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Norfolk is quite sparsely inhabited by British standards (by contrast with the [[Middle Ages]], when it was one of the richest and most densely-populated areas of England), and important industries include agriculture and tourism.
Norfolk is quite sparsely inhabited by British standards (by contrast with the [[Middle Ages]], when it was one of the richest and most densely-populated areas of England), and important industries include agriculture and tourism.
== History ==
During the British Iron Age (c. 800 BC - 43 AD) and the early years of Roman Britain, present-day Norfolk was the heartland of the territory of the Iceni people. [[Boudica]] (died c. 60 AD) was a Queen of the Iceni, and led a revolt against the Roman invasion of Britain in 47 AD. The Iceni's capital city was known to the Latin-speaking Romans as ''Venta Icenorum'' ("marketplace of the Iceni") and its remnants now form a part of the village and civil parish [[Caistor St Edmund]] (around 5 miles south of Norwich).
During the 5th century, Germanic-speaking peoples had established control of modern-day Norfolk. In the 6th century, the Kingdom of East Anglia (Old English: Ēastengla Rīċe) was established, with the name reflecting the Angles, the Germanic tribe thought to have originated in the Angeln peninsula of modern-day [[Schleswig-Holstein]] in Germany. Their tribal name would ultimately give rise to the name of England itself.
== Administration ==
== Administration ==
The council area of Norfolk County Council (NCC) covers essentially the entire county of Norfolk (although the two are legally distinct). NCC also covers an area of Suffolk, namely that around Gorleston-on-Sea, south of Great Yarmouth.
The council area of Norfolk County Council (NCC) covers essentially the entire county of Norfolk (although the two are legally distinct). NCC also covers an area of Suffolk, namely that around Gorleston-on-Sea, south of Great Yarmouth.