Norwich

Norwich
Norwich
City and non-metropolitan district
	City of Norwich
	Norwich Cathedral Norwich Castle St John the Baptist Cathedral Princes Street City Hall Plantation Garden Elm Hill
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location within Norfolk
	Norwich Location within the United Kingdom
	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
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 (2024)
• City	147,182 (ranked 155th)
• Urban	213,166
• Urban density	10,500/sq mi (4,050/km2)
• Metro	376,500 (TTWA)
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 ; 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
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

Norwich (/ˈnɒrɪdʒ, -ɪtʃ/ ^ⓘ, "Norritch";) 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. The wider Norwich built-up area had a population of 213,166 at the 2011 United Kingdom census.

Norwich is the seat of the see of the Diocese of Norwich. For much of the second millennium, from medieval to just before industrial times, Norwich was one of the most prosperous and largest towns in England; it was second only to London. Today, it is the largest settlement in East Anglia.