Norfolk

Norfolk is a low-lying and predominantly rural county in eastern , in the region known as East Anglia. It has county borders with to the west, to the west and southwest, and with to the south.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Norwich and Great Yarmouth.

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, a two-cathedral city, is the capital of the county of Norfolk, within the larger region of East Anglia. It lies some 185 km NNE of , and as well as being a convenient base for exploring the Broads and the North Norfolk Coast is also…

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is a long-established English seaside town in the county of Norfolk, at the mouth of the River Yare. Around 5 million people visit every year, making it Britain's third most popular seaside resort.

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King's Lynn is the third largest town in Norfolk in with a population of 42,800. It is a town with great history, having being founded in medieval times, and is situated towards the west of the county on the Great Ouse river and near the Wash estuary.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Norfolk Broads and Thetford.

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The is an historic and scenic area in the east of the county of Norfolk, close to the border and also extending into that county.

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is a town of 24,000 people in Norfolk, . contains the ruins of Castle and Priory, which was closed during the Reformation.

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is a town on the North Norfolk coast famous for its crabs, fishermen and lifeboats. The North Norfolk coast is one of the most rapidly eroding coastlines in Europe.

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The Protected Landscape is a series of significant landscapes in Norfolk, , sometimes known as North Norfolk. Some of the towns are popular holiday destinations, while quiet villages meet nature reserves, farms and country estates.

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is a market town and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England. It lies on the River Tiffey, 12 miles south-west of and just off the A11 road to London.

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is a seaside town and civil parish in the county of Norfolk, England. The motto of the town, granted in 1953 to the Urban District Council, is Mare Ditat Pinusque Decorat, Latin for "The sea enriches and the pine adorns".

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is a town in Norfolk, . is a busy market town serving local residents and a wide rural area. The town has a market on Tuesdays and Fridays selling a range of food and household items.

is a market town and civil parish in the district of the county of Norfolk, England. The town is located 8 mi south of and is 15 mi south.

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Old and are an adjoining town and village on the Norfolk coast. Known for being one of the few places on the east coast in England where the sun can be seen to set over the sea, the two places combine ancient heritage with traditional English seaside resort thrills.

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is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the , about 25 miles north-west of . The town is at the junction of several local roads, including the A148 from to , the A1067 to Norwich and the A1065 to .

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is a picturesque market town in the west of Norfolk. It became famous as one of the principal filming locations for the ITV television series Kingdom from 2007 to 2009.

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is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in South Norfolk, England; it is near the boundary with . It had a population of 7,572 in 2011.

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is a market town in the heart of Norfolk. The central layout of the town has changed little from medieval times and radiates out from the central market place.

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is a town on the north Norfolk coast, with a population of 2165 in 2011. The chief attraction is Holkham Hall, and the coast is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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is the largest lowland pine forest in and is located in a region straddling the north of and the south of Norfolk in . It covers over 19,000 ha in the form of a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

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is a market town and civil parish in the county of Norfolk, England. The town is 23 miles north of the city of , 10 miles west of and 35 miles east of .

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is a town in Norfolk. is a market town situated between and with a population of around 10,000. Although a pleasant town, it caters mainly for residents and most visitors will be there for the surrounding areas.

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are two towns in Norfolk separated by the River Bure. They are connected by a road, foot and rail bridges. Wroxham is unofficially often known as "Capital of the Broads", though in practice Hoveton has the vast majority of marinas, boat yards and boat hire centres, and most of the commercial activity.

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is a small village in Norfolk on the north Norfolk coast within the Norfolk Coast Area of Natural Beauty and the Norfolk Heritage Coast. It is a lovely village but most travellers will be going there for the surrounding countryside, beaches and wildlife.

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is a small working town in Norfolk catering mainly for the local population. It is 12 miles south of . The surrounding countryside is ideal for exploring on foot or by bicycle, with quiet rural country lanes without many hills.

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is a small village with a high street in Norfolk. It lies in the North Norfolk Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, near the mouth of the River Glaven.

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is a market town in Norfolk. With a population of nearly 3,000 the town lies midway between and . It lies on an important road route having the only bridge across the River Bure between and .

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is in Norfolk. The village lies on the River Thurne in the . Most visitors to the area will be there to either hire a boat or as part of their boating holiday on the Broads.

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is a large village in Norfolk, near the North Norfolk coast. This busy village is packed with boutiques selling local food, artwork, jewellery, wet weather gear and wellies, and beachwear.

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is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 7.41 sq mi and is located about 5 mi north of East Dereham, on the west bank of the .

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is a small market town in Norfolk close to the River Waveney and the border. A charming town with lots of Georgian houses, alleyways, character, etc. to explore, but from a visitor's perspective the town is a working town and mainly caters for locals.

Norfolk

Latitude of center
52.6754° or 52° 40′ 32″ north
Longitude of center
0.9457° or 0° 56′ 45″ east
Population
890,000
Elevation
171 feet (52 metres)
Geo­Names ID
11609041
Wiki­data ID
Q23109
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Norfolk” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Norfolk”
  • Arabic: “نورفك”
  • Armenian: “Նորֆոլկ”
  • Asturian: “Norfolk”
  • Azerbaijani: “Norfolk qraflığı”
  • Azerbaijani: “Norfolk”
  • Balinese: “Norfolk”
  • Basque: “Norfolk”
  • Belarusian: “графства Норфалк”
  • Belarusian: “Норфалк (Ангельшчына)”
  • Belarusian: “Норфалк (графства)”
  • Belarusian: “Норфалк”
  • Bengali: “নরফোক”
  • Breton: “Norfolk”
  • Bulgarian: “Норфолк”
  • Catalan: “Norfolk”
  • Cebuano: “Norfolk”
  • Central Kurdish: “نۆرفۆلک”
  • Chinese: “Norfolk”
  • Chinese: “诺福克郡”
  • Chinese: “諾福郡”
  • Cornish: “Norfolk”
  • Czech: “Norfolk”
  • Danish: “Norfolk”
  • Dutch: “Norfolk”
  • Eastern Mari: “Норфолк”
  • Esperanto: “Norfolk”
  • Estonian: “Norfolk”
  • Finnish: “Norfolk”
  • French: “Norfolk”
  • Galician: “Condado de Norfolk, Inglaterra”
  • Galician: “Norfolk, Inglaterra”
  • Georgian: “ნორფოლკი”
  • German: “Norfolk”
  • Greek: “Νόρφολκ”
  • Gujarati: “નોર્ફોલ્ક”
  • Hebrew: “נורפוק”
  • Hindi: “नॉर्फ़क”
  • Hungarian: “Norfolk”
  • Icelandic: “Norfolk”
  • Ido: “Norfolk”
  • Inari Sami: “Norfolk”
  • Indonesian: “Norfolk”
  • Interlingua: “Norfolk”
  • Irish: “Norfolk”
  • Italian: “Norfolk”
  • Japanese: “ノーフォーク”
  • Kalo Finnish Romani: “Norfolk”
  • Kannada: “ನಾರ್ಫೋಕ್”
  • Kildin Sami: “Норфолк”
  • Korean: “노퍽주”
  • Kurdish: “Norfolk”
  • Ladin: “Norfolk”
  • Latin: “Norfolcia”
  • Latvian: “Norfolka”
  • Lithuanian: “Norfolkas”
  • Lule Sami: “Norfolk”
  • Luxembourgish: “Norfolk”
  • Macedonian: “Норфолк”
  • Manx: “Norfolk”
  • Marathi: “नॉरफोक”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Norfolk”
  • Mingrelian: “ნორფოლკი”
  • Narom: “Norfouc”
  • Northern Frisian: “Norfolk”
  • Northern Sami: “Norfolk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Norfolk”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Norfolk”
  • Norwegian: “Norfolk”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Norfolk”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Norþfolc”
  • Ossetian: “Норфолк”
  • Persian: “نورفک”
  • Pite Sami: “Norfolk”
  • Polish: “Norfolk”
  • Portuguese: “Norfolk”
  • Quechua: “Norfolk”
  • Romanian: “Norfolk”
  • Russian: “Norfolk”
  • Russian: “Норфолк (Англия)”
  • Russian: “Норфолк (графство в Англии)”
  • Russian: “Норфолк”
  • Russian: “Норфольк”
  • Scots: “Norfolk”
  • Serbian: “Норфок”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Norfolk”
  • Skolt Sami: “Norfolk”
  • Slovak: “Norfolk”
  • Slovenian: “Norfolk”
  • Southern Sami: “Norfolk”
  • Spanish: “Norfolk”
  • Swahili: “Norfolk”
  • Swedish: “Norfolk”
  • Tajik: “Норфолк”
  • Tamil: “நாரபோல்க்”
  • Telugu: “నోర్ఫోక్”
  • Thai: “นอร์ฟอล์ก”
  • Tornedalen Finnish: “Norfolk”
  • Turkish: “Norfolk”
  • Turkish: “Törensel Norfolk Kontluğu”
  • Ukrainian: “Норфолк”
  • Ume Sami: “Norfolk”
  • Urdu: “نارفوک”
  • Urdu: “نورفک”
  • Venetian: “Norfolk”
  • Vietnamese: “Norfolk”
  • Vlaams: “Norfolk”
  • Volapük: “Norfolk”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Norfolk”
  • Welsh: “Norfolk”
  • Western Armenian: “Նորֆոք”
  • Western Frisian: “Norfolk”
  • Western Panjabi: “نارفوک”
  • Wu Chinese: “诺福克郡”
  • Yiddish: “נארפאלק”
  • Yue Chinese: “諾福郡”

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