Norfolk
Sign in to saveNorfolk ( , ) is a ceremonial county in England, located in the East of England and East Anglia. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and east, Cambridgeshire to the west, and Suffolk to the south. The largest settlement is the city of Norwich.
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Norfolk is a county in eastern England, bordered by the North Sea and several neighboring counties, with Norwich as its largest city. It's a significant part of England's East Anglia region and serves as an important geographical and administrative area in the country's eastern landscape.
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- English county.official_name
- Norfolk
- English county.locator_map
- 200px
- English county.region
- East of England
- English county.established_date
- Anglo-Saxon period
- English county.lord_lieutenant_office
- Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk
- English county.lord_lieutenant_name
- The Lady Dannatt
- English county.high_sheriff_office
- High Sheriff of Norfolk
- English county.high_sheriff_name
- Patrick Simon Lines
- English county.ethnicity
- 96.5% white
- English county.county_council
- Norfolk County Council
- English county.admin_hq
- Norwich
- English county.area_council_km2
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- Norwich Unitary Authority dispute (2006–2010)
- Emergency services
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- Transport
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- Air
- Dialect, accent and nickname
- Tourism
- Amusement parks and zoos
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- From Norfolk
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Norfolk ( , ) is a ceremonial county in England, located in the East of England and East Anglia. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and east, Cambridgeshire to the west, and Suffolk to the south. The largest settlement is the city of Norwich.
The county has an area of and had an estimated population of in . It is predominantly rural. Norwich is in the centre-east of the county, and its other principal settlements include Great Yarmouth on the east coast, Thetford in the south, and King's Lynn in the north-west. For local government purposes Norfolk is a non-metropolitan county with seven districts.