Raveningham

Raveningham
Raveningham
	St Andrew's church, Raveningham
	Raveningham Location within Norfolk
Area	8.05 km2 (3.11 sq mi)
Population	162
• Density	20/km2 (52/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TM398971
Civil parish	Raveningham;
District	South Norfolk;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR14
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°31′09″N 1°31′59″E / 52.51915°N 1.53316°E

Raveningham (pronounced "Ran-ing'm")^[1] 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,^[2] the population increasing to 162 at the 2011 Census.^[3]

Raveningham is mentioned in the Domesday Book 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 Gardens Scheme.^[4] Located within the premises is St Andrews church, one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

St Andrew's Church

The east window has glass by Kempe depicting the crucifixion flanked by St Peter and St Andrew.^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Knott, Simon. "St. Andrew, Raveningham". Norfolk Churches. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
^ "Raveningham parish information". South Norfolk Council. 4 January 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
^ "Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
^ "Raveningham Hall, Norwich". National Garden Scheme.

External links

Media related to Raveningham at Wikimedia Commons

St Andrew's on the European Round Tower Churches website

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[norfolkchurches-1] 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] "Raveningham Hall, Norwich". National Garden Scheme.

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