Norwich
City and non-metropolitan district in Norfolk, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the city in England. For other uses, see Norwich (disambiguation).
Norwich (/ˈnɒrɪdʒ, -ɪtʃ/ ⓘ) is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England of which it is the county town. Norwich is 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. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with one of the country's largest medieval cathedrals, it is the largest settlement and has the largest urban area in East Anglia. 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.[3] The wider built-up area had a population of 213,166 in 2019.[1]
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Norwich | |
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City of Norwich | |
Coordinates: 52°37′43″N 01°17′34″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 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Local Authority | Norwich City Council |
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Area | |
• Urban | 20.3 sq mi (52.6 km2) |
Population (2021) | |
• City | 143,118 (ranked 155th) |
• Urban | 213,166 |
• Urban density | 10,000/sq mi (4,100/km2) |
• Metro | 376,500 (TTWA)[1] |
Demonym | Norvician |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Postcode | |
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 |
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