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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. Its territory broadly consisted of the modern counties Norfolk and Suffolk, and perhaps areas of Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. Its name reflected 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.

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. Its territory broadly consisted of the modern counties Norfolk and Suffolk, and perhaps areas of Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. Its name reflected 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.

During the late 17th century, around 50% of manufacturing in England was in rural areas, and Norfolk was likely England's most industrialised county, with over 65% of men in the country working in industry in 1700.<ref>[https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/nation-of-makers-industrial-britain ‘Nation of makers’: Britain industrialised over a century earlier than history books claim]</ref> However, the [[Industrial Revolution]] of the late-18th and early-19th centuries was a relatively quiet time for Norfolk, which had few mineral resources and as such developed little heavy industry. During this time, it's likely that much of southern and eastern England's workforce returned to agriculture; with the share of Norfolk's male workforce in manufacturing dropping to under 40% and the share in farming increasing from 28% to 51% during the 18th century. Railways did not arrive in Norfolk until the mid-19th century (over 20 year after the advent of passenger rail in the UK), when the line from London to Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, was extended via Cambridge to Norwich.

During the late 17th century, around 50% of manufacturing in England was in rural areas, and Norfolk was likely England's most industrialised county, with over 65% of men in the country working in industry in 1700.<ref>[https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/nation-of-makers-industrial-britain ‘Nation of makers’: Britain industrialised over a century earlier than history books claim]</ref> However, the [[Industrial Revolution]] of the late-18th and early-19th centuries was a relatively quiet time for Norfolk, which had few mineral resources and as such developed little heavy industry. During this time, it's likely that much of southern and eastern England's workforce returned to agriculture; with the share of Norfolk's male workforce in manufacturing dropping to under 40% and the share in farming increasing from 28% to 51% during the 18th century. Ports such as King's Lynn, which had been important centres of commerce in the Middle Ages, were now far eclipsed by ports such as Liverpool in the industrial north of England. Railways did not arrive in Norfolk until the mid-19th century (over 20 year after the advent of passenger rail in the UK), when the line from London to Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, was extended via Cambridge to Norwich.

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