It was to that area three years earlier that Roger Williams, proponent of separation of church and state, of paying Indians for land acquired and abolishing slavery, had escaped, traveling 55 miles during a January blizzard.

He was fleeing a conviction for sedition and heresy of the General Court of Salem, and it was here that the local Wampanoags offered him shelter at their winter camp.

The Leonards had forged a friendship before the war began with King Philip, who lived in the area.

It is said that Philip agreed to spare the town from the mass destruction if the Leonards repaired his troops' weapons in their iron forge.

[3] The intersection of Interstate 495 and Massachusetts Route 24, a four-lane divided highway, is located at the town's border with Bridgewater.

Raynham is one of the towns covered by the Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA) bus service.

It is also part of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Plymouth and Bristol district, which includes Berkley, Bridgewater, Carver, Dighton, Marion, Middleborough, Taunton and Wareham.

Raynham is patrolled by Massachusetts State Police#Troop D (Southeast District), 4th Barracks (located in Middleborough).

On the national level, the town is part of Massachusetts's 4th congressional district, which is represented by Jake Auchincloss.

Patricia Riley, Joseph Pacheco and Kenneth Collins are the town elected selectmen.

Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School, located in Bridgewater, houses ninth through twelfth grades.

The high school athletics teams are nicknamed the Trojans, and the primary colors are red and white, with blue trim.

However, on November 17, 2010, the proposal was unanimously defeated by voters at a special town meeting, thereby maintaining the current regional system.

In 2011, the Wampanoag Indian tribe indicated an interest in establishing a "Racino"-style gaming casino at the Raynham dog track,[18] but in August 2011 talks broke down.

Raynham is also home to Wat Nawamintararachutis, opened in 2014 as the largest Thai Buddhist temple outside of Thailand.