 Norfolk, England Travel Guide
Norfolk is a county on the coast in the East of England. Covering 5,371 sq km (2,074 sq mi), Norfolk is the fifth largest ceremonial county in England. It faces the North Sea to the east, and shares a border with Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire to the west and Suffolk to the south. Norfolk has a population of 851,000 (2011 estimate), making it the seventh most populous. Its county town is Norwich, which is also its only city.
Norfolk is within a rural part of England. It comprises seven districts namely Norwich, South Norfolk, Great Yarmouth, Broadland, North Norfolk, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, and Breckland. The area is mainly agricultural. Among the crops grown here include wheat, sugar beat and barley.
The locals of Norfolk speak a regional dialect known as Broad Norfolk. Much of this has died out due to television and radio penetration, but can still be head within the county.
Sandringham House, Norfolk
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Cowtower, Norwich, Norfolk
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Chapel of Earlham Cemetery in Norwich, Norfolk
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Towns in Norfolk
- Norwich - county town
- Cromer
- Diss
- Great Yarmouth
- King's Lynn
- Swaffham
- Wroxham
- Wymondham
Sights in Norfolk
- Blickling Hall
- Castle Acre Priory
- City of Norwich Aviation Museum
- Cowtower
- Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden
- Felbrigg Hall
- Holkham Hall
- Norfolk Windmills Trust
- Norwich Castle Museum
- Oxburgh Hall
- Sandringham House
- Walsingham Abbey and Shrine
- Wymondham Abbey
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Preparing for your vacation in Britain?
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There's so much to see and discover of Britain, but we shall do it bit by bit, one destination at a time.
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