Norwich

Norwich
Norwich
City and non-metropolitan district
	City of Norwich
	Clockwise from top left: Princes Street, Norwich Cathedral, Norwich City Hall, Norwich Castle, St John the Baptist Cathedral
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location within Norfolk
	Norwich Location within England Norwich Location within the United Kingdom Norwich Norwich (Europe)
	Coordinates: 52°37′43″N 01°17′34″E / 52.62861°N 1.29278°E
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	East of England
County	Norfolk
Founded	c. 43 AD as Northwic
City status	1094
Admin HQ	City Hall
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Local Authority	Norwich City Council
• MPs	Clive Lewis (L); Chloe Smith (C);
Area
• Urban	20.3 sq mi (52.6 km2)
Population (2022)
• City	144,525 (ranked 155th)
• Urban	213,166
• Urban density	10,000/sq mi (4,100/km2)
• Metro	376,500 (TTWA)
Demonym	Norvician
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 87.1% White ; 5.5% Asian ; 3.1% Mixed ; 2.5% Black ; 1.8% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 53.5% no religion ; 33.6% Christianity ; 9.9% other ; 3% Islam ;
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode	NR
Area code (IDD)	01603
Vehicle registration area code	AO, AP, AR, AS, AT, AU
ONS code	33UK
Major railway stations	Norwich Station
Primary airport	Norwich Airport
Police	Norfolk Constabulary
Fire and Rescue	Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service
Ambulance	East of England
Website	norwich.gov.uk

Norwich (/ˈnɒrɪdʒ, -ɪtʃ/ ^ⓘ) is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about 100 mi (160 km) north-east of London, 40 mi (64 km) north of Ipswich and 65 mi (105 km) east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with one of the country's largest medieval cathedrals, it is the largest settlement and has the largest urban area in East Anglia. The population of the Norwich City Council local authority area was estimated to be 144,000 in 2021, which was an increase from 143,135 in 2019.^[3] The wider built-up area had a population of 213,166 in 2019.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Home". Norwich City Council. 7 October 2010. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
^ ^a ^b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Norwich Local Authority (E07000148)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^ "How the population changed in Norwich, Census 2021 - ONS". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2022.

[norwich-1] "Home". Norwich City Council. 7 October 2010. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2013.

[2021_Nomis-2] UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Norwich Local Authority (E07000148)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

[census2021-population-3] "How the population changed in Norwich, Census 2021 - ONS". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2022.

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