Norfolk 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."
The county town of Norfolk is Norwich.
Other towns and villages
- Acle, Attleborough[?], Aylsham
- Bacton, Banham[?], Beeston,Belton[?], Blakeney, Bradenham[?], Brancaster[?], Bressingham[?], Briston[?], Brooke[?], Brundall[?], Burgh Castle, Burnham Market[?], Buxton Lamas[?]
- Caister, Castle Acre[?], Castor[?], Chedgrave[?], Clenchwarton[?], Cley next the Sea, Cockley Cley[?], Coltishall, Cromer
- Dersingham[?], Dilham, Diss[?], Downham Market[?]
- East Dereham[?], East Rushton[?]
- Fakenham[?]
- Gorleston, Great Yarmouth
- Halvergate, Hanworth, Happisburgh[?], Harleston[?], Heacham[?], Hemsby[?], Holkham[?], Holme-next-the-Sea, Holt, Norfolk, England, Honing[?], Horsey, Hoveton, Hunstanton
- King's Lynn
- Langham[?], Loddon, Lower Street, Horning, Norfolk[?], Lower Street, Mundesley, Norfolk[?], Ludham, Ludham Bridge
- Merton[?], Middleton[?], Morston[?], Morton[?], Mundesley[?]
- New Houghton[?], North Walsham
- Oulton[?], Ovington[?]
- Paston[?], Potter Heigham
- Reedham, Reepham[?]
- Sandringham, Sea Palling[?], Sheringham, Smallburgh[?], Snettisham, Stalham[?], Sutton[?], Swaffham, Swafield[?]
- Terrington St. Clement[?], Thetford[?], Thorpe Market[?], Thorpe St. Andrew[?], Thurne
- Upton[?]
- Waxham[?], Wells-next-the-Sea[?], Welney, Weybourne[?], 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
- Norwich School of painters, John Crome, John Sell Cotman
- Blickling Hall, Felbrigg Hall[?], Oxburgh Hall[?] - National Trust
- Sheringham Park - National Trust
- Wymondham Abbey (see also Historic houses in England)
- Long distance footpaths:
- RSPB reserves (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds):
- Heritage railways:
- Castle Museum, Norwich
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