For alternative meanings see: Norfolk (disambiguation)

Norfolk
Geography
Status:	Ceremonial & Administrative County
Region:	East of England
Area: - Total - Admin. council	Ranked 5th 5,371 km² Ranked 5th
Admin HQ:	Norwich
ISO 3166-2:	GB-NFK
ONS code:	33
NUTS 3:	UKH13
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density - Admin. council	Ranked 26th 802,766 150 / km² Ranked 8th
Ethnicity:	98.5% White
Politics
Norfolk County Council http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/
Executive:	Conservative
Members of Parliament
Richard Bacon, Henry Bellingham, Charles Clarke, Ian Gibson, Norman Lamb, Gillian Shephard, Keith Simpson, Tony Wright
Districts
Norwich South Norfolk Great Yarmouth Broadland North Norfolk King's Lynn and West Norfolk Breckland

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

Other towns and villages

• Acle, Attleborough, Aylsham
• Bacton, Banham , Beeston,Belton, Blakeney, Bradenham , Bradfield , Brancaster , Brancaster Staithe , Bressingham , Briston , Brooke , Brumstead (Brunstead), Brundall , Burgh Castle, Burnham Deepdale , Burnham Market , Burnham Norton , Burnham Overy Staithe , Burnham Overy Town , Burnham Thorpe, Buxton Lamas
• Caister, Castle Acre , Castor , Chedgrave , Clenchwarton , Cley next the Sea, Cockley Cley , Colkirk , Coltishall, Cromer
• Denver, Dersingham , Dilham, Diss, Downham Market
• East Dereham, East Ruston
• Fakenham, Fincham
• Gorleston, Great Yarmouth
• Halvergate, Hanworth, Happisburgh , Harleston, Heacham , Hemsby , Hilgay , Holkham, Holme-next-the-Sea, Holt, Hopton-on-Sea, Horning, Horsham St. Faith , Horsey, Hoveton, Hunstanton
• King's Lynn
• Langham , Loddon, Lower Street (Horning) , Lower Street (Mundesley) , Ludham, Ludham Bridge
• Merton , Middleton , Morston, Morton , Mundesley
• New Houghton , Newton St. Faith , North Creake , North Walsham
• Old Catton, Oulton , Ovington, Oxwick
• Paston , Potter Heigham
• Rackheath , Reedham, Reepham
• Sandringham, Sea Palling , Scoulton, Sheringham, Smallburgh , Snettisham, South Creake , Sprowston, Stalham, Stiffkey Sutton , Swaffham, Swafield
• Taverham, Terrington St. Clement, Thetford, Thorpe Market , Thorpe St. Andrew , Thurne
• Upton
• Waxham , Walsingham Wells-next-the-Sea, Welney, Weybourne , Whissonsett , Winterton-on-Sea , Woodbastwick, Worstead, Wroxham, Wymondham

Places of interest

• The Norfolk Broads -- part of The Broads National Park
• North Norfolk Heritage Coast
• Norfolk Wildlife Trust
• National Nature Reserves in Norfolk
• Norfolk Windmills Trust; see also: windpump
• Norfolk wherry - a black-sailed trader
• Norfolk village signs
• Norfolk hawker - a dragonfly
• Blickling Hall, Felbrigg Hall , Oxburgh Hall - National Trust
• Sheringham Park - National Trust
• Walsingham Abbey and Shrine
• Wymondham Abbey (see also Historic houses in England)
• Long distance footpaths:
  • Angles Way , Bure Valley Way, Fen Rivers Way, Great Eastern Pingo Trail , Marriott's Way, Nar Valley Way , North Norfolk Coastal Path, Paston Way , Peddars Way, Tas Valley Way , Weavers Way
• RSPB reserves (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds):
  • RSPB Berney Marshes, RSPB Breydon Water, Halvergate Marshes, RSPB Snettisham, RSPB Strumpshaw Fen, RSPB Titchwell Marsh
• Heritage railways:
  • Bressingham Steam Museum , Bure Valley Railway, Mid-Norfolk Railway, East Anglian Railway Museum, North Norfolk Railway
• Castle Museum, Norwich
• Castle Acre Priory
• Holkham Hall

Other related articles

• Earl of Norfolk
• Duke of Norfolk
• Norfolk North (constituency)