5 attractions of Norfolk

Norfolk offer a wide assortment of spots to visit, including stately homes, steam lines, arrangements, nature holds and, obviously, the Broads, which get pressed with guests throughout summer. Residential communities with neighborhood nourishment and specialty shops are useful for a morning or evening of delicate pottering – and, on a fine day, seal-viewing pontoon excursions are an extraordinary approach to get another point of view on the coast and its untamed life.

1) Blakeney is one of Norfolk's prettiest beachfront towns, with little stone houses in the back paths and a limited, slowing down road. The quayside is a prime spot for crabbing (or "gillying") – youngsters get crabs on lines supplied by regional standards. 

Blakeney Point is a winged animal haven, and home to normal and ash seals, which sprawl languidly by the water's edge. Hour-long pontoon excursions withdraw from Morston Quay (some permit you to arrive on Blakeney Point for 60 minutes). Costs are around £10 for grown-ups and £5 for childrens. 

2) Blickling Estate once possessed by the Boleyn family, is said to be spooky by Anne Boleyn notwithstanding being reconstructed in the seventeenth century. Its Long Gallery and library are great, yet the arrangements and park are the huge attract here's€“ best to visit on a sunny day to like the surroundings.

3) The Broads spread over 117 square miles of for the most part safe lakes and streams, made by flooding of medieval peat pits as ocean levels rose, bringing about a scene of bogs and reed cots. They're home to a tremendous assortment of fowls and other natural life, and you can lease watercrafts for day excursions or short breaks. The quietest and prettiest extends incorporate the River Thurne from Potter Heigham.

4) Burnham Market is one of Norfolk's exemplary block and-rock towns, with Georgian houses grouped around a wide, focal green. It has a decent choice of attire and specialties shops. Best for nourishment is Humble Pie (humble-pie.com) and, for new nearby fish, go to Gurneys

5)Holkham Hall’s an eighteenth century Palladian manor on an expansive home. Highlights incorporate the Statue Gallery, canvases by Rubens and van Dyck, the Marble Hall, with trompe l'oeil roofs, the Bygones Museum and the History of Farming Exhibition. A consolidated family ticket for the lobby, show and walled enclosures is £35.

The Norfolk Four

The Norfolk Four are four men, Derek Tice, Danial Williams, Joseph J. Dick Jr. and Eric C. Wilson, who were found guilty for brutal the rape and murder of Michelle Moore-Bosko in Norfolk, Virginia. Their convictions were the basis of controversy, as their convictions were mainly based on confessions made by the men, which they maintain were compelled with fears of getting the death penalty if they did not plead guilty. Organizations such as the Innocence Project objected the convictions as a "miscarriage of justice" while Moore-Bosko’s parents carry on to consider that all those convicted were participants in the crime.

Three of the four men, Tice, Williams, and Dick, were sentenced to one or more life sentences in prison without the option of parole due to them either begging guilty to or getting convicted of the murder, while Wilson was condemned of rape and sentenced to eight and a half years in prison. Three other men, Geoffrey A. Farris, John E. Danser and Richard D. Pauley, Jr., were also firstly accused with the crime, but their charges were later dropped.

A fifth man, Omar Ballard, was also convicted in the crime, and was charged to 100 years in prison, 59 of which were suspended. He is the only man whose DNA matches that found at the scene, and his affirmation states that he carried out the crime by himself, with none of the other men involved. Forensic evidence is dependable with his story that there were no other members.

Norfolk Four

The Norfolk Four are Derek Tice, Danial Williams, Joseph J. Dick Jr. and Eric C. Wilson. They are four of the five men convicted in the brutal rape and murder of Michelle Moore-Bosko in 1997 in Norfolk, Virginia. The convictions of the four were largely based on confessions made by the men, which they maintain were coerced. The Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project considers this a miscarriage of justice.

 Moore-Bosko's parents, however, continue to believe that all those convicted were participants in the crime. Tice, Williams and Dick either pleaded guilty to or were convicted of the murder, and were sentenced to one or more life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole. Wilson was convicted of rape and sentenced to 8½ years in prison. Three other men, Geoffrey A. Farris, John E. Danser and Richard D. Pauley, Jr., were also initially charged with the crime, but their charges were later dropped. The supporters of the Norfolk Four have offered evidence that purports to prove they are innocent, with no known involvement or connections to the incident.

A fifth man, Omar Ballard, was also convicted in the crime, and was sentenced to 100 years in prison, 59 of which were suspended. He is the only man whose DNA matches that found at the scene, and his confession states that he committed the crime by himself, with none of the other men involved. Forensic evidence is consistent with his story that there were no other participants.

Norfolk

Norfolk ( /ˈnɔrfək/) is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The city of Norwich is the county town at Norfolk which is fifth largest ceremonial county in England, with an area of 5,371 km² (2,074 sq mi). Of the 34 non-metropolitan English counties, Norfolk is the seventh most populous, with a population of 850,800 (mid 2008). However, as a largely rural county it has a low population density, 155 people per square kilometre (or 401 per square mile). Norfolk has about one-thirtieth the population density of central London, the tenth lowest density county in the country, with 38% of the county’s population living in the four major built up areas of Norwich (195,000), Great Yarmouth (67,000), King's Lynn (41,000) and Thetford (22,000). The Broads, a well known network of rivers and lakes, is located towards the county's east coast, bordering Suffolk. The area has the status of a National Park and is protected by the Broads Authority. Historical sites, such as those in the centre of Norwich, also contribute to tourism.

Norfolk Island

Norfolk Island is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. The island is part of the Commonwealth of Australia, but it enjoys a large degree of self-governance. Together with two neighbouring islands, it forms one of Australia's external territories.

Originally colonised by East Polynesians, Norfolk Island was colonised by Britain as part of its settlement in Australia in 1788. It then served as a convict penal settlement until 1794, when it was abandoned until 1856, when permanent residence on the island for civilians began. In 1901, the island became a part of the Commonwealth of Australia which it has remained until this day.

The evergreen Norfolk Island pine is a symbol of the island and thus pictured on its flag (see illustration). Native to the island, the pine is a key export industry for Norfolk Island, being a popular ornamental tree on mainland Australia, where two related species grow, and also in Europe.

Early history
Norfolk Island was first settled by East Polynesian seafarers either from the Kermadec Islands north of New Zealand or from the North Island of New Zealand. They arrived in the fourteenth or fifteenth century, and survived for several generations before disappearing.

The first European known to have sighted the island was Captain James Cook, in 1774, on his second voyage to the South Pacific on HMS Resolution. He named it after the Duchess of Norfolk, wife of Edward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk (1685–1777).

Sir John Call argued the advantages of Norfolk Island in that it was uninhabited and that flax grew there. In 1786 the British government included Norfolk Island as an auxiliary settlement, as proposed by John Call, in its plan for colonization of New South Wales. The decision to settle Norfolk Island was taken due to Empress Catherine of Russia's decision to restrict sales of hemp. Practically all the hemp and flax required by the Royal Navy for cordage and sailcloth was imported from Russia.

When the First Fleet arrived at Port Jackson in January 1788, Phillip ordered Lieutenant Philip Gidley King to lead a party of 15 convicts and seven free men to take control of Norfolk Island and prepare for its commercial development. They arrived on 6 March 1788.

During the first year of the settlement, which was also called "Sydney" like its parent, more convicts and soldiers were sent to the island from New South Wales.

Norfolk

Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach.

Norfolk is located at the core of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, named for the large natural harbor of the same name located at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. It is one of nine cities and seven counties that constitute the Hampton Roads metro area, officially known as the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA. The city is bordered to the west by the Elizabeth River and to the north by the Chesapeake Bay. It also shares land borders with the independent cities of Chesapeake to its south and Virginia Beach to its east. One of the oldest of the cities in Hampton Roads, Norfolk is considered to be the historic, urban, financial, and cultural center of the region.

The city has a long history as a strategic military and transportation point. Norfolk Naval Base is the world's largest such base, and the world's largest military alliance, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has its defense headquarters here. The city also has the corporate headquarters of Norfolk Southern Railway, one of North America's principal Class I railroads, and Maersk Line, Limited, who manages the world's largest fleet of US-flag vessels. As the city is bordered by multiple bodies of water, Norfolk has many miles of riverfront and bayfront property. It is linked to its neighbors by an extensive network of Interstate highways, bridges, tunnels, and bridge-tunnel complexes.

Norfolk

Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county town is Norwich. Norfolk is the fifth largest ceremonial county in England, with an area of 5,371 km² (2,074 sq mi).

Of the 34 non-metropolitan English counties, Norfolk is the seventh most populous, with a population of 850,800 (mid 2008). However, as a largely rural county it has a low population density, 155 people per square kilometre (or 401 per square mile). Norfolk has about one-thirtieth the population density of Central London, the tenth lowest density county in the country, with 38% of the county’s population living in the three major built up areas of Norwich (259,100), Great Yarmouth (71,700) and King's Lynn (43,100). The Broads, a well known network of rivers and lakes, is located towards the county's east coast, bordering Suffolk. The area has the status of a National Park and is protected by the Broads Authority. Historical sites, such as those in the centre of Norwich, also contribute to tourism.