What is Norfolk?
{{about|the county in England}} [[File:County_Flag_of_Norfolk.png|thumb|220px|right|[[Flag]] of Norfolk]] [[File:Arms of Norfolk.svg|thumb|120px|right|[[Coat of arms]] of Norfolk]] [[File:EnglandNorfolk.png|thumb|Norfolk in England]] '''Norfolk''' is a low-lying [[county]] in [[East Anglia]] in the east of southern [[England]]. It has [[border]]s with [[Lincolnshire]] to the west, [[Cambridgeshire]] to the west and southwest and with [[Suffolk]] to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the [[North Sea]] coast, including [[The Wash]]. The [[county town]] is [[Norwich]]. Norfolk is home to the [[Norfolk Broads]], a famous tourist and wildlife spot. == People from Norfolk == * [[Horatio Nelson]] (1758—1805), the English naval commander, was born at Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |url= http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/408359/Horatio-Nelson-Viscount-Nelson |title=Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson (British naval commander) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia |encyclopedia=britannica.com |accessdate=23 March 2010 }}</ref> * Steve Flint (born 1961) in [[Thetford]], at age 19 became, the first Norfolk athlete to run under four minutes for the mile. He did this at the Inter-County Championships in [[Birmingham]] on May 26 1980.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Rix|first=Martin|date=Spring 2000|title=United Kingdom All-Time Lists|journal=BMC News|publisher=The Bristish Milers' Club|volume=3|issue=9|language=English|url=http://www.britishmilersclub.com/bmcnews/2000spring.pdf|accessdate=March 23, 2010|archive-date=2011-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920181400/http://www.britishmilersclub.com/bmcnews/2000spring.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{Commonscat|Norfolk, England|Norfolk}} * [http://www.norfolk.gov.uk Norfolk County Council] * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/ BBC Norfolk] * [http://www.norfolkbroads.com/ NorfolkBroads.com] * [http://www.countylifecompanion.co.uk/ Guide to Norfolk businesses] {{Webarchive|url=https://web