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County of Norfolk

Norfolk
County
Flag of Norfolk.svg Arms of Norfolk.svg
Flag Coat of arms
Norfolk UK locator map 2010.svg
Norfolk in England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country England
Region East of England
Established Anglo-Saxon period
Ceremonial county
Lord Lieutenant Richard Jewson
High Sheriff James Bagge Esq (2016-17)
Area 5,372 km2 (2,074 sq mi)
 • Ranked 5th of 48
Population (mid-2015 est.) 885,000
 • Ranked 25th of 48
Density 164/km2 (420/sq mi)
Ethnicity 96.5% white
Non-metropolitan county
County council Norfolk County Council
Executive Conservative
Admin HQ Norwich
Area 5,372 km2 (2,074 sq mi)
 • Ranked of 27
Population 885,000
 • Ranked 7th of 27
Density 164/km2 (420/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2 GB-NFK
ONS code 33
NUTS UKH13
Website www.norfolk.gov.uk
Norfolk numbered districts.svg
Districts of Norfolk
Districts
  1. Norwich
  2. South Norfolk
  3. Great Yarmouth
  4. Broadland
  5. North Norfolk
  6. King's Lynn and West Norfolk
  7. Breckland
Members of Parliament
Police Norfolk Constabulary
Time zone GMT (UTC)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)

Norfolk /ˈnɔːrfək/ is a county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the west and north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea and, to the north-west, The Wash. The county town is Norwich.

With an area of 2,074 square miles (5,370 km2) and a population of 859,400, Norfolk is a largely rural county with a population density of 401 per square mile (155 per km²). Of the county's population, 40% live in four major built up areas: Norwich (213,000), Great Yarmouth (63,000), King's Lynn (46,000) and Thetford (25,000).

The Broads is a network of rivers and lakes in the east of the county, extending south into Suffolk. The area is not a National Park although it is marketed as such. It has similar status to a national park, and is protected by the Broads Authority.

Norfolk was settled in pre-Roman times, with camps along the higher land in the west, where flints could be quarried. A Brythonic tribe, the Iceni, inhabited the county from the 1st century BC to the end of the 1st century AD. The Iceni revolted against the Roman invasion in AD 47, and again in 60 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 was widespread.


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