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Norfolk

Norfolk ( , ) is a ceremonial county in England, located in the East of England and East Anglia. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and east, Cambridgeshire to the west, and Suffolk to the south. The largest settlement is the city of Norwich.

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Norfolk is a county in eastern England, bordered by the North Sea and several neighboring counties, with Norwich as its largest city. It's a significant part of England's East Anglia region and serves as an important geographical and administrative area in the country's eastern landscape.

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English county.official_name: Norfolk
English county.locator_map: 200px
English county.region: East of England
English county.established_date: Anglo-Saxon period
English county.lord_lieutenant_office: Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk
English county.lord_lieutenant_name: The Lady Dannatt
English county.high_sheriff_office: High Sheriff of Norfolk
English county.high_sheriff_name: Patrick Simon Lines
English county.ethnicity: 96.5% white
English county.county_council: Norfolk County Council
English county.admin_hq: Norwich
English county.area_council_km2: 5372
English county.iso_code: GB-NFK
English county.gss_code: E10000020
English county.nuts_code: TLH13
English county.districts_map: 200px
English county.districts_list: Norwich South Norfolk Great Yarmouth Broadland North Norfolk King's Lynn and West Norfolk Breckland
English county.MPs: 10 MPs

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Wikidata facts

Population: 925299
Area: 5380.0193
Official website: www.norfolk.gov.uk
Image: Happisburgh coastal erosion.jpg

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Commons category: Norfolk, England
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History
Economy and industry
Management of the shoreline
Media
Television
Radio
Newspapers
Education
Primary and secondary education
Tertiary education
Politics
Local
National
Norwich Unitary Authority dispute (2006–2010)
Emergency services
Settlements
Transport
Roads
Railways
Air
Dialect, accent and nickname
Tourism
Amusement parks and zoos
Theatres
Demography
Notable people
From Norfolk
Associated with Norfolk
Gallery
See also
References
Further reading
External links

The county has an area of and had an estimated population of in . It is predominantly rural. Norwich is in the centre-east of the county, and its other principal settlements include Great Yarmouth on the east coast, Thetford in the south, and King's Lynn in the north-west. For local government purposes Norfolk is a non-metropolitan county with seven districts.