Norwich
Norwich | |
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| City of Norwich | |
Cathedral Castle St John the Baptist Cathedral Princes Street City Hall Plantation Garden Elm Hill | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location within Norfolk | |
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| Coordinates: 52°37′43″N 01°17′34″E / 52.62861°N 1.29278°E | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| County | Norfolk |
| Founded | c. 43 AD as Northwic |
| City status | 1094 |
| Admin HQ | City Hall |
| Areas of the city | List
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| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Local Authority | Norwich City Council |
| • MPs | |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 20.3 sq mi (52.6 km2) |
| Population (2022) | |
• City | 144,525 (ranked 155th) |
| • Urban | 213,166 |
| • Urban density | 10,000/sq mi (4,100/km2) |
| • Metro | 376,500 (TTWA)[1] |
| Demonym | Norvician |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | List
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| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcode | NR |
| Area code (IDD) | 01603 |
| Vehicle registration area code | AO, AP, AR, AS, AT, AU |
| ONS code | 33UK |
| Major railway stations | Norwich Station |
| Primary airport | Norwich Airport |
| Police | Norfolk Constabulary |
| Fire and Rescue | Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| Website | norwich |
Norwich (/ˈnɒrɪdʒ, -ɪtʃ/ ⓘ "Norridge", "Noridge"[3][4]; the emphasis is placed upon the vowel in the first syllable[5]) is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about 100 mi (160 km) north-east of London, 40 mi (64 km) north of Ipswich and 65 mi (105 km) east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich City Council local authority area was estimated to be 144,000 in 2021, which was an increase from 143,135 in 2019.[6] The wider Norwich built-up area had a population of 213,166 at the 2011 census.
As the seat of the See of Norwich, the city has one of the country's largest medieval cathedrals. For much of the second millennium, from medieval to just before industrial times, Norwich was one of the most prosperous and largest towns of England; at one point, it was second only to London.[7] Today, it is the largest settlement in East Anglia.[7]
- ^ "Home". Norwich City Council. 7 October 2010. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Norwich Local Authority (E07000148)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Dialect Matters - Respecting Vernacular Language" by Peter Tudgill, published in 2016 by Cambridge University Press
- ^ Grapes, Sidney: "The Boy John Letters": Letters dated December 6th, 1949, May 1st, 1953, etc. Published in book form in 2003 by Mousehold Press
- ^ https://friendsofnorfolkdialect.com/portfolio-items/norfolk-placenames/ (recorded audio of a native Norfolk speaker)
- ^ "How the population changed in Norwich, Census 2021 - ONS". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Norwich | England, Map, Population, & History | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.