Norwich

Norwich
City and non-metropolitan district
City of Norwich
Norwich Cathedral St John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich City Hall, Norwich Elm Hill Pablo Fanque House Norwich Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Location within Norfolk
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Coordinates: 52°37′43″N 01°17′34″E / 52.62861°N 1.29278°E / 52.62861; 1.29278
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
Areas of the city	List Bowthorpe Crown Point Eaton Friars Quay Golden Triangle Heartsease Estate Mile Cross Estate New Costessey (Part) Norwich Lanes Norwich Over the Water Old Catton Riverside Thorpe Hamlet
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Local Authority	Norwich City Council
• MPs	Clive Lewis (L) Alice Macdonald (L)
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)[1]
Demonym	Norvician
Ethnicity (2021) [2]
• Ethnic groups	List 87.1% White 5.5% Asian 3.1% Mixed 2.5% Black 1.8% other
Religion (2021) [2]
• Religion	List 53.5% no religion 33.6% Christianity 3.0% Islam 1.2% Hinduism 0.7% Buddhism 0.2% Judaism 0.1% Sikhism 0.9% other 6.8% not stated
Time zone	UTC+0 (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. It lies 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. 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]

As the seat of the See of Norwich, the city has one of the country's largest medieval cathedrals. For much of the second millennium, from medieval to just before industrial times, Norwich was one of the most prosperous and largest towns of England; at one point, it was second only to London.^[4] Today, it is the largest settlement in East Anglia.^[4]