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Norfolk

February 07, 2023

This article is about the county in England. For the city in the US state of Virginia, see Norfolk, Virginia. For the Australian island, see Norfolk Island. For other uses, see Norfolk (disambiguation).

Norfolk (/ˈnɔːrfək/) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea, with The Wash to the north-west. The county town is the city of Norwich. With an area of 2,074 sq mi (5,370 km2) and a population of 859,400, Norfolk is a largely rural county with a population density of 401 per square mile (155 per km2). Of the county's population, 40% live in four major built up areas: Norwich (213,000), Great Yarmouth (63,000), King's Lynn (46,000) and Thetford (25,000).[5]

Norfolk
Ceremonial county
Flag
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52°40′21″N 00°57′00″E / 52.67250°N 0.95000°E / 52.67250; 0.95000Coordinates: 52°40′21″N 00°57′00″E / 52.67250°N 0.95000°E / 52.67250; 0.95000
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast of England
EstablishedAnglo-Saxon period[1]
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time)
Members of Parliament
PoliceNorfolk Constabulary
Ceremonial county
Lord LieutenantThe Lady Dannatt MBE
High SheriffGeorgina Roberts (Lady Roberts of Swaffham)[2][3] (2020–21)
Area5,372 km2 (2,074 sq mi)
 • Ranked5th of 48
Population (2021)903,680
 • Ranked25th of 48
Density168/km2 (440/sq mi)
Ethnicity96.5% white[4]
Non-metropolitan county
County council
Norfolk County Council
ExecutiveConservative
Admin HQNorwich
Area5,372 km2 (2,074 sq mi)
 • Ranked5th of 26
Population907,760
 • Ranked7th of 26
Density169/km2 (440/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2GB-NFK
ONS code33
ITLUKH13
Websitewww.norfolk.gov.uk
Districts

Districts of Norfolk
Districts
  1. City of Norwich
  2. South Norfolk
  3. Great Yarmouth
  4. Broadland
  5. North Norfolk
  6. King's Lynn and West Norfolk
  7. Breckland

The Broads is a network of rivers and lakes in the east of the county, extending south into Suffolk. The area is protected by the Broads Authority[6] and has similar status to a national park.[7]

History

Main articles: Prehistoric Norfolk and History of Norfolk

The area that was to become Norfolk was settled in pre-Roman times, (there were Palaeolithic settlers as early as 950,000 years ago) with camps along the higher land in the west, where flints could be quarried.[8] A Brittonic tribe, the Iceni, emerged in the 1st century BC. The Iceni revolted against the Roman invasion in AD 47, and again in 60 led by Boudica. The crushing of the second rebellion opened the area to the Romans. During the Roman era roads and ports were constructed throughout the area and farming was widespread.

Situated on the east coast, the homelands of the Iceni were vulnerable to attacks from continental Europe and other parts of Britain, and forts were built to defend against raids by the Saxons and the Picts. A period of depopulation, which may have been due to these threats, seems to have followed the departure of the Romans.[9] Soon afterward, Germanic peoples from the North Sea area settled in the region. Though they became known as Angles, they were likely not affiliated to any tribe in particular at the time of their migration. It is thought that the settlement here was early (possibly beginning at the start of the fifth century, thereby preceding the alleged date of Hengist and Horsa's arrival in Kent) and that it occurred on a large scale.[10][11][12]

By the 5th century the Angles had established control of the region and later became the "north folk" and the "south folk"; hence "Norfolk" and "Suffolk". Norfolk, Suffolk and several adjacent areas became the kingdom of East Anglia (one of the heptarchy), which later merged with Mercia and then with Wessex. The influence of the early English settlers can be seen in the many place names ending in "-ham", "-ingham" and "-ton". Endings such as "-by" and "-thorpe" are also fairly common, indicating Danish toponyms: in the 9th century the region again came under attack, this time from Danes who killed the king, Edmund the Martyr. Several place names around the Fenland area contain Celtic elements;[13] this has been taken by some scholars to represent a possibly significant concentration of Britons in the area.

In the centuries before the Norman Conquest the wetlands of the east of the county began to be converted to farmland, and settlements grew in these areas. Migration into East Anglia must have been high: by the time of the Domesday Book survey it was one of the most densely populated parts of the British Isles. During the high and late Middle Ages the county developed arable agriculture and woollen industries. Norfolk's prosperity at that time is evident from the county's large number of medieval churches: out of an original total of over one thousand some 659 have survived, more than in any other county in Britain and the greatest concentration in the world.[14] The economy was in decline by the time of the Black Death, which dramatically reduced the population in 1349.

Kett's Rebellion occurred in Norfolk during the reign of Edward VI, largely in response to the enclosure of land by landlords, leaving peasants with nowhere to graze their animals, and to the general abuses of power by the nobility. It was led by Robert Kett, a yeoman farmer, who was joined by recruits from Norwich and the surrounding countryside. His group numbered some 16,000 by the time the rebels stormed Norwich on 29 July 1549 and took the city. Kett's rebellion ended on 27 August when the rebels were defeated by an army under the leadership of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland at the Battle of Dussindale. Some 3,000 rebels were killed. Kett was captured, held in the Tower of London, tried for treason, and hanged from the walls of Norwich Castle.[15][16][17]

By the late 16th century Norwich had grown to become the second-largest city in England, but over one-third of its population died in the plague epidemic of 1579,[18] and in 1665 the Great Plague again killed around one-third of the population.[19] During the English Civil War Norfolk was largely Parliamentarian. The economy and agriculture of the region declined somewhat. During the Industrial Revolution Norfolk developed little industry, except in Norwich which was a late addition to the railway network.

Early military units included the Norfolk Militia. In the 20th century the county developed a role in aviation. The first development in airfields came with the First World War; there was then a massive expansion during the Second World War with the growth of the Royal Air Force and the influx of the American USAAF 8th Air Force which operated from many Norfolk airfields.

 
Entrance to Norfolk at Walsoken, Wisbech on the Cambridgeshire and Norfolk County boundary.

The local British Army regiments included the Royal Norfolk Regiment (now the Royal Anglian Regiment) and the Norfolk Yeomanry.

During the Second World War agriculture rapidly intensified, and it has remained very intensive since, with the establishment of large fields for growing cereals and oilseed rape.

Economy and industry

In 1998 Norfolk had a Gross Domestic Product of £9,319 million, which represents 1.5% of England's economy and 1.25% of the United Kingdom's economy. The GDP per head was £11,825, compared to £13,635 for East Anglia, £12,845 for England and £12,438 for the United Kingdom. In 1999–2000 the county had an unemployment rate of 5.6%, compared to 5.8% for England and 6.0% for the UK.[20]

Data from 2017 provided a useful update on the county's economy. The median hourly gross pay was £12.17 and the median weekly pay was £496.80; on a per year basis, the median gross income was £25,458. The employment rate among persons aged 16 to 64 was 74.2% while the unemployment rate was 4.6%.[21] The Norfolk economy was "treading water with manufacturing sales and recruitment remaining static in the first quarter of the year" according to research published in April 2018. A spokesperson for the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce made this comment: "At a time when Norfolk firms face steep up-front costs, the apprenticeship system is in crisis, roads are being allowed to crumble, mobile phone and broadband 'not-spots' are multiplying, it's obvious that the key to improved productivity and competitiveness lies in getting the basics right". The solution was seen as a need for the UK government to provide "a far stronger domestic economic agenda ... to fix the fundamentals needed for business to thrive here..."[22]

In 2017, tourism was adding £3.25 billion to the economy per year and supported some 65,000 jobs, being the fifth most important employment in Norfolk. The visitor economy had increased in value by more than £500 million since 2012. [23]

Important business sectors also include energy (oil, gas and renewables), advanced engineering and manufacturing, and food and farming.

Much of Norfolk's fairly flat and fertile land has been drained for use as arable land. The principal arable crops are sugar beet, wheat, barley (for brewing) and oil seed rape. The county also boasts a saffron grower.[24] Over 20% of employment in the county is in the agricultural and food industries.[25]

Well-known companies in Norfolk are Aviva (formerly Norwich Union), Colman's (part of Unilever), Lotus Cars and Bernard Matthews Farms. The Construction Industry Training Board is based on the former airfield of RAF Bircham Newton. The BBC East region is centred on Norwich, although it covers an area as far west as Milton Keynes; the BBC does however provide BBC Radio Norfolk solely for the county. Brewer Greene King, food producer Cranswick and feed supplier ForFarmers were seeing growth in 2016–2017. [26]

A Local Enterprise Partnership was being established by business leaders to help grow jobs across Norfolk and Suffolk. They secured an enterprise zone to help grow businesses in the energy sector, and established the two counties as a centre for growing services and products for the green economy.

To help local industry in Norwich, the local council offered a wireless internet service but this was subsequently withdrawn as funding has ceased.[27]

The fishery business still continued in 2018, with individuals such as John Lee, a fifth generation crabman, who sells Cromer Crabs to eateries such as M Restaurants and the Blueprint Café. The problem that he has found is attracting young people to this small industry which calls for working many hours per week during the season.[28] Lobster trapping also continued in North Norfolk, around Sheringham and Cromer, for example.[29]

Management of the shoreline

Norfolk's low-lying land and easily eroded cliffs, many of which are composed of chalk and clay, make it vulnerable to weathering by the sea. The most recent major erosion event occurred during the North Sea flood of 1953.

The low-lying section of coast between Kelling and Lowestoft Ness in Suffolk is currently managed by the British Environment Agency to protect the Broads from sea flooding. Management policy for the North Norfolk coastline is described in the "North Norfolk Shoreline Management Plan" published in 2006, but has yet to be accepted by local authorities.[30] The Shoreline Management Plan states that the stretch of coast will be protected for at least another 50 years, but that in the event of sea level rise and post-glacial lowering of land levels in the South East, there may a need for further research to inform future management decisions, including the possibility that the sea defences may have to be realigned to a more sustainable position. Natural England have contributed some research into the impacts on the environment of various realignment options. The draft report of their research was leaked to the press, who created great anxiety by reporting that Natural England plan to abandon a large section of the Norfolk Broads, villages and farmland to the sea to save the rest of the Norfolk coastline from the impact of any adverse climate change.[31]

Education

Primary and secondary education

See also: List of schools in Norfolk

Before 2011, Norfolk had a completely comprehensive state education or "maintained" system managed by Norfolk County Council, with secondary school age from 11 to 16 or in some schools with sixth forms, 18 years old.[32] Since then,a number of schools formerly in the "maintained" system have left it to become academies, or members of academy groups. Others have become free schools. Both academies and free schools are still publicly funded by the Department of Education, but are not with County Council management.

In many of the rural areas, there is no nearby sixth form and so sixth form colleges are found in larger towns. There are twelve independent, or private schools, including Gresham's School in Holt in the north of the county, Thetford Grammar School in Thetford which is Britain's fifth oldest extant school, Langley School in Loddon, and several in the city of Norwich, including Norwich School and Norwich High School for Girls. The King's Lynn district has the largest school population. Norfolk is also home to Wymondham College, the UK's largest remaining state boarding school.

Tertiary education

The University of East Anglia is located on the outskirts of Norwich and Norwich University of the Arts is based in seven buildings in and around St George's Street in the city centre, next to the River Wensum.

The City College Norwich and the College of West Anglia are colleges covering Norwich and King's Lynn as well as Norfolk as a whole. Easton & Otley College, 7 mi (11 km) west of Norwich, provides agriculture-based courses for the county, parts of Suffolk and nationally.

The University of Suffolk also runs higher education courses in Norfolk, from multiple locations including Great Yarmouth College.[27]

Politics

Local

 
Ward-by-ward map of the 2011 local district election results.
 
Map of the 2013 Norfolk County Council election results.

Norfolk is administered by Norfolk County Council which is the top tier local government authority, based at County Hall in Norwich. For details of the authority click on the link Norfolk County Council.

Below Norfolk County Council the county is divided into seven second tier district councils: Breckland District, Broadland District, Great Yarmouth Borough, King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, North Norfolk District, Norwich City and South Norfolk District.

Below the second tier councils the majority of the county is divided into Parish and Town Councils the lowest tier of local government, (the only exceptions being parts of Norwich and King's Lynn urban areas).

As of 2018 the Conservative Party control six of the seven District Councils: Breckland District, Broadland District, King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, North Norfolk District, Great Yarmouth Borough and South Norfolk District while Norwich City is controlled by the Labour Party.

Norfolk County Council has been under Conservative control since 2017. There have been two periods when the council has not been run by the Conservative Party, both when no party had overall control, these were 1993–2001 and 2013–2017.

For the full County Council election results for 2017 and previous elections click on the link Norfolk County Council elections.

National

The county is divided into nine parliamentary constituencies:

Constituency Elected in 2019
Broadland Jerome Mayhew (Conservative)
Great Yarmouth Brandon Lewis (Conservative)
Norwich North Chloe Smith (Conservative)
Norwich South Clive Lewis (Labour)
North Norfolk Duncan Baker (Conservative)
South Norfolk Richard Bacon (Conservative)
Mid Norfolk George Freeman (Conservative)
North West Norfolk James Wild (Conservative)
South West Norfolk Liz Truss (Conservative)

In the 2010 General Election seven seats were held by the Conservatives and two by the Liberal Democrats. The Labour Party no longer held the urban constituencies they once held in Norwich North and Great Yarmouth, leaving them with no MP's in the whole of East Anglia; the former Labour Home Secretary Charles Clarke was a high level casualty of that election.

In the 2015 General Election seven seats were won by the Conservative Party, with Labour winning Norwich South and the Liberal Democrats winning North Norfolk.

In the 2017 General Election the 2015 result was repeated.

Norwich Unitary Authority dispute (2006–2010)

In October 2006, the Department for Communities and Local Government produced a Local Government White Paper inviting councils to submit proposals for unitary restructuring. In January 2007 Norwich submitted its proposal, but this was rejected in December 2007 as it did not meet the criteria for acceptance. In February 2008, the Boundary Committee for England (from 1 April 2010 incorporated in the Local Government Boundary Commission for England) was asked to consider alternative proposals for the whole or part of Norfolk, including whether Norwich should become a unitary authority, separate from Norfolk County Council. In December 2009, the Boundary Committee recommended a single unitary authority covering all of Norfolk, including Norwich.[33][34][35][36]

However, on 10 February 2010, it was announced that, contrary to the December 2009 recommendation of the Boundary Committee, Norwich would be given separate unitary status.[37] The proposed change was strongly resisted, principally by Norfolk County Council and the Conservative opposition in Parliament.[38] Reacting to the announcement, Norfolk County Council issued a statement that it would seek leave to challenge the decision in the courts.[39] A letter was leaked to the local media in which the Permanent Secretary for the Department for Communities and Local Government noted that the decision did not meet all the criteria and that the risk of it "being successfully challenged in judicial review proceedings is very high".[40] The Shadow Local Government and Planning Minister, Bob Neill, stated that should the Conservative Party win the 2010 general election, they would reverse the decision.[41]

Following the 2010 general election, Eric Pickles was appointed Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on 12 May 2010 in a Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government. According to press reports, he instructed his department to take urgent steps to reverse the decision and maintain the status quo in line with the Conservative Party manifesto.[42][43] However, the unitary plans were supported by the Liberal Democrat group on the city council, and by Simon Wright, LibDem MP for Norwich South, who intended to lobby the party leadership to allow the changes to go ahead.[44]

The Local Government Act 2010 to reverse the unitary decision for Norwich (and Exeter and Suffolk) received Royal Assent on 16 December 2010. The disputed award of unitary status had meanwhile been referred to the High Court, and on 21 June 2010 the court (Mr. Justice Ouseley, judge) ruled it unlawful, and revoked it. The city has therefore failed to attain unitary status, and the two-tier arrangement of County and District Councils (with Norwich City Council counted among the latter) remains as of 2017.[45]

Emergency services

Settlements

See also: List of places in Norfolk and List of settlements in Norfolk by population

Norfolk's county town and only city is Norwich, one of the largest settlements in England during the Norman era. Norwich is home to the University of East Anglia, and is the county's main business and culture centre. Other principal towns include the port-town of King's Lynn and the seaside resort and Broads gateway town of Great Yarmouth.

Based on the 2011 Census[5] the county's largest centres of population are: Norwich (213,166), Great Yarmouth (63,434), King's Lynn (46,093), Thetford (24,883), Dereham (20,651), Wymondham (13,587), North Walsham (12,463), Attleborough (10,549), Downham Market (9,994), Diss (9,829), Fakenham (8,285), Cromer (7,749), Sheringham (7,367) and Swaffham (7,258). There are also several smaller market towns: Aylsham (6,016), Harleston (4,458) and Holt (3,810).

Much of the county remains rural in nature and Norfolk is believed to have around 200 lost settlements which have been largely or totally depopulated since the medieval period. These include places lost to coastal erosion, agricultural enclosure, depopulation and the establishment of the Stanford Training Area in 1940.

Transport

Further information: Railways in Norfolk and List of airports in Norfolk

Roads

Norfolk is one of the few counties in England that does not have a motorway. The A11 connects Norfolk to Cambridge and London, via the M11. From the west, there are only two routes from Norfolk that provide a direct link with the A1: the A47 to the East Midlands and Birmingham, via Peterborough, and the A17 to the East Midlands, via Lincolnshire. These two routes meet at King's Lynn, which is also the starting point of the A10, providing West Norfolk with a direct link with London, via Ely, Cambridge and Hertford.

Railways

There are two main railway lines that link Norfolk with London. The Great Eastern Main Line hosts inter-city services from Norwich to Liverpool Street, via Ipswich and Colchester. The Fen line provides regular services between King's Lynn and King's Cross, via Ely and Cambridge.

In addition, the Breckland line provides access from Norwich and Thetford to destinations to the west including Peterborough, Nottingham, Sheffield, Manchester and Liverpool.

Air

Norwich International Airport provides flights to various European destinations, including a link to Amsterdam which offers onward flights throughout the world.

Dialect, accent and nickname

Main article: Norfolk dialect

The Norfolk dialect is also known as "Broad Norfolk", although over the modern age much of the vocabulary and many of the phrases have died out due to a number of factors, such as radio, TV and people from other parts of the country coming to Norfolk. As a result, the speech of Norfolk is more of an accent than a dialect, though one part retained from the Norfolk dialect is the distinctive grammar of the region.[citation needed]

People from Norfolk are sometimes known as Norfolk Dumplings,[46] an allusion to the flour dumplings that were traditionally a significant part of the local diet.[47]

More cutting, perhaps, was the alleged pejorative medical slang term "Normal for Norfolk",[48] alluding to the county's perceived status as a quirky rustic backwater due to a high level of inbreeding among residents.[49][50]

Tourism

Norfolk is a popular tourist destination and has several major holiday attractions. There are many seaside resorts, including some of the finest British beaches, such as those at Great Yarmouth, Cromer and Holkham. Norfolk contains the Broads and other areas of outstanding natural beauty and many areas of the coast are wild bird sanctuaries and reserves with some areas designated as national parks such as the Norfolk Coast AONB.

The Queen's residence at Sandringham House in Sandringham, Norfolk provides an all-year-round tourist attraction whilst the coast and some rural areas are popular locations for people from the conurbations to purchase weekend holiday homes. Arthur Conan Doyle first conceived the idea for The Hound of the Baskervilles whilst holidaying in Cromer with Bertram Fletcher Robinson, after hearing local folklore tales regarding the mysterious hound known as Black Shuck.[51][52]

Amusement parks and zoos

Norfolk has several amusement parks and zoos.

  • Thrigby Hall near Great Yarmouth was built in 1736 by Joshua Smith Esquire and features a zoo which houses a large tiger enclosure, primate enclosures and the swamp house which has many crocodiles and alligators.
  • Holkham Hall is an 18th-century stately home and visitor attraction, constructed in the Palladian style and at the centre of a 3,000 acre deer park on the North Norfolk coast with a woodland play area, walled garden and farming exhibition.
  • Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure (formerly Dinosaur Adventure) is a dinosaur themed adventure park in Lenwade. It is set in 85 acres of parkland and has a dinosaur trail, indoor play area, high ropes course and outdoor water play area.
  • Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach is a free-entry theme park, hosting over 20 large rides as well as a crazy golf course, water attractions, children's rides and "white knuckle" rides.
  • BeWILDerwood is an adventure park situated in the Norfolk Broads and is the setting for the book A Boggle at BeWILDerwood by local children's author Tom Blofeld.
  • Britannia Pier on the coast of Great Yarmouth has rides which include a ghost train. Also on the pier is the famous Britannia Pier Theatre.
  • Banham Zoo is set amongst 35 acres (14 ha) of parkland and gardens with enclosures for animals including big cats, birds of prey, siamangs and shire horses. Its annual visitor attendance is in excess of 200,000 people.[53]
  • Pensthorpe Nature Reserve, near the town of Fakenham in north Norfolk, is a nature reserve with many captive birds and animals. Such species include native birds such as lapwing and Eurasian crane, to much more exotic examples like Marabou stork, Greater flamingo, and Manchurian crane. The site played host to BBC's 'Springwatch' from 2008 until 2010. A number of man-made lakes are home to a range of wild birds, and provide stop-off points for many wintering ducks and geese.
  • The Sea Life Centre in Great Yarmouth is One of the biggest sea life centres in the country. The Great Yarmouth centre is home to a tropical shark display, one resident of which is Britain's biggest shark 'Nobby' the Nurse Shark. The same display, with its walk-through underwater tunnel, also features the wreckage of a World War II aircraft. The centre also includes over 50 native species including shrimps, starfish, sharks, stingrays and conger eels.
  • The Sea Life Sanctuary in Hunstanton is Norfolk's leading marine rescue centre and works both as a visitor attraction as well as a location for rescuing and rehabilitating sick and injured sea creatures found in the nearby Wash and North Sea. The attractions main features are similar to that of the Sea Life Centre in Great Yarmouth, albeit on a slightly smaller scale.

Theatres

 
Britannia Pier
 
Theatre Royal
 
Norwich Playhouse

The Pavilion Theatre (Cromer) is a 510-seater venue on the end of Cromer Pier, best known for hosting the 'end-of-the-pier' show, the Seaside Special. The theatre also presents comedy, music, dance, opera, musicals and community shows.

The Britannia Pier Theatre (Great Yarmouth) mainly hosts popular comedy acts such as the Chuckle Brothers and Jim Davidson. The theatre has 1,200 seats and is one of the largest in Norfolk.

The Theatre Royal (Norwich) has been on its present site for nearly 250 years, the Act of Parliament in the tenth year of the reign of George II having been rescinded in 1761. The 1,300-seat theatre, the largest in the city, hosts a mix of national touring productions including musicals, dance, drama, family shows, stand-up comedians, opera and pop.

The Norwich Playhouse (Norwich) hosts theatre, comedy, music and other performing arts. It has a seating capacity of 300.

The Maddermarket Theatre (Norwich) opened in 1921 and was the first permanent recreation of an Elizabethan theatre. The founder was Nugent Monck who had worked with William Poel. The theatre has a seating capacity of 312.[54]

The Norwich Puppet Theatre (Norwich) was founded in 1979 by Ray and Joan DaSilva as a permanent base for their touring company and was first opened as a public venue in 1980, following the conversion of the medieval church of St. James in the heart of Norwich. Under subsequent artistic directors – Barry Smith and Luis Z. Boy – the theatre established its current pattern of operation. It is a nationally unique[citation needed] venue dedicated to puppetry, and currently houses a 185-seat raked auditorium, 50 seat Octagon Studio, workshops, an exhibition gallery, shop and licensed bar. It is the only theatre in the Eastern region with a year-round programme of family-centred entertainment.[citation needed]

The Garage studio theatre (Norwich) can seat up to 110 people in a range of different layouts. It can also be used for standing events and can accommodate up to 180 people.

The Platform Theatre (Norwich) is in the grounds of City College Norwich (CCN), and has a large stage with raked seating for an audience of around 200. The theatre plays host to performances by both student and professional companies.

The Sewell Barn Theatre (Norwich) is the smallest theatre in Norwich and has a seating capacity of 100. The auditorium features raked seating on three sides of an open acting space.

The Norwich Arts Centre (Norwich) theatre opened in 1977 in St. Benedict's Street, and has a capacity of 290.

The Princess Theatre (Hunstanton) stands overlooking the Wash and the green in the East Coast resort of Hunstanton. It is a 472-seat venue. Open all year round, the theatre plays host to a wide variety of shows from comedy to drama, celebrity shows to music for all tastes and children's productions. It has a six-week summer season plus an annual Christmas pantomime.

Sheringham Little Theatre (Sheringham) has seating for 180. The theatre programmes a variety of plays, musicals and music, and also shows films.

The Gorleston Pavilion (Gorleston) is an original Edwardian building with a seating capacity of 300, situated on the Norfolk coast. The theatre stages plays, pantomimes, musicals and concerts as well as a 26-week summer season.

Demography

According to estimates by the Office for National Statistics, the population of Norfolk in 2018 was 903,680, split almost evenly between males and females. Roughly 24.3% of the population was aged 65 or older, compared to 18.2% for the whole of England.

Ethnic category Norfolk East of England England (total)
No. % No. % No. %
Asian/Asian British 13,017 1.5 278,372 4.8 4,143,403 7.8
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British 4,609 0.5 117,442 2 1,846,614 3.5
Mixed/multiple ethnic groups 10,027 1.2 112,116 1.9 1,192,879 2.3
Other ethnic group 2,217 0.3 28,841 0.5 548,418 1.0
White 828,018 96.5 5,310,194 90.8 45,281,142 85.4

Source:[55]

Notable people

From Norfolk

Further information: Category:People from Norfolk

Associated with Norfolk

The following people were not born or brought up in Norfolk but are long-term residents of Norfolk, are well known for living in Norfolk at some point in their lives, or have contributed in some significant way to the county.

Gallery

See also

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Further reading

  • S. K. Baker, A Week on the Broads: Four Victorian gents at sail on a Norfolk gaffer in 1889, Adlard Coles ed. 2017.
  • Henry Munro Cautley, Norfolk Churches, Norman Adlard, 1949.
  • Thomas Kitson Cromwell, Excursions in the County of Norfolk, 2 vols., Longmans, 1818 & 1819.
  • Patsy Dallas, Roger Last & Tom Williamson, Norfolk Gardens and Designed Landscapes, Norfolk Gardens Trust, 2018.
  • John A. Davies, The Little History of Norfolk, The History Press, 2020.
  • Daniel Defoe, Tour through the Eastern Counties (1722), East Anglian Magazine ed., 1949.
  • David Dymond, The Norfolk Landscape, Alastair Press ed., 1990.
  • Lilias Rider Haggard, A Norfolk Notebook, Faber and Faber, 1946.
  • Lilias Rider Haggard, Norfolk Life, Faber and Faber, 1943; written with Henry Williamson.
  • Wilhelmine Harrod & C. L. S. Linnell, Norfolk. A Shell Guide (Shell Guides), Faber and Faber, 1957; reprinted.
  • M. R. James, Suffolk and Norfolk: A Perambulation of the Two Counties with Notices of their History and their Ancient Buildings, J.M. Dent & Sons, 1930.
  • P. D. James, Devices and Desires, Faber and Faber, 1989.
  • R. W. Ketton-Cremer, A Norfolk Gallery, Faber and Faber, 1948.
  • R. W. Ketton-Cremer, Forty Norfolk Essays, Jarrold and Sons, 1961.
  • R. W. Ketton-Cremer, Norfolk Assembly, Faber and Faber, 1957.
  • R. W. Ketton-Cremer, Norfolk in the Civil War: A Portrait of Society in Conflict, Faber and Faber, 1969.
  • R. W. Ketton-Cremer, Norfolk Portraits, Faber and Faber, 1944.
  • Arthur Mee, Norfolk. Green Pastures and Still Waters (The King's England series), Hodder and Stoughton, 1940; reprinted.
  • Frank Meeres, A History of Norwich, The History Press, 2016.
  • D. P. Mortlock & C. V. Roberts, The Guide to Norfolk Churches, Lutterworth Press, 3rd rev. ed. 2017.
  • R. H. Mottram, If Stones Could Speak. An Introduction to an Almost Human Family, Museum Press, 1953.
  • R. H. Mottram, Norfolk (Vision of England series), Paul Elek, 1948.
  • R. H. Mottram, The Broads (The Regional Books series), Robert Hale, 1952.
  • Nikolaus Pevsner, Bill Wilson (ed.), Norfolk: North-West and South (The Buildings of England), Yale University Press, 2nd rev. ed. 1999.
  • Nikolaus Pevsner, Bill Wilson (ed.), Norfolk: Norwich and North-East (The Buildings of England), Yale University Press, 2nd ed. 1997.
  • Matthew Rice, Building Norfolk, Frances Lincoln, 2009.
  • Arthur Ransome, Coot Club, Jonathan Cape, 1934; from his Swallows and Amazons series.
  • Arthur Ransome, The Big Six, Jonathan Cape, 1940; also from Swallows and Amazons.
  • David Robertson, Peter & Susanna Wade-Martins, A History of Norfolk in 100 Places, The History Press, 2022.
  • Ali Smith, The Accidental, Hamish Hamilton, 2005.
  • Neil R. Storey, Norwich in the Second World War, The History Press, 2022.
  • Neil R. Storey, The Little Book of Norfolk, The History Press, 2011.
  • Neil R. Storey, The Lost Coast of Norfolk, The History Press, 2006.
  • Doreen Wallace & R. P. Bagnall-Oakeley, Norfolk (The County Books), Robert Hale, 1951.
  • Josephine Walpole, Art and Artists of the Norwich School, Antique Collector's Club, 1999.
  • Tom Williamson, Ivan Ringwood & Sarah Spooner, Lost Country Houses of Norfolk: History, Archaeology and Myth, The Boydell Press, 2015.
  • Pip Wright, I Read it in the Local Rag: Selections from Suffolk and Norfolk Papers 1701-1900, Poppyland, 2006.

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Norfolk, England.
 
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Norfolk (England).
  • Norfolk at Curlie
  • Norfolk County Council
  • – Government agency that collects and preserves records of historical significance for Norfolk and makes them publicly accessible – useful for genealogical research
  • Guide to the Norfolk County, Collection of English Deeds ca. 1409-ca.1826 at the University of Chicago Special Collections Research Center

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norfolk, this, article, about, county, england, city, state, virginia, virginia, australian, island, island, other, uses, disambiguation, ɔːr, ceremonial, metropolitan, county, east, anglia, england, borders, lincolnshire, north, west, cambridgeshire, west, so. This article is about the county in England For the city in the US state of Virginia see Norfolk Virginia For the Australian island see Norfolk Island For other uses see Norfolk disambiguation Norfolk ˈ n ɔːr f e k is a ceremonial and non metropolitan county in East Anglia in England It borders Lincolnshire to the north west Cambridgeshire to the west and south west and Suffolk to the south Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea with The Wash to the north west The county town is the city of Norwich With an area of 2 074 sq mi 5 370 km2 and a population of 859 400 Norfolk is a largely rural county with a population density of 401 per square mile 155 per km2 Of the county s population 40 live in four major built up areas Norwich 213 000 Great Yarmouth 63 000 King s Lynn 46 000 and Thetford 25 000 5 NorfolkCeremonial countyFlagCoat of armsCoordinates 52 40 21 N 00 57 00 E 52 67250 N 0 95000 E 52 67250 0 95000 Coordinates 52 40 21 N 00 57 00 E 52 67250 N 0 95000 E 52 67250 0 95000Sovereign stateUnited KingdomConstituent countryEnglandRegionEast of EnglandEstablishedAnglo Saxon period 1 Time zoneUTC 00 00 Greenwich Mean Time Summer DST UTC 01 00 British Summer Time Members of ParliamentRichard Bacon C James Wild C Liz Truss C Chloe Smith C Duncan Baker C Brandon Lewis C George Freeman C Jerome Mayhew C Clive Lewis L PoliceNorfolk ConstabularyCeremonial countyLord LieutenantThe Lady Dannatt MBEHigh SheriffGeorgina Roberts Lady Roberts of Swaffham 2 3 2020 21 Area5 372 km2 2 074 sq mi Ranked5th of 48Population 2021 903 680 Ranked25th of 48Density168 km2 440 sq mi Ethnicity96 5 white 4 Non metropolitan countyCounty councilNorfolk County CouncilExecutiveConservativeAdmin HQNorwichArea5 372 km2 2 074 sq mi Ranked5th of 26Population907 760 Ranked7th of 26Density169 km2 440 sq mi ISO 3166 2GB NFKONS code33ITLUKH13Websitewww wbr norfolk wbr gov wbr ukDistrictsDistricts of NorfolkDistrictsCity of Norwich South Norfolk Great Yarmouth Broadland North Norfolk King s Lynn and West Norfolk BrecklandThe Broads is a network of rivers and lakes in the east of the county extending south into Suffolk The area is protected by the Broads Authority 6 and has similar status to a national park 7 Contents 1 History 2 Economy and industry 2 1 Management of the shoreline 3 Education 3 1 Primary and secondary education 3 2 Tertiary education 4 Politics 4 1 Local 4 2 National 4 3 Norwich Unitary Authority dispute 2006 2010 5 Emergency services 6 Settlements 7 Transport 7 1 Roads 7 2 Railways 7 3 Air 8 Dialect accent and nickname 9 Tourism 9 1 Amusement parks and zoos 9 2 Theatres 10 Demography 11 Notable people 11 1 From Norfolk 11 2 Associated with Norfolk 12 Gallery 13 See also 14 References 15 Further reading 16 External linksHistory EditMain articles Prehistoric Norfolk and History of Norfolk The area that was to become Norfolk was settled in pre Roman times there were Palaeolithic settlers as early as 950 000 years ago with camps along the higher land in the west where flints could be quarried 8 A Brittonic tribe the Iceni emerged in the 1st century BC The Iceni revolted against the Roman invasion in AD 47 and again in 60 led by Boudica The crushing of the second rebellion opened the area to the Romans During the Roman era roads and ports were constructed throughout the area and farming was widespread Situated on the east coast the homelands of the Iceni were vulnerable to attacks from continental Europe and other parts of Britain and forts were built to defend against raids by the Saxons and the Picts A period of depopulation which may have been due to these threats seems to have followed the departure of the Romans 9 Soon afterward Germanic peoples from the North Sea area settled in the region Though they became known as Angles they were likely not affiliated to any tribe in particular at the time of their migration It is thought that the settlement here was early possibly beginning at the start of the fifth century thereby preceding the alleged date of Hengist and Horsa s arrival in Kent and that it occurred on a large scale 10 11 12 By the 5th century the Angles had established control of the region and later became the north folk and the south folk hence Norfolk and Suffolk Norfolk Suffolk and several adjacent areas became the kingdom of East Anglia one of the heptarchy which later merged with Mercia and then with Wessex The influence of the early English settlers can be seen in the many place names ending in ham ingham and ton Endings such as by and thorpe are also fairly common indicating Danish toponyms in the 9th century the region again came under attack this time from Danes who killed the king Edmund the Martyr Several place names around the Fenland area contain Celtic elements 13 this has been taken by some scholars to represent a possibly significant concentration of Britons in the area In the centuries before the Norman Conquest the wetlands of the east of the county began to be converted to farmland and settlements grew in these areas Migration into East Anglia must have been high by the time of the Domesday Book survey it was one of the most densely populated parts of the British Isles During the high and late Middle Ages the county developed arable agriculture and woollen industries Norfolk s prosperity at that time is evident from the county s large number of medieval churches out of an original total of over one thousand some 659 have survived more than in any other county in Britain and the greatest concentration in the world 14 The economy was in decline by the time of the Black Death which dramatically reduced the population in 1349 Kett s Rebellion occurred in Norfolk during the reign of Edward VI largely in response to the enclosure of land by landlords leaving peasants with nowhere to graze their animals and to the general abuses of power by the nobility It was led by Robert Kett a yeoman farmer who was joined by recruits from Norwich and the surrounding countryside His group numbered some 16 000 by the time the rebels stormed Norwich on 29 July 1549 and took the city Kett s rebellion ended on 27 August when the rebels were defeated by an army under the leadership of John Dudley 1st Duke of Northumberland at the Battle of Dussindale Some 3 000 rebels were killed Kett was captured held in the Tower of London tried for treason and hanged from the walls of Norwich Castle 15 16 17 By the late 16th century Norwich had grown to become the second largest city in England but over one third of its population died in the plague epidemic of 1579 18 and in 1665 the Great Plague again killed around one third of the population 19 During the English Civil War Norfolk was largely Parliamentarian The economy and agriculture of the region declined somewhat During the Industrial Revolution Norfolk developed little industry except in Norwich which was a late addition to the railway network Early military units included the Norfolk Militia In the 20th century the county developed a role in aviation The first development in airfields came with the First World War there was then a massive expansion during the Second World War with the growth of the Royal Air Force and the influx of the American USAAF 8th Air Force which operated from many Norfolk airfields Entrance to Norfolk at Walsoken Wisbech on the Cambridgeshire and Norfolk County boundary The local British Army regiments included the Royal Norfolk Regiment now the Royal Anglian Regiment and the Norfolk Yeomanry During the Second World War agriculture rapidly intensified and it has remained very intensive since with the establishment of large fields for growing cereals and oilseed rape Economy and industry EditIn 1998 Norfolk had a Gross Domestic Product of 9 319 million which represents 1 5 of England s economy and 1 25 of the United Kingdom s economy The GDP per head was 11 825 compared to 13 635 for East Anglia 12 845 for England and 12 438 for the United Kingdom In 1999 2000 the county had an unemployment rate of 5 6 compared to 5 8 for England and 6 0 for the UK 20 Data from 2017 provided a useful update on the county s economy The median hourly gross pay was 12 17 and the median weekly pay was 496 80 on a per year basis the median gross income was 25 458 The employment rate among persons aged 16 to 64 was 74 2 while the unemployment rate was 4 6 21 The Norfolk economy was treading water with manufacturing sales and recruitment remaining static in the first quarter of the year according to research published in April 2018 A spokesperson for the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce made this comment At a time when Norfolk firms face steep up front costs the apprenticeship system is in crisis roads are being allowed to crumble mobile phone and broadband not spots are multiplying it s obvious that the key to improved productivity and competitiveness lies in getting the basics right The solution was seen as a need for the UK government to provide a far stronger domestic economic agenda to fix the fundamentals needed for business to thrive here 22 In 2017 tourism was adding 3 25 billion to the economy per year and supported some 65 000 jobs being the fifth most important employment in Norfolk The visitor economy had increased in value by more than 500 million since 2012 23 Important business sectors also include energy oil gas and renewables advanced engineering and manufacturing and food and farming Much of Norfolk s fairly flat and fertile land has been drained for use as arable land The principal arable crops are sugar beet wheat barley for brewing and oil seed rape The county also boasts a saffron grower 24 Over 20 of employment in the county is in the agricultural and food industries 25 Well known companies in Norfolk are Aviva formerly Norwich Union Colman s part of Unilever Lotus Cars and Bernard Matthews Farms The Construction Industry Training Board is based on the former airfield of RAF Bircham Newton The BBC East region is centred on Norwich although it covers an area as far west as Milton Keynes the BBC does however provide BBC Radio Norfolk solely for the county Brewer Greene King food producer Cranswick and feed supplier ForFarmers were seeing growth in 2016 2017 26 A Local Enterprise Partnership was being established by business leaders to help grow jobs across Norfolk and Suffolk They secured an enterprise zone to help grow businesses in the energy sector and established the two counties as a centre for growing services and products for the green economy To help local industry in Norwich the local council offered a wireless internet service but this was subsequently withdrawn as funding has ceased 27 The fishery business still continued in 2018 with individuals such as John Lee a fifth generation crabman who sells Cromer Crabs to eateries such as M Restaurants and the Blueprint Cafe The problem that he has found is attracting young people to this small industry which calls for working many hours per week during the season 28 Lobster trapping also continued in North Norfolk around Sheringham and Cromer for example 29 Management of the shoreline Edit Norfolk s low lying land and easily eroded cliffs many of which are composed of chalk and clay make it vulnerable to weathering by the sea The most recent major erosion event occurred during the North Sea flood of 1953 The low lying section of coast between Kelling and Lowestoft Ness in Suffolk is currently managed by the British Environment Agency to protect the Broads from sea flooding Management policy for the North Norfolk coastline is described in the North Norfolk Shoreline Management Plan published in 2006 but has yet to be accepted by local authorities 30 The Shoreline Management Plan states that the stretch of coast will be protected for at least another 50 years but that in the event of sea level rise and post glacial lowering of land levels in the South East there may a need for further research to inform future management decisions including the possibility that the sea defences may have to be realigned to a more sustainable position Natural England have contributed some research into the impacts on the environment of various realignment options The draft report of their research was leaked to the press who created great anxiety by reporting that Natural England plan to abandon a large section of the Norfolk Broads villages and farmland to the sea to save the rest of the Norfolk coastline from the impact of any adverse climate change 31 Education EditPrimary and secondary education Edit See also List of schools in Norfolk Before 2011 Norfolk had a completely comprehensive state education or maintained system managed by Norfolk County Council with secondary school age from 11 to 16 or in some schools with sixth forms 18 years old 32 Since then a number of schools formerly in the maintained system have left it to become academies or members of academy groups Others have become free schools Both academies and free schools are still publicly funded by the Department of Education but are not with County Council management In many of the rural areas there is no nearby sixth form and so sixth form colleges are found in larger towns There are twelve independent or private schools including Gresham s School in Holt in the north of the county Thetford Grammar School in Thetford which is Britain s fifth oldest extant school Langley School in Loddon and several in the city of Norwich including Norwich School and Norwich High School for Girls The King s Lynn district has the largest school population Norfolk is also home to Wymondham College the UK s largest remaining state boarding school Tertiary education Edit The University of East Anglia is located on the outskirts of Norwich and Norwich University of the Arts is based in seven buildings in and around St George s Street in the city centre next to the River Wensum The City College Norwich and the College of West Anglia are colleges covering Norwich and King s Lynn as well as Norfolk as a whole Easton amp Otley College 7 mi 11 km west of Norwich provides agriculture based courses for the county parts of Suffolk and nationally The University of Suffolk also runs higher education courses in Norfolk from multiple locations including Great Yarmouth College 27 Politics EditLocal Edit Ward by ward map of the 2011 local district election results Map of the 2013 Norfolk County Council election results Norfolk is administered by Norfolk County Council which is the top tier local government authority based at County Hall in Norwich For details of the authority click on the link Norfolk County Council Below Norfolk County Council the county is divided into seven second tier district councils Breckland District Broadland District Great Yarmouth Borough King s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough North Norfolk District Norwich City and South Norfolk District Below the second tier councils the majority of the county is divided into Parish and Town Councils the lowest tier of local government the only exceptions being parts of Norwich and King s Lynn urban areas As of 2018 the Conservative Party control six of the seven District Councils Breckland District Broadland District King s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough North Norfolk District Great Yarmouth Borough and South Norfolk District while Norwich City is controlled by the Labour Party Norfolk County Council has been under Conservative control since 2017 There have been two periods when the council has not been run by the Conservative Party both when no party had overall control these were 1993 2001 and 2013 2017 For the full County Council election results for 2017 and previous elections click on the link Norfolk County Council elections National Edit The county is divided into nine parliamentary constituencies Constituency Elected in 2019Broadland Jerome Mayhew Conservative Great Yarmouth Brandon Lewis Conservative Norwich North Chloe Smith Conservative Norwich South Clive Lewis Labour North Norfolk Duncan Baker Conservative South Norfolk Richard Bacon Conservative Mid Norfolk George Freeman Conservative North West Norfolk James Wild Conservative South West Norfolk Liz Truss Conservative In the 2010 General Election seven seats were held by the Conservatives and two by the Liberal Democrats The Labour Party no longer held the urban constituencies they once held in Norwich North and Great Yarmouth leaving them with no MP s in the whole of East Anglia the former Labour Home Secretary Charles Clarke was a high level casualty of that election In the 2015 General Election seven seats were won by the Conservative Party with Labour winning Norwich South and the Liberal Democrats winning North Norfolk In the 2017 General Election the 2015 result was repeated Norwich Unitary Authority dispute 2006 2010 Edit In October 2006 the Department for Communities and Local Government produced a Local Government White Paper inviting councils to submit proposals for unitary restructuring In January 2007 Norwich submitted its proposal but this was rejected in December 2007 as it did not meet the criteria for acceptance In February 2008 the Boundary Committee for England from 1 April 2010 incorporated in the Local Government Boundary Commission for England was asked to consider alternative proposals for the whole or part of Norfolk including whether Norwich should become a unitary authority separate from Norfolk County Council In December 2009 the Boundary Committee recommended a single unitary authority covering all of Norfolk including Norwich 33 34 35 36 However on 10 February 2010 it was announced that contrary to the December 2009 recommendation of the Boundary Committee Norwich would be given separate unitary status 37 The proposed change was strongly resisted principally by Norfolk County Council and the Conservative opposition in Parliament 38 Reacting to the announcement Norfolk County Council issued a statement that it would seek leave to challenge the decision in the courts 39 A letter was leaked to the local media in which the Permanent Secretary for the Department for Communities and Local Government noted that the decision did not meet all the criteria and that the risk of it being successfully challenged in judicial review proceedings is very high 40 The Shadow Local Government and Planning Minister Bob Neill stated that should the Conservative Party win the 2010 general election they would reverse the decision 41 Following the 2010 general election Eric Pickles was appointed Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on 12 May 2010 in a Conservative Liberal Democrat coalition government According to press reports he instructed his department to take urgent steps to reverse the decision and maintain the status quo in line with the Conservative Party manifesto 42 43 However the unitary plans were supported by the Liberal Democrat group on the city council and by Simon Wright LibDem MP for Norwich South who intended to lobby the party leadership to allow the changes to go ahead 44 The Local Government Act 2010 to reverse the unitary decision for Norwich and Exeter and Suffolk received Royal Assent on 16 December 2010 The disputed award of unitary status had meanwhile been referred to the High Court and on 21 June 2010 the court Mr Justice Ouseley judge ruled it unlawful and revoked it The city has therefore failed to attain unitary status and the two tier arrangement of County and District Councils with Norwich City Council counted among the latter remains as of 2017 45 Emergency services EditNorfolk Fire and Rescue Service East of England Ambulance Service East Anglian Air Ambulance Norfolk Constabulary British Transport Police HM CoastguardSettlements EditSee also List of places in Norfolk and List of settlements in Norfolk by population Norfolk s county town and only city is Norwich one of the largest settlements in England during the Norman era Norwich is home to the University of East Anglia and is the county s main business and culture centre Other principal towns include the port town of King s Lynn and the seaside resort and Broads gateway town of Great Yarmouth Based on the 2011 Census 5 the county s largest centres of population are Norwich 213 166 Great Yarmouth 63 434 King s Lynn 46 093 Thetford 24 883 Dereham 20 651 Wymondham 13 587 North Walsham 12 463 Attleborough 10 549 Downham Market 9 994 Diss 9 829 Fakenham 8 285 Cromer 7 749 Sheringham 7 367 and Swaffham 7 258 There are also several smaller market towns Aylsham 6 016 Harleston 4 458 and Holt 3 810 Much of the county remains rural in nature and Norfolk is believed to have around 200 lost settlements which have been largely or totally depopulated since the medieval period These include places lost to coastal erosion agricultural enclosure depopulation and the establishment of the Stanford Training Area in 1940 Transport Edit The Mid Norfolk Railway at Dereham railway station Further information Railways in Norfolk and List of airports in Norfolk Roads Edit Norfolk is one of the few counties in England that does not have a motorway The A11 connects Norfolk to Cambridge and London via the M11 From the west there are only two routes from Norfolk that provide a direct link with the A1 the A47 to the East Midlands and Birmingham via Peterborough and the A17 to the East Midlands via Lincolnshire These two routes meet at King s Lynn which is also the starting point of the A10 providing West Norfolk with a direct link with London via Ely Cambridge and Hertford Railways Edit There are two main railway lines that link Norfolk with London The Great Eastern Main Line hosts inter city services from Norwich to Liverpool Street via Ipswich and Colchester The Fen line provides regular services between King s Lynn and King s Cross via Ely and Cambridge In addition the Breckland line provides access from Norwich and Thetford to destinations to the west including Peterborough Nottingham Sheffield Manchester and Liverpool Air Edit Norwich International Airport provides flights to various European destinations including a link to Amsterdam which offers onward flights throughout the world Dialect accent and nickname EditMain article Norfolk dialect The Norfolk dialect is also known as Broad Norfolk although over the modern age much of the vocabulary and many of the phrases have died out due to a number of factors such as radio TV and people from other parts of the country coming to Norfolk As a result the speech of Norfolk is more of an accent than a dialect though one part retained from the Norfolk dialect is the distinctive grammar of the region citation needed People from Norfolk are sometimes known as Norfolk Dumplings 46 an allusion to the flour dumplings that were traditionally a significant part of the local diet 47 More cutting perhaps was the alleged pejorative medical slang term Normal for Norfolk 48 alluding to the county s perceived status as a quirky rustic backwater due to a high level of inbreeding among residents 49 50 Tourism EditNorfolk is a popular tourist destination and has several major holiday attractions There are many seaside resorts including some of the finest British beaches such as those at Great Yarmouth Cromer and Holkham Norfolk contains the Broads and other areas of outstanding natural beauty and many areas of the coast are wild bird sanctuaries and reserves with some areas designated as national parks such as the Norfolk Coast AONB Elm Hill in the historic city of Norwich The Norfolk Coast in the little village of Mundesley near Cromer The bridge at Wroxham The beach at Holkham National Nature ReserveThe Queen s residence at Sandringham House in Sandringham Norfolk provides an all year round tourist attraction whilst the coast and some rural areas are popular locations for people from the conurbations to purchase weekend holiday homes Arthur Conan Doyle first conceived the idea for The Hound of the Baskervilles whilst holidaying in Cromer with Bertram Fletcher Robinson after hearing local folklore tales regarding the mysterious hound known as Black Shuck 51 52 Amusement parks and zoos Edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Norfolk has several amusement parks and zoos Thrigby Hall near Great Yarmouth was built in 1736 by Joshua Smith Esquire and features a zoo which houses a large tiger enclosure primate enclosures and the swamp house which has many crocodiles and alligators Holkham Hall is an 18th century stately home and visitor attraction constructed in the Palladian style and at the centre of a 3 000 acre deer park on the North Norfolk coast with a woodland play area walled garden and farming exhibition Roarr Dinosaur Adventure formerly Dinosaur Adventure is a dinosaur themed adventure park in Lenwade It is set in 85 acres of parkland and has a dinosaur trail indoor play area high ropes course and outdoor water play area Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach is a free entry theme park hosting over 20 large rides as well as a crazy golf course water attractions children s rides and white knuckle rides BeWILDerwood is an adventure park situated in the Norfolk Broads and is the setting for the book A Boggle at BeWILDerwood by local children s author Tom Blofeld Britannia Pier on the coast of Great Yarmouth has rides which include a ghost train Also on the pier is the famous Britannia Pier Theatre Banham Zoo is set amongst 35 acres 14 ha of parkland and gardens with enclosures for animals including big cats birds of prey siamangs and shire horses Its annual visitor attendance is in excess of 200 000 people 53 Pensthorpe Nature Reserve near the town of Fakenham in north Norfolk is a nature reserve with many captive birds and animals Such species include native birds such as lapwing and Eurasian crane to much more exotic examples like Marabou stork Greater flamingo and Manchurian crane The site played host to BBC s Springwatch from 2008 until 2010 A number of man made lakes are home to a range of wild birds and provide stop off points for many wintering ducks and geese The Sea Life Centre in Great Yarmouth is One of the biggest sea life centres in the country The Great Yarmouth centre is home to a tropical shark display one resident of which is Britain s biggest shark Nobby the Nurse Shark The same display with its walk through underwater tunnel also features the wreckage of a World War II aircraft The centre also includes over 50 native species including shrimps starfish sharks stingrays and conger eels The Sea Life Sanctuary in Hunstanton is Norfolk s leading marine rescue centre and works both as a visitor attraction as well as a location for rescuing and rehabilitating sick and injured sea creatures found in the nearby Wash and North Sea The attractions main features are similar to that of the Sea Life Centre in Great Yarmouth albeit on a slightly smaller scale Theatres Edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Britannia Pier Theatre Royal Norwich Playhouse The Pavilion Theatre Cromer is a 510 seater venue on the end of Cromer Pier best known for hosting the end of the pier show the Seaside Special The theatre also presents comedy music dance opera musicals and community shows The Britannia Pier Theatre Great Yarmouth mainly hosts popular comedy acts such as the Chuckle Brothers and Jim Davidson The theatre has 1 200 seats and is one of the largest in Norfolk The Theatre Royal Norwich has been on its present site for nearly 250 years the Act of Parliament in the tenth year of the reign of George II having been rescinded in 1761 The 1 300 seat theatre the largest in the city hosts a mix of national touring productions including musicals dance drama family shows stand up comedians opera and pop The Norwich Playhouse Norwich hosts theatre comedy music and other performing arts It has a seating capacity of 300 The Maddermarket Theatre Norwich opened in 1921 and was the first permanent recreation of an Elizabethan theatre The founder was Nugent Monck who had worked with William Poel The theatre has a seating capacity of 312 54 The Norwich Puppet Theatre Norwich was founded in 1979 by Ray and Joan DaSilva as a permanent base for their touring company and was first opened as a public venue in 1980 following the conversion of the medieval church of St James in the heart of Norwich Under subsequent artistic directors Barry Smith and Luis Z Boy the theatre established its current pattern of operation It is a nationally unique citation needed venue dedicated to puppetry and currently houses a 185 seat raked auditorium 50 seat Octagon Studio workshops an exhibition gallery shop and licensed bar It is the only theatre in the Eastern region with a year round programme of family centred entertainment citation needed The Garage studio theatre Norwich can seat up to 110 people in a range of different layouts It can also be used for standing events and can accommodate up to 180 people The Platform Theatre Norwich is in the grounds of City College Norwich CCN and has a large stage with raked seating for an audience of around 200 The theatre plays host to performances by both student and professional companies The Sewell Barn Theatre Norwich is the smallest theatre in Norwich and has a seating capacity of 100 The auditorium features raked seating on three sides of an open acting space The Norwich Arts Centre Norwich theatre opened in 1977 in St Benedict s Street and has a capacity of 290 The Princess Theatre Hunstanton stands overlooking the Wash and the green in the East Coast resort of Hunstanton It is a 472 seat venue Open all year round the theatre plays host to a wide variety of shows from comedy to drama celebrity shows to music for all tastes and children s productions It has a six week summer season plus an annual Christmas pantomime Sheringham Little Theatre Sheringham has seating for 180 The theatre programmes a variety of plays musicals and music and also shows films The Gorleston Pavilion Gorleston is an original Edwardian building with a seating capacity of 300 situated on the Norfolk coast The theatre stages plays pantomimes musicals and concerts as well as a 26 week summer season Demography EditAccording to estimates by the Office for National Statistics the population of Norfolk in 2018 was 903 680 split almost evenly between males and females Roughly 24 3 of the population was aged 65 or older compared to 18 2 for the whole of England Ethnic category Norfolk East of England England total No No No Asian Asian British 13 017 1 5 278 372 4 8 4 143 403 7 8Black African Caribbean Black British 4 609 0 5 117 442 2 1 846 614 3 5Mixed multiple ethnic groups 10 027 1 2 112 116 1 9 1 192 879 2 3Other ethnic group 2 217 0 3 28 841 0 5 548 418 1 0White 828 018 96 5 5 310 194 90 8 45 281 142 85 4Source 55 Notable people EditFrom Norfolk Edit Further information Category People from Norfolk George VI King Emperor of the United Kingdom Born and died on the Sandringham Estate Joseph Ames naval commander Born and lived in Great Yarmouth Joseph Ames bibliographer and antiquary Born in Great Yarmouth Hannah Amond pop singer from Norwich Diana Athill literary editor and author South Norfolk and Ditchingham Alexander Baker Jesuit missionary to India Peter Bellamy folk singer and musician who was brought up in North Norfolk Henry Blofeld Cricket commentator Henry Blogg the UK s most decorated lifeboatman who was from Cromer Francis Blomefield Anglican rector early topographical historian of Norfolk James Blunt English acoustic folk rock singer songwriter who was raised in Norfolk during his childhood Boudica scourge of the occupying Roman Army in first century Britain and queen of the Iceni British tribe occupying an area slightly larger than modern Norfolk Martin Brundle former motor racing driver and now a commentator was born in King s Lynn Edward Bulwer Lytton 1st Baron Lytton writer born at Heydon George Russell racing driver Formula 1 driver born in Kings Lynn and educated at Wisbech grammar school Dave Bussey former BBC Radio 2 and current BBC Radio Lincolnshire presenter Michael Carroll 29 March 1983 lottery winner Howard Carter archaeologist who discovered Tutankhamun s tomb his childhood was spent primarily in Swaffham Edith Cavell a nurse executed by the Germans for aiding the escape of prisoners in World War I Sam Claflin actor grew up in Norwich and studied at Costessey High School Sam Clemmett actor from Brundall known for starring in West End stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Haribo Tangfastics television advert and the BBC documentary Murder Games The Life and Death of Breck Bednar where he played Breck Bednar the teen murdered by Lewis Daynes Edward Coke 17th century jurist and author of the Petition of Right was born in Mileham and educated at Norwich School Olivia Colman actress born and educated in Norfolk Jamie Cutter co founder of Cutter amp Buck America s largest golf apparel providers born in Norwich Cathy Dennis singer and songwriter from Norwich Diana Princess of Wales first wife of Charles Prince of Wales was born and grew up in Park House near the Sandringham estate Charles Spencer 9th Earl Spencer brother of Diana Princess of Wales and maternal uncle to H R H Prince William Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry Duke of Sussex Anthony Duckworth Chad landowner and Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk Sir James Dyson inventor and entrepreneur was born at Cromer grew up at Holt and was educated at Gresham s School Bill 1916 1986 Brian 1922 2009 Eric 1914 1993 Geoff 1918 2004 John 1937 and Justin 1961 Edrich cricketers Nathan Fake electronic dance music producer DJ Pablo Fanque equestrian and popular Victorian circus proprietor whose 1843 poster advertisement inspired The Beatles song Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite born in Norwich Natasha and Ralph Firman racing drivers were both born and brought up in Norfolk and educated at Gresham s School Caroline Flack television presenter who grew up in East Wretham and went to school in Watton Margaret Fountaine butterfly collector was born in Norfolk and her collection is housed in Norwich Castle Museum Elizabeth Fry prominent 19th century Quaker prison reformer pictured on the Bank of England 5 note born and raised in Norwich Stephen Fry actor comedian writer producer director and author who was born in London and was brought up in the village of Booton near Reepham He now has a second home near King s Lynn Samuel Fuller signed the Mayflower Compact Claire Goose actress who starred in Casualty was raised in Norfolk Ed Graham drummer of Lowestoft band The Darkness was born in Great Yarmouth Sienna Guillory actress from north Norfolk who was educated at Gresham s School Sir Henry Rider Haggard novelist author of She King Solomon s Mines born Bradenham 1856 and lived after his marriage at Ditchingham Lilias Rider Haggard daughter of Henry Rider Haggard and author of books about Norfolk Lauren Hemp footballer for England part of the squad that won the UEFA Women s Euro 2022 was born in North Walsham and played for Norwich City Women FC Jake Humphrey BBC presenter spent most of his childhood in Norwich Andy Hunt footballer grew up in Ashill Julian of Norwich mediaeval mystic born probably in Norwich in 1342 lived much of her life as a recluse in Norwich Robert Kett leader of Kett s Rebellion in East Anglia 1549 from Wymondham R W Ketton Cremer Norfolk historian and former owner of Felbrigg Hall Sid Kipper Norfolk humourist author songwriter and singer Myleene Klass former Hear Say singer comes from Gorleston Holly Lerski singer and songwriter former member of the band Angelou grew up and resides in Norfolk Henry Leslie actor and playwright born 1830 at Walsoken Samuel Lincoln ancestor of US President Abraham Lincoln Matthew Macfadyen actor who starred in Spooks was born in Great Yarmouth Kenneth McKee surgeon who pioneered hip replacement surgery techniques lived in Tacolneston Danny Mills footballer born in Norwich Sir John Mills actor born in North Elmham R H Mottram author and former Lord Mayor of Norwich Horatio Lord Nelson Admiral and British hero who played a major role in the Battle of Trafalgar born and schooled in Norfolk Nimmo Twins sketch comedy duo well known in Norfolk King Olav V of Norway born at Flitcham on the Sandringham estate Beth Orton singer songwriter was born in Dereham and raised in Norwich Thomas Paine philosopher born in Thetford Ronan Parke Britain s Got Talent 2011 finalist and runner up Margaret Paston author of many of the Paston Letters born 1423 lived at Gresham Barry Pinches snooker player who comes from Norwich Matthew Pinsent Olympic champion rower was born in Holt Prasutagus 1st century king of the Iceni who occupied roughly the area which is now Norfolk Philip Pullman author born in Norwich Miranda Raison actress from north Norfolk who was educated at Gresham s School Anna Sewell writer author of Black Beauty born at Great Yarmouth lived part of her life at Old Catton near Norwich and buried at Lamas near Buxton Thomas Shadwell playwright satirist and Poet Laureate Allan Smethurst The Singing Postman who sang songs in his Norfolk dialect was from Sheringham Hannah Spearritt actress and former S Club 7 singer who is from Gorleston Roger Taylor drummer of the rock band Queen was born in King s Lynn and spent the early part of his childhood in Norfolk Adam Thoroughgood colonial leader in Virginia namer of New Norfolk County which later became Norfolk Virginia Peter Trudgill sociolinguist specialising in accents and dialects including his own native Norfolk dialect was born and bred in Norwich George Vancouver born King s Lynn Captain and explorer in the Royal Navy Stella Vine English artist spent many of her early years in Norwich Sir Robert Walpole first Earl of Orford regarded as the first British prime minister Tim Westwood rap DJ and Radio 1 presenter grew up in and around Norwich Parson Woodforde 18th century clergyman and diarist Nick Youngs 1959 and his two sons Ben 1989 and Tom 1987 were both raised close to the town of Aylsham on their father s farm 56 Youngs is a former rugby union player for Leicester Tigers and England Both sons went on to represent the national rugby union team William Gooderham Sr 29 August 1790 20 August 1881 was an English distiller businessman and banker He was a founder of the Gooderham and Worts distillery in Toronto Canada William Bayliss Chief Pilot Goodyear BlimpAssociated with Norfolk Edit This list of famous or notable persons has no clear inclusion or exclusion criteria Please help to define clear inclusion criteria and edit the list to contain only subjects that fit those criteria June 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The following people were not born or brought up in Norfolk but are long term residents of Norfolk are well known for living in Norfolk at some point in their lives or have contributed in some significant way to the county Verily Anderson 1915 2010 writer lived in North Norfolk Stuart Ashen comedian animator actor and online reviewer born and lives in Norfolk Julian Assange Australian publisher journalist writer computer programmer Internet activist and editor in chief of WikiLeaks lived since 16 December 2010 in Ellingham Hall the mansion of Vaughan Smith under house arrest whilst fighting extradition to Sweden before relocating to Kent in December 2011 Peter Baker 1921 1966 British Conservative MP for South Norfolk Mary Bristow 1781 1805 landscape gardener owner of Quidenham Hall Bill Bryson writer has lived in the county since 2003 Adam Buxton comedian and one half of Adam and Joe moved to Norfolk in 2008 Richard Condon 1937 1991 Theatre Royal Norwich and Pavilion Theatre Cromer Pier manager Revd Richard Enraght 1837 1898 19th century clergyman religious controversialist Rector of St Swithun Bintree Liza Goddard TV and stage actress lives in the village of Syderstone Trisha Goddard TV personality lives in Norwich and writes a column in the local newspaper the Eastern Daily Press Roderick Gordon writer of Tunnels series lives in North Norfolk Adriana Hunter translator of French novels lives in Norfolk John Major British Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997 has a holiday home in Weybourne Alan Partridge fictional tongue in cheek media personality portrayed by Steve Coogan His feature film Alan Partridge Alpha Papa was set filmed and had its world premiere in Norwich in 2013 Pocahontas c 1596 1617 who lived at Heacham Hall for part of her life when she was married to John Rolfe Martin Shaw stage television and film actor is based in Norfolk Delia Smith cookery 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