Raveningham

Raveningham
St Andrew's Church
Raveningham is located in Norfolk
Raveningham
Raveningham
Location within Norfolk
Area8.05 km2 (3.11 sq mi)
Population162 
• Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM398971
Civil parish
  • Raveningham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR14
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°31′09″N 1°31′59″E / 52.51915°N 1.53316°E / 52.51915; 1.53316

Raveningham (/ˈrænɪŋəm/) is a small village and parish in the county of Norfolk, England, about 13 miles (21 km) south-east of Norwich. It covers an area of 1,990 acres (810 ha) and had a population of 157 in 61 households at the 2001 census, the population increasing to 162 at the 2011 census.

Toponymy and pronunciation

The village derives its name from the Old English word Hræfn (meaning "raven"). Historically, the village name translates to the "home of Hraefn's people."

The name may be pronounced: "Ran-ing'm", "Raningham", or "Ranningham".

History

Raveningham is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as one of the settlements in Clavering hundred.

Raveningham Hall is the home of Sir Nicholas and Lady Bacon: Raveningham Hall Gardens are open to the public once a year as part of the National Garden Scheme. Located within the premises is St Andrew’s Church, one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

St Andrew's Church

The parish church is St Andrew's and is in the Diocese of Norwich. It is a round-tower church, dating mostly from the medieval period. The building is Grade II* listed.

The east window has glass by Kempe depicting the crucifixion flanked by St Peter and St Andrew.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Knott, Simon. "St. Andrew, Raveningham". Norfolk Churches. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Raveningham parish information". South Norfolk Council. 4 January 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  3. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Vikings in the East Midlands". emidsvikings.ac.uk.
  5. ↑ Hales, J. and Bennett, W. "Looking at Norfolk" (October 1971), Charles N. Veal & Company
  6. ↑ https://friendsofnorfolkdialect.com/portfolio-items/norfolk-placenames/ [bare URL]
  7. ↑ "Raveningham Hall, Norwich". National Garden Scheme.
  8. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew (1050483)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

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