Norfolk is a low-lying coastal county on the East coast of England with borders on Surrey, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. The population of Norfolk is 832,000 spread over an area of 2,000 sq miles making it one of the least populated areas in the UK. Larger towns in the area include: Norwich, Great Yarmouth and Kings Lynn.

Norwich is the only city in the region and has held official city status since 1195 and has a population of 129,000. Two local companies are Norwich Union insurance and Colman’s mustard, both feature the canary yellow of the town flag.  The University of East Anglia is based in the city and was founded in 1963 now having over 19,000 students mostly and is famous for its research students, however illustrious graduates include authors Ian McEwen and Kazuo Ishiguro.

Great Yarmouth lies East of Norwich and has 47,000 inhabitants, it has been traditionally a seaside resort but herring fishing and the oil industry are also important employers in the town. Lying as it does on the coast towards the continent it has been targeted by bombing in both world wars from as far back as 1915.

Famous people born in Norfolk include: Queen Boudicca, Egyptologist Howard Carter, Naval Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, ex Prime Minster Thomas Walpole, philosopher Thomas Paine, author Henry Rider Haggard, comedian Stephen Fry,