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Welcome to Norfolk Gen Web |
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| A county of England, lying on the German Ocean; bounded by Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, and Suffolk. It extends 70 miles in length and 40 in breadth. It contains 33 hundreds, 1 city, 32 market towns, and 660 parishes. The face of this county varies less than in most tracts of equal extent in England. Not one hill of any considerable height is to be seen in the whole county; yet, in most parts, its surface is broken into gentle swells and depressions. At the western extremity is a considerable tract of flat fenny land, which is part of the Bedford Level; and, on the east, a narrow tract of marshes runs from the sea, near Yarmouth, to some distance up the country. Between Lincolnshire and the western extremity, is a broad but shallow arm of the sea, called the Wash. [Barclay's Complete and Universal English Dictionary, 1842] |
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This website is part of the EnglandGenWeb project and provides resources for those researching their family history in Norfolk. My name is Marie and I am the County Coordinator. Questions or concerns regarding this website should be directed to me. If you know of an interesting Norfolk web site (including family history) and would like it included on the site, please email me. |
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