Norfolk
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 square miles (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 | |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Established | Anglo-Saxon period[1] |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time) |
| Members of Parliament | |
| Police | Norfolk Constabulary |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Lord Lieutenant | The Lady Dannatt MBE |
| High Sheriff | Georgina Roberts (Lady Roberts of Swaffham)[2][3] (2020–21) |
| Area | 5,372 km2 (2,074 sq mi) |
| • Ranked | 5th of 48 |
| Population (2021) | 903,680 |
| • Ranked | 25th of 48 |
| Density | 168/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | 96.5% white[4] |
| Non-metropolitan county | |
| County council | Norfolk County Council |
| Executive | Conservative |
| Admin HQ | Norwich |
| Area | 5,372 km2 (2,074 sq mi) |
| • Ranked | 5th of 26 |
| Population | 907,760 |
| • Ranked | 7th of 26 |
| Density | 169/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-NFK |
| ONS code | 33 |
| ITL | UKH13 |
| Website | www |
| Districts | |
 Districts of Norfolk | |
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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]