Norfolk (pronounced 'NOR-f'k') 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 Angles, for whom East Anglia and England itself are named, settled in this area in the 5th century and later became the "north folk" and the "south folk," hence, "Norfolk" and Suffolk." As with all English counties, a rich history exists
The regional capital of Norfolk is the city of Norwich. Other large towns include King's Lynn and Great Yarmouth.
The influence of the Early English settlers can be seen in the many 'thorpes', 'tons' and 'hams' of placenames
The region is one of flat, fertile farmlands, with a long, low coast bordering on the North Sea and the Wash. The principal rivers are the Ouse, the Bure, the Yare and its tributary the Wensum, and the Waveney.
Norfolk produces cereal and root crops and supports extensive breeding of cattle and poultry.
After the Anglo-Saxon invasion of England, Norfolk became a part of the kingdom of East Anglia, the home of the "north folk" of that region (thus its name).
Norfolk (pronounced NOR-f'k) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England.
The Angles, for whom East Anglia and England itself are named, settled in this area in the 5th century and later became the "north folk" and the "south folk", hence, "Norfolk" and "Suffolk".
The regional capital of Norfolk is the city of Norwich.
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