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| − | '''Norwich''' is the county town of [[Norfolk]], in eastern [[England]]. It has a population of 121,600<ref>http://www.norwich.gov.uk/site_files/pages/City_Business__The_Norwich_Economy__Population_and_Employment_Figures.html</ref>. Norwich is an ancient cathedral city, and achieved great prosperity in the late medieval period, when it was a centre for England's wool trade with continental [[Europe]], especially with the cities of [[Flanders]]. Today it is known as a tourist centre and as the home of Colman's Mustard<ref>http://www.colmansmustard.com/</ref>. The University of East Anglia is located on a campus site on the edge of Norwich<ref>http://www1.uea.ac.uk/cm/Home</ref>. | + | '''Norwich''' is the county town of [[Norfolk]], in the [[East Anglia]] region of eastern [[England]]. It has a population of 121,600<ref>http://www.norwich.gov.uk/site_files/pages/City_Business__The_Norwich_Economy__Population_and_Employment_Figures.html</ref>. Norwich is an ancient [[cathedral]] city, and achieved great prosperity in the late [[Middle Ages|medieval]] period, when it was a centre for England's [[wool]] trade with continental [[Europe]], especially with the cities of [[Flanders]]. Today it is known as a [[Tourism|tourist]] centre and as the home of Colman's Mustard<ref>http://www.colmansmustard.com/</ref>. The University of East Anglia is located on a campus site on the edge of Norwich<ref>http://www1.uea.ac.uk/cm/Home</ref>. |
===Famous Norvicians=== | ===Famous Norvicians=== | ||
Revision as of 13:12, December 30, 2011
Norwich is the county town of Norfolk, in the East Anglia region of eastern England. It has a population of 121,600[1]. Norwich is an ancient cathedral city, and achieved great prosperity in the late medieval period, when it was a centre for England's wool trade with continental Europe, especially with the cities of Flanders. Today it is known as a tourist centre and as the home of Colman's Mustard[2]. The University of East Anglia is located on a campus site on the edge of Norwich[3].
Famous Norvicians
Edith Cavell, British nurse shot by the German Army in Brussels in 1915 for aiding escaped British POWs.