station 8.1 miles13 km
- North Elmham Railway Station 8.7 miles13.9 km
Hotels near Raynham Ad
- Sculthorpe Mill 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Greenbanks Hotel 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
- The Ffolkes Hotel 3 9 miles14.4 km
- Congham Hall Hotel & Spa 3 9.5 miles15.3 km
- The Kings Head Hotel 3 8.1 miles13 km
- Black Lion Hotel 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Nest Farmhouse 8.3 miles13.4 km
Local points of interest
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Sandringham House Estate 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Holkham Meals Forest 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Wells Harbour Harbour 12.7 miles20.5 km
- The Bink Hill 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Wild Ken Hill Nature reserve 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Saham Wood Forest 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Snettisham Beach Beach 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Blakeney Harbour Harbour 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Stow Hall Gardens Gardens 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 19.2 miles30.9 km