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A city in England, the county town of Norfolk
a city in Norfolk, east central England, where the local government for that county is based. City (pop., 2001: 121,553), administrative and historic county, Norfolk, England. Located on the River Wensum northeast of London, it had become an important market centre when it was sacked and occupied by the Danes in the 11th century. It was among the most prosperous English provincial towns for centuries; its economy was fostered by Edward III, who induced Flemish weavers to settle there, and by the influx of immigrants during the reign of Elizabeth I. One of England's largest centres of footwear manufacturing, it features a Norman castle and cathedral. It is the traditional regional capital of East Anglia and the site of a cathedral founded shortly after the Norman Conquest. Cooper Alfred Duff 1st Viscount Norwich of Aldwick Julian of Norwich Juliana of Norwich

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norwich terrier
English breed of small short-legged terrier with a straight wiry red or gray or black-and-tan coat and erect ears
Alfred Duff 1st Viscount Norwich of Aldwick Cooper
born Feb. 22, 1890 died Jan. 1, 1954 British politician. He served as a Conservative in Parliament (1924-29 and 1931-45). After a stint as secretary of state for war (1935-37), he became first lord of the Admiralty (1937) but resigned to protest the Munich agreement. Later he served as minister of information under Winston Churchill (1940-41) and as ambassador to France (1944-47). His books include Talleyrand, Haig, and his autobiography, Old Men Forget
Julian of Norwich
or Juliana of Norwich born 1342, probably Norwich, Norfolk, Eng. died after 1416 English mystic. After being healed of a serious illness (1373), she wrote two accounts of her visions; her Revelations of Divine Love is remarkable for its clarity, beauty, and profundity. She spent her later life as a recluse in Norwich
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