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NorwichNorwich is a city in the heart of Norfolk, of which it is the only city and the county town. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom. The city stands on the banks of the River Wensum, a broad river which soon after leaving the city joins the River Yare and enters the Norfolk Broads, all at sea level. Norwich is thus at the edge of those flat lands for which Norfolk is rightly famous and the rivers, tidal into the city itself, have for endless ages provided a route for the Norwich merchants to the coast and thus to the world. Norwich has more mediæval churches than any other city in Western Europe north of the Alps and a large portion of the city's heart is taken up with the precincts of its soaring Cathedral, which stands facing the most ancient part of Norwich, and behind it are gardens, fields and chapels. (Read more) |
