Norfolk
Geography
Status	Ceremonial and Non-metropolitan county
Region	East of England[1]
Area - Total - Admin. council	Ranked 5th 5,371 km² (2,074 sq mi) Ranked 5th
Admin HQ	Norwich
ISO 3166-2	GB-NFK
ONS code	33
NUTS 3	UKH13
Demography
Population - Total (2006 est.) - Density - Admin. council	Ranked 25th 832,500 155/km² (401/sq mi) Ranked 7th
Ethnicity	98.5% white
Politics
Arms of Norfolk County Council with supporters Norfolk County Council http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/
Executive	Conservative
Members of Parliament	Peter Bone (C) Richard Bacon (C) Henry Bellingham (C) Charles Clarke (L) Christopher Fraser (C) Ian Gibson (L) Norman Lamb (LD) Keith Simpson (C) Anthony Wright (L)
Districts
Norwich South Norfolk Great Yarmouth Broadland North Norfolk King's Lynn and West Norfolk Breckland

Norfolk (pronounced /ˈnɔrfək/) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and with Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast, including The Wash. The county capital is Norwich, located at 52°37′59″N, 1°17′38″E. Norfolk is the fifth largest ceremonial county in England, with an area of 5,371 km² (2,074 sq mi). map of admin county File links The following pages link to this file: Norfolk Norfolk North (UK Parliament constituency) Norwich North Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency) Norwich South Norfolk South West (UK Parliament constituency) Norfolk North West (UK Parliament constituency) Norfolk Mid (UK Parliament constituency) Norfolk South (UK Parliament constituency... 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South Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. ... Great Yarmouth is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk, England. ... Broadland is a local government district in Norfolk, England, named after the Norfolk Broads. ... North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. ... Kings Lynn and West Norfolk is a local government district and borough in Norfolk, England. ... Breckland District is a local government district in Norfolk, England. ... The traditional counties as usually portrayed. ... Norfolk and Suffolk, the core area of East Anglia. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other places with the same name, see Lincolnshire (disambiguation). ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ... 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Of the 34 non-metropolitan English counties, Norfolk is the seventh most populous, with a population of 816,500. However, as a largely rural county it has a low population density, 152 people per square kilometre, making it 25th highest by population density.^[2] This is reflected in Norfolk's economy which is dominated by agriculture and tourism. The Broads lie partly within the county. A recent bid to have them declared a National Park failed, because it would have meant conservation being more important than navigation. Historical sites, such as the centre of Norwich, also contribute to tourism. Sign in a rural area in Dalarna, Sweden Qichun, a rural town in Hubei province, China Rural areas (also referred to as the country, countryside) are settled places outside towns and cities. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... Not to be confused with The Broads, Newfoundland and Labrador. ...

In a contest held by Plantlife, Norfolk's county flower was voted to be the Common Poppy^[3] after complaints that the first choice Alexanders was not representative. Plantlife is a U.K. plant conservation charity. ... A county flower is a flowering plant chosen to symbolise a county. ... Binomial name Papaver rhoeas L. The Corn Poppy or Red Poppy is the wild poppy of agricultural cultivation—Papaver rhoeas. ... Binomial name Smyrnium olusatrum L. Alexanders is a commonly cultivated flowering plant, Smyrnium olusatrum, belonging to the family Umbelliferae. ...

History

Main article: Prehistoric Norfolk

Main article: History of Norfolk

Norfolk was settled in pre-Roman times, with neolithic camps along the higher land in the west where flints could be quarried.^[4] A Brythonic tribe, the Iceni, inhabited the county from the first century BC, to the end of the first century (AD). The Iceni revolted against the Roman invasion in 47 AD, and again in 60 AD led by Boudica. The crushing of the second rebellion opened the county to the Romans. During the Roman era roads and ports were constructed throughout the county and farming took place. This prehistory of the County of Norfolk, England is broken into specific time periods. ... It has been suggested that some sections of this article be split into a new article entitled Prehistoric Norfolk. ... An array of Neolithic artifacts, including bracelets, axe heads, chisels, and polishing tools. ... This article is about the sedimentary rock. ... Brython and Brythonic are terms which refer to indigenous, pre-Roman, Celtic speaking inhabitants of most of the island of Great Britain, and their cultures and languages, the Brythonic languages. ... The Iceni or Eceni were a Brythonic tribe who inhabited an area of Britain corresponding roughly to the modern-day county of Norfolk between the 1st century BC and 1st century AD. The Cenimagni, who surrendered to Julius Caesar during his second expedition to Britain in 54 BC, may have... BCE redirects here. ... Roman invasion of Britain: Britain was the target of invasion by forces of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire several times during its history. ... A sculpture depicting Boudica, the warrior queen of the Iceni who led the revolt against the Romans in AD 61, and her daughters, commissioned by Prince Albert and executed by Thomas Thornycroft, stands near Westminster Pier, London Boudica (also spelt Boudicca, formerly better known as Boadicea) (d. ...

Situated on the east coast, Norfolk was vulnerable to invasions from Scandinavia and northern Europe, and forts were built to defend against the Angles and Saxons. By the 5th century the Angles, for whom East Anglia and England itself are named, had established control of the region and later became the "north folk" and the "south folk", hence, "Norfolk" and "Suffolk". Norfolk, and several adjacent areas, became the kingdom of East Anglia, later merging with Mercia and then Wessex. The influence of the Early English settlers can be seen in the many "thorpes", "tons" and "hams" of placenames. In the 9th century the region again came under attack, this time from Vikings who killed the king, Edmund the Martyr. In the centuries before the Norman Conquest the wetlands of the east of the county began to be converted to farmland, and settlements grew in these areas. Migration into East Anglia must have been high, as by the time of the Conquest and Domesday Book survey, it was one of the most densely populated parts of the British Isles. For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ... White cliffs of Dover in England White cliffs of Rugen down the Baltic coast from Schleswig The Angles is a modern English word for a Germanic-speaking people who took their name from the cultural ancestor of Angeln, a modern district located in Schleswig, Germany. ... For other uses, see Saxon (disambiguation). ... White cliffs of Dover in England White cliffs of Rugen down the Baltic coast from Schleswig The Angles is a modern English word for a Germanic-speaking people who took their name from the cultural ancestor of Angeln, a modern district located in Schleswig, Germany. ... Norfolk and Suffolk, the core area of East Anglia. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The Kingdom of Mercia at its greatest extent (7th to 9th centuries) is shown in green, with the original core area (6th century) given a darker tint. ... For the helicopter, see Westland Wessex. ... For other uses, see Viking (disambiguation). ... Edmund the Martyr (841–20 November 869) was a King of East Anglia. ... Bayeux Tapestry depicting events leading to the Battle of Hastings The Norman Conquest of England was the conquest of the Kingdom of England by William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy), in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings and the subsequent Norman control of England. ... A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ...

During the high and late Middle Ages the county developed arable agriculture and woolen industries. The economy was in decline by the time of the Black Death, which dramatically reduced the population in 1349, suffice to say that the current population has yet to equal the population from this time. By the 16th century Norwich had grown to become the second largest city in England, but in 1665 the Great Plague of London again killed around one third of the population.^[5] During the English Civil War Norfolk was largely Parliamentarian. The economy and agriculture of the region declined somewhat, and during the industrial revolution Norfolk developed little industry and was a late addition to the railway network. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... This article concerns the mid fourteenth century pandemic. ... For other places with the same name, see Norwich (disambiguation). ... A bill of mortality for the plague year of 1665. ... For other uses, see English Civil War (disambiguation). ... A Watt steam engine, the steam engine that propelled the Industrial Revolution in Britain and the world. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ...

In the 20th century the county developed a role in aviation. The first development in airfields came with the First World War; there was then a massive expansion during the Second World War with the growth of the Royal Air Force and the influx of the American USAAF 8th Air Force which operated from many Norfolk Airfields. During the Second World War agriculture rapidly intensified, and has remained very intensive since with the establishment of large fields for cereal and oil seed rape growing. Norfolk's low-lying land and easily eroded cliffs, many of which are chalk and clay, make it vulnerable to the sea, the most recent major event being the North Sea flood of 1953. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... RAF redirects here. ... The Eighth Air Force was a World War II, United States Army Air Force unit, which carried out day-time bombing operations in western Europe from airfields in eastern England from 1942. ... Norfolk Airfields This is a list of current or former military airfields within the county of Norfolk. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Grain redirects here. ... Binomial name Brassica napus L. Rapeseed (Brassica napus), also known as Rape, Oilseed Rape, Rapa, Rapaseed and (one particular cultivar) Canola, is a bright yellow flowering member (related to mustard) of the family Brassicaceae. ... The North Sea flood of 1953 and the associated storm combined to create a major natural disaster which affected the coastlines of the Netherlands and England on the night of 31 January 1953 – 1 February 1953. ...

Economy and industry

Wells-next-the-Sea.

River Wensum, Norwich.

Norwich Cathedral: Spire and south transcept.

Norwich Roman Catholic Cathedral.

In 1998 Norfolk had a Gross Domestic Product of £9,319 million, making it 1.5% of England's economy and 1.25% of the United Kingdom's economy. The GDP per head was £11,825, compared to £13,635 for East Anglia, £12,845 for England and £12,438 for the United Kingdom. In 1999-2000 the county has an unemployment rate of 5.6%, compared to 5.8% for England and 6.0% for the UK.^[6] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2160x1440, 369 KB) Summary Description: The quay at Wells-next-the-sea, viewed from the embankment. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2160x1440, 369 KB) Summary Description: The quay at Wells-next-the-sea, viewed from the embankment. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 624 KB) Summary The river Wensum in Norwich, England, seen looking west in a tree-lined area roughly north of Bishopgate. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 624 KB) Summary The river Wensum in Norwich, England, seen looking west in a tree-lined area roughly north of Bishopgate. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 956 KB) Summary Photographed by J-wiki Licensing This image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License v. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 956 KB) Summary Photographed by J-wiki Licensing This image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License v. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 577 KB) Summary The Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 577 KB) Summary The Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. ... GDP redirects here. ... GBP redirects here. ...

Much of Norfolk's flat and fertile land has been drained and converted to arable land. Chief arable crops are sugar beet, wheat, barley (for brewing) and oil seed rape. Over 20% of employment in the county is in the agriculture and food industries.^[7] Agribusiness has been successful in the county, and farming is very intensive with large fields, and many formerly family-run farms have been agglomerated into large farms which are highly efficient but criticised for reducing biodiversity and employment, and damaging community. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Two sugar beets - the one on the left has been cultivated to be smoother than the traditional beet, so that it traps less soil. ... For other uses, see Barley (disambiguation). ... In agriculture, agribusiness is a generic term that refers to the various businesses involved in the food production chain, including farming, seed, agrichemicals, farm machinery, wholesaling, processing, distribution, and retail sales. ... Rainforests are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth Biodiversity is the variation of taxonomic life forms within a given ecosystem, biome or for the entire Earth. ...

Well-known companies in Norfolk are Norwich Union, Colman's and Bernard Matthews. The Construction Industry Training Board is based on the former airfield of RAF Bircham Newton. The BBC East region is centred on Norwich (though covers as far west as Milton Keynes). Norwich Union is an insurance company in the UK. It is the biggest life-insurer in the UK, and has a strong position in motor insurance. ... Colmans English Mustard jar Colmans is a UK manufacturer of mustard, based in Norwich, Norfolk. ... Bernard Matthews is a food processing company headquartered in Norwich, Norfolk, with 57 farms throughout Norfolk, Suffolk and Lincolnshire [1]. They produce and market turkey and other meat products, oven-ready turkeys, day-old turkeys, fish products and other poultry products. ... RAF Bircham Newton was in the west of the county of Norfolk in the United Kingdom. ... BBC East is the BBC English Region that produces local television and radio programming for Norfolk, Suffolk, northern Essex, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, southern Northamptonshire andBuckinghamshire. ... , Milton Keynes ( ; IPA ) is a large town in South East England, about 45 miles (75 km) north-west of London. ...

To help local industry in Norwich, Norfolk, the local council offers a wireless service.^[8]

Education

Norfolk has a completely comprehensive state education, with secondary school age from 11 to 16 or 18, as well as several private schools. In many rural areas, there is no nearby sixth form. Sixth form colleges are found in larger towns. There are twelve independent schools including the Gresham's School in Holt in the north of the county, and Norwich School, in Norwich. The Kings Lynn district has the largest school population. A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales or Northern Ireland where students aged 16 to 18 complete post-compulsary further education qualifications, such as A Levels. ... Gresham’s School is an independent coeducational boarding school at Holt in North Norfolk, England, founded in the year 1555, a member of the HMC. // Big School, 1903, architect Sir John Simpson Greshams School was established at Holt by Sir John Gresham in 1555, during the reign of Queen... Holt is a market town in the county of Norfolk, England. ... Norwich School may refer to: Norwich school of painters Norwich School, Norwich, the first school in Norwich, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Politics

Norfolk is a shire county, under the control of Norfolk County Council. This is divided into seven local government districts, Breckland District, Broadland District, Great Yarmouth Borough, King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, North Norfolk District, Norwich City and South Norfolk. Breckland District is a local government district in Norfolk, England. ... Broadland is a local government district in Norfolk, England, named after the Norfolk Broads. ... Great Yarmouth is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk, England. ... Kings Lynn and West Norfolk is a local government district and borough in Norfolk, England. ... North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. ... For other places with the same name, see Norwich (disambiguation). ... South Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. ...

The Department for Communities and Local Government has referred Norwich City Council's proposal to become a new unitary authority to the Boundary Committee.^[9][10] The Boundary Committee will report back by the end of the year. The Department for Communities and Local Government is a United Kingdom government department. ... For other places with the same name, see Norwich (disambiguation). ... A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ...

Norfolk County Council is Conservative-controlled and led by Daniel Cox. There are 46 Conservative councillors, 22 Labour councillors, 14 Liberal Democrat councillors and two Green councillors.^[11] There was 63% turnout at the most recent local election. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, is a liberal political party in the United Kingdom formed in 1988 by the merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party; the two parties had already been in an alliance for seven years prior to this, since not long... The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. ...

In the House of Commons, Norfolk is represented by four Conservative Members of Parliament, three Labour MPs and one Liberal Democrat. Labour represent the more urban areas of Norwich and Great Yarmouth. The former Home Secretary, Charles Clarke, represents Norwich South. Type Lower House Speaker Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated) since October 23, 2000 Leader Harriet Harman, (Labour) since June 28, 2007 Shadow Leader Theresa May, (Conservative) since May 5, 2005 Members 659 Political groups Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats Scottish National Party Plaid Cymru Democratic Unionist Party Sinn Féin... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the United Kingdom Home Office and is responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales, and for immigration and citizenship for the whole United Kingdom (including Scotland and Northern Ireland). ... The Rt Hon. ... Norwich South is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Settlements and communications

Norfolk's county town and only city is Norwich, one of the largest settlements in England during the Norman era. Norwich is home to Norfolk's only university, the University of East Anglia, and is the county's main business and culture centre. Other principal towns include the port-town of King's Lynn and the seaside resort and Broads gateway town of Great Yarmouth. There are also several market towns: Aylsham, Downham Market, Dereham, Fakenham, Holt, North Walsham, Swaffham, Thetford and Wymondham. This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the ceremonial and shire county of Norfolk, England. ... Cathedral city redirects here. ... For other places with the same name, see Norwich (disambiguation). ... Norman conquests in red. ... UEA redirects here. ... , Kings Lynn is a town and port in Norfolk, England. ... Great Yarmouth, often known to locals simply as Yarmouth, is an English coastal town in the county of Norfolk. ... The market town is a medieval phenomenon. ... Aylsham is a historic market town and civil parish on the River Bure in North Norfolk, England. ... Downham Market, also known simply as Downham,or more recently The Jewel Of The East is a town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. ... Dereham, also known as East Dereham, is a town in Norfolk, England. ... Fakenham is a town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. ... Holt is a market town in the county of Norfolk, England. ... , Market Cross, North Walsham (photo by S.Mason) North Walsham is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. ... , Swaffham is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. ... Thetford is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland area of Norfolk, England. ... , Wymondham Market Cross There is also a Wymondham, Leicestershire Wymondham (pronounced ) is an historic market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. ...

Norfolk is one the few counties in England that does not have a motorway. The A11 connects Norfolk to Cambridge and London and the A47 runs west to the East Midlands. The Great Eastern Main Line is a major railway from London Liverpool Street Station to Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk. The only major airport in the county is Norwich International Airport, which offers flights within Europe, including a link to Amsterdam which offers onward flights throughout the world. Motorway symbol in UK, France and Ireland. ... The A11 is a major road in England. ... This article is about the city in England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The A47 is a trunk road in England linking Birmingham to Great Yarmouth (although most of the section between Birmingham and Nuneaton has been reclassified as the B4114). ... The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. ... The Great Eastern Main Line, or the GE, is a major railway line of the British railway system, which connects Liverpool Street station in the City of London with destinations in east London and the East of England, including Ipswich, Norwich and several coastal resorts. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Liverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a mainline railway station and connected London Underground station in the north eastern corner of the City of London, the main financial district, with entrances on Bishopsgate and Liverpool Street itself. ... The control tower at Norwich International Airport Norwich International Airport (IATA: NWI, ICAO: EGSH) also just Norwich Airport, is an airport 2. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Amsterdam (disambiguation). ...

Dialect, accent and nickname

Main article: Norfolk dialect

The Norfolk Dialect, also known as "Broad Norfolk", is the accent/dialect of people living in Norfolk, although over the modern age much of the vocabulary and phrases have died out due to a number of factors, such as radio, TV and people from other parts of the country coming to Norfolk. As a result the speech of Norfolk is more of an accent than dialect, though one part retained from the Norfolk dialect is the distinctive grammar of the region. The Norfolk dialect, also known as Broad Norfolk, is a dialect that was once spoken by those living in the county of Norfolk in England. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... For dialects of programming languages, see Programming language dialect. ...

More cutting, perhaps, was the formerly-used pejorative medical term "Normal for Norfolk", now discredited, the use of which is banned by the profession. Normal for Norfolk (or NFN) is a slang term used in some parts of England for something that is peculiar, or odd. ...

Tourist highlights

The Norfolk coast.

The Norfolk Broads.

The historic city of Norwich.

Norfolk is a popular tourist destination; major attractions include beaches, the Broads, and the city of Norwich. The Queen's residence of Sandringham provides an all year round tourist attraction. Rural parts of the county, notably the area around Burnham Market, are also popular locations for city dwellers to purchase weekend homes. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 185 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Mundesley beach, looking North Photo taken by Mark Oakden of TourNorfolk for the Mundesley online guided tour at www. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 185 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Mundesley beach, looking North Photo taken by Mark Oakden of TourNorfolk for the Mundesley online guided tour at www. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 201 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Wroxham Bridge Photo taken by Mark Oakden of TourNorfolk for the Wroxham online guided tour at www. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 201 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Wroxham Bridge Photo taken by Mark Oakden of TourNorfolk for the Wroxham online guided tour at www. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 177 KB) Elm Hill in Norwich Photo taken by Mark Oakden of TourNorfolk for the Norwich online guided tour at www. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 177 KB) Elm Hill in Norwich Photo taken by Mark Oakden of TourNorfolk for the Norwich online guided tour at www. ... Elizabeth II in an official portrait as Queen of Canada (on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002, wearing the Sovereigns badges of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The... Sandringham House is a country house on 8000 acres (32 km²) of land near the village of Sandringham, Norfolk, which is privately owned by the British Royal Family. ... Burnham Market is an ancient settlement for amber trade. ...

People of Norfolk

see also Category:People from Norfolk Some notable people who were born and/or raised in Norfolk:

• Henry Blofeld, Cricket commentator
• Henry Blogg, lifeboatman, was from Cromer
• Boudica, queen of the Iceni people in ancient Britain and scourge of the occupying Roman Army, was born in the part of Norfolk that is close to Norwich, at a settlement near the River Wensum
• Sir Thomas Browne, English renaissance writer, physician and early archaeologist
• Martin Brundle, former motor-racing driver and now popular commentator was born in King's Lynn
• Dave Bussey Former BBC Radio 2 and current BBC Radio Lincolnshire presenter
• Howard Carter, archaeologist who discovered Tutankhamuns tomb. His childhood was spent primarily in Swaffham
• Edith Cavell, a nurse who aided the escape of prisoners in WW1

• Cathy Dennis, the singer and songwriter, from Norwich

• Diana, Princess of Wales, first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, was born and grew up near Sandringham
• Anthony Duckworth-Chad, landowner and Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk
• Sir James Dyson, the inventor and entrepreneur, was born at Cromer, grew up at Holt and was educated at Gresham's School
• Natasha and Ralph Firman, racing drivers, were both born and brought up in Norfolk and educated at Gresham's
• Margaret Fountaine, the butterfly collector, was born in Norfolk, and her collection is housed in Norwich Castle Museum
• Stephen Fry, Actor, comedian, writer, producer, director and author. Was born in London and was brought up in the village of Booton near Reepham and also briefly attended Gresham's
• Claire Goose, the actress who starred in Casualty, was raised in Norfolk
• Sienna Guillory, the actress, hails from north Norfolk and was educated at Gresham's School
• Ed Graham, drummer of Lowestoft band The Darkness, was born in Great Yarmouth
• Henry Rider Haggard, author
• Jake Humphrey, BBC presenter, spent most of his childhood in Norwich
• Andy Hunt footballer, grew up in Ashill
• Sid Kipper, Norfolk humourist, author, songwriter and singer
• Myleene Klass, former Hear'Say singer, hails from Gorleston
• Matthew Macfadyen, actor who starred in Spooks, was born in Great Yarmouth
• Ruth Madoc, actress, was born in Norwich
• Danny Mills, footballer, born in Norwich
• Lord Horatio Nelson, Admiral and British hero who played a major role in the Battle of Trafalgar, born and schooled in Norfolk
• Nimmo Twins, sketch comedy duo well-known in Norfolk
• Beth Orton, singer/songwriter, was born in Dereham and raised in Norwich
• Thomas Paine, philosopher, born in Thetford
• Barry Pinches, snooker player. comes from Norwich
• Matthew Pinsent, British rower, was born in Holt
• Philip Pullman, author, born in Norwich
• Allan Smethurst, 'The Singing Postman' who sang songs in his Norfolk dialect, was from Sheringham
• Thomas Shadwell, playwright, satirist and Poet laureate
• Hannah Spearritt, actress and former S Club 7 singer, is from Gorleston
• Roger Taylor, drummer of the rock band Queen was born in Kings Lynn and spent the early part of his childhood in Norfolk
• Peter Trudgill, sociolinguist on accents and dialects including his own native Norfolk dialect, was born and bred in Norwich
• George Vancouver, Born Kings Lynn.Captain in the Royal Navy
• Robert Walpole, regarded as the first British prime minister
• Tim Westwood, rap DJ and Radio 1 presenter, grew up in and around Norwich
• John Wilson, angler, writer and broadcaster
• Parson Woodforde, 18th century clergyman and diarist

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People associated with Norfolk

The following people were not born or brought up in Norfolk but are long-term residents of Norfolk, are well-known for living in Norfolk at some point in their lives, or have contributed in some significant way to the county.

• Delia Smith, British TV cook and major Norwich City Football Club shareholder
• Liza Goddard TV and stage actress, lives in the village of Syderstone
• John Major British Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997, has a holiday home in Weybourne
• Revd Richard Enraght, 19th century clergyman, religious controversialist, Rector of St Swithun, Bintree
• Stephen Fry, actor, comedian, entertainer
• Alan Partridge Popular fictional character associated with Radio Show Norfolk Nights
• Trisha Goddard, TV personality, lives in Norwich and writes columns in the local newspapers the Eastern Daily Press and Norwich Evening News.

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See also

• List of tourist attractions and places of interest in Norfolk
• Recreational walks in Norfolk
• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Norfolk
• Earl of Norfolk
• Duke of Norfolk
• Royal Norfolk Regiment
• Norfolk Terrier
• Norwich Terrier

This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the ceremonial and shire county of Norfolk, England. ... The following are lists of recreational walks in Norfolk, England. ... The county of Norfolk is divided into 8 Parliamentary constituencies - 2 Borough constituencies and 6 County constituencies. ... Earl of Norfolk is a title which has been created several times in the Peerage of England. ... Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk holding the baton of the Earl Marshal. ... The Royal Norfolk Regiment, orignally formed as the Norfolk Regiment, was a regiment of the British Army. ... The Norfolk Terrier is the smallest of the working Terriers. ... The Norwich Terrier is the smallest of the Terriers that was bred to hunt small vermin. ...

References

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External links

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• Norfolk County Council
• Norfolk tourism (official site)
• "60 Years of Change". A digital story, telling of the changes in a village school in rural Norfok
• Photos of Norfolk

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