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Norfolk

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About Norfolk

Norfolk is a ceremonial county in England, located in the East of England and East Anglia. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and east, Cambridgeshire to the west, and Suffolk to the south. The largest settlement is the city of Norwich.

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Norfolk has lost 8,000 ponds since the 1950s.

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More facts about Norfolk

  1. You can find a Norfolk accent not in Norfolk but in parts of New England, because many of the Pilgrim Fathers came from East Anglia and Norfolk, and quirks of the New England accent are only seen in Norfolk.

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  2. In Norfolk dialect, 'do' can mean 'if', so 'do you get cold' means 'if you get cold'.

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  3. There is a spider in Norfolk which can catch fish.

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  4. The rarest frog in England has a distinctive Norfolk accent.

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