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Norfolk is renowned for its flatness, [[Noel Coward]] for example declaring emphatically of the county, ''"Very flat, Norfolk"''. Although it is not quite as low lying as Cambridgeshire, large areas of Norfolk would be threatened by a rise in sea level.

Norfolk is renowned for its flatness, [[Noel Coward]] for example declaring emphatically of the county, ''"Very flat, Norfolk"''. Although it is not quite as low lying as Cambridgeshire, large areas of Norfolk would be threatened by a rise in sea level.

Long stretches of the Norfolk coast is comparatively unspoiled, there are several important nature reserves, and extensive areas of [[saltmarsh]] and [[sand dunes]]. The [[Norfolk Broads]] are an area of ancient flooded [[peat]]-diggings in the county, connected by rivers, that are a popular holiday destination for boating holidays, and were recently declared a [[National Park]]. Breckland, in the south of the county around [[Thetford]], is a thinly-populated area of poor, sandy soil, heathland and pine plantations; much of it is given over to air bases and a battle training area for the British Army.

Long stretches of the Norfolk coast is comparatively unspoiled, there are several important nature reserves, and extensive areas of [[saltmarsh]] and [[sand dunes]]. The [[Broads|Norfolk Broads]] are an area of ancient flooded [[peat]]-diggings in the county, connected by rivers, that are a popular holiday destination for boating holidays, and were recently declared a [[National Park]]. Breckland, in the south of the county around [[Thetford]], is a thinly-populated area of poor, sandy soil, heathland and pine plantations; much of it is given over to air bases and a battle training area for the British Army.

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.

[[Category:United Kingdom Counties]]

[[Category:United Kingdom Counties]]