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Norfolk (/ ˈ n ɔːr f ə k / NOR-fək) is a ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. 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 historic county boundaries of Lincolnshire in 1832 County and County Borough areas pre 1965 Until the early 19th Century there was no fixed land border between Lincolnshire and Norfolk as the two counties were separated by the former “Cross Keys Wash” which could only be crossed at low tide by a causeway.
In a 2022 study by Joscha Gretzinger et al., the populations of Norfolk and Suffolk were found to be the group with the lowest amount of Iron Age/Roman period British Isles-related ancestry, with only about 11–12.7% of their ancestry being derived from that group, while having one of the highest amounts of Continental North European (45.9 ...
Map of Lincolnshire, UK with districts shown. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 165% Geographic limits: West: 1.16W; East: 0.39E; North: 53.75N; South: 52.62N; Date: 17 July 2010: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData. Most data from Boundary-Line product. Lake data from Meridian 2 product.
The Fens lie inland of the Wash, and are an area of nearly 1,500 sq mi (3,900 km 2) in the south east of Lincolnshire, most of Cambridgeshire (which also includes parts of the old historic county of Huntingdonshire), and western-most parts of Norfolk and Suffolk.
Historically, each district was divided into sub-districts, which were each headed by a registrar. [ 1 ] The boundaries of registration districts were originally coterminous with poor law unions ; however, the number of districts and their boundaries varied considerably over time, with smaller districts being merged and larger districts split ...
Map of the administrative counties in Lincolnshire between 1889 and 1974, showing the three parts and the two separate county boroughs. The three parts of the English county of Lincolnshire are or were divisions of the second-largest county in England.
Under section 74 of the Local Government Act 1972, the council of a district, county or London borough (or county borough in Wales) may change its name, providing the resolution to do so gains two-thirds of the votes at a special meeting. Until 1 April 1978, the council had to have the permission of the Secretary of State, but since that date ...