County of Norfolk

Norfolk


Flag	Coat of arms

Norfolk in England

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

NUTS

UKH13

Website

www.norfolk.gov.uk

Districts of Norfolk

Districts

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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