Norfolk
Norfolk | |||
Location Map ( geo) | |||
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Primary Destinations | |||
Cromer • Diss • Downham Market • Great Yarmouth • King's Lynn • Norwich • Swaffham • Thetford | |||
Other Important Destinations | |||
Dereham • Fakenham | |||
Current Highway Authorities | |||
Norfolk County Council | |||
Borders | |||
Cambridgeshire • Lincolnshire • Suffolk | |||
National Highways Roads | |||
A11 • A47 | |||
Norfolk is a traditional county in East Anglia.
Geography & Economy
Norfolk's boundaries are geographical, with the coast to the north and east, the Rivers Waveney and Little Ouse to the south, and the Fens to the west. Although the county has a reputation for being flat this is only strictly true of the Fens and part of the Broads, although the hills are low compared with other parts of the country. In the Middle Ages Norfolk was one of the country's most prosperous counties, with the county town of Norwich England's second largest city for some time. However, Norfolk was largely passed over by the Industrial Revolution and so remains largely rural. It was once known for wool, with the village of Worstead in the northeast giving its name to a particular fabric. Although the county is coastal, erosion and silting have rendered former ports inaccessible and only King's Lynn and Great Yarmouth now have enough water in which to sail a boat. Tourism is now a major industry, with The Broads and coastal resorts like Cromer frequently visited.
Roads
Norfolk is well served by its road network. However, owing to its location, Norfolk is a destination rather than a country travelled through en route and so the roads are not necessarily of quality found elsewhere. There are no motorways in the county, for example, and only two trunk roads. National Highways maintain the A47, which crosses the centre of the county east-west, and the A11 which runs southwest of Norwich. Most non-trunk roads are maintained by Norfolk County Council.
Route | From | To | Length |
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A10 | Monument, London | Hardwick Roundabout, King's Lynn | 99.7 miles | View |
A11 | London | Norwich | 61.8 miles | View |
A17 | King's Lynn | Newark-on-Trent | 59.5 miles | View |
A47 | Birmingham | Lowestoft | 157.9 miles | View |
A134 | Tottenhill | Colchester | 71.3 miles | View |
A140 | Needham Market | Crossdale Street | 56.1 miles | View |
A143 | Great Yarmouth | Haverhill | 74.9 miles | View |
A146 | Norwich | Oulton Broad | 24.4 miles | View |
A147 | Norwich | Norwich | 4.2 miles | View |
A147 | Norwich | Crossdale Street | 20.5 miles | View |
A148 | Kings Lynn Bypass | Cromer | 44.0 miles | View |
A149 | Kings Lynn | Great Yarmouth | 86.8 miles | View |
A150 | Wisbech | Long Sutton | 8.6 miles | View |
A1023 | Crimplesham | Crimplesham (E) | 1.5 miles | View |
A1024 | Dereham Road, Norwich | Aylsham Road, Norwich | 1.4 miles | View |
A1025 | Bracondale | Thorpe Road | 0.9 miles | View |
A1026 | Hall Quay | Northgate Street | 0.5 miles | View |
A1042 | Old Catton | Thorpe St Andrew | 5.8 miles | View |
A1054 | Barrett Road | Bracondale | 0.5 miles | View |
A1056 | Norwich city centre | Tuckswood | 0.66 miles | View |
A1062 | Hoveton | Potter Heigham | 7.7 miles | View |
A1064 | Acle | Caister-on-Sea | 7.3 miles | View |
A1065 | Mildenhall | Fakenham Bypass | 39.1 miles | View |
A1066 | Thetford | Scole | 19.4 miles | View |
A1067 | Norwich | Fakenham | 23.9 miles | View |
A1074 | New Cottesey | Norwich | 4.3 miles | View |
A1074 | Dereham Road | Aylsham Road | 1.2 miles | View |
A1074 | Old Catton | Old Catton | 10.4 miles | View |
A1075 | Thetford | East Dereham By Pass | 22.8 miles | View |
A1076 | Gaywood, King's Lynn | King's Lynn By Pass | 1.2 miles | View |
A1078 | King's Lynn | South Wootton | 2.5 miles | View |
A1082 | Sheringwood | Sheringham | 1.3 miles | View |
A1088 | Thetford | Woolpit | 15.1 miles | View |
A1096 | Acle | Great Yarmouth | 7.6 miles | View |
A1101 | Long Sutton bypass | Bury St Edmunds | 53.4 miles | View |
A1122 | Outwell | Swaffham Heath | 20.9 miles | View |
A1135 | Wisbech | Walsoken | 4.5 miles | View |
A1151 | Norwich | Smallburgh | 12.0 miles | View |
A1154 | Harfreys Roundabout | South Denes Road | 0.59 miles | View |
A1194 | Yarmouth Road, Norwich (E) | Norwich Northern Distributor Road | 0.6 miles | View |
A1242 | Norwich | Thorpe St Andrew | 2.4 miles | View |
A1243 | Southtown | South Denes | 2.5 miles | View |
A1270 | Postwick | Thorpe Marriot | 12.4 miles | View |
A1402 | Norwich | Hellesdon | 2.6 miles | View |
B198 | South Brink | Walton Highway | 4.6 miles | View |
B1062 | Homersfield | Beccles | 11.3 miles | View |
B1077 | Ipswich | Carbrooke Hall | 46.2 miles | View |
B1093 | Whittlesey | Hole in the Wall Farm | 21.1 miles | View |
B1094 | Iron Bridge | Nordelph | 5.4 miles | View |
B1098 | Chatteris | Three Holes | 12.4 miles | View |
B1100 | Welney | Christchurch | 2.3 miles | View |
B1101 | Wimblington | Elm | 11.1 miles | View |
B1101 | Bury St Edmunds | Outwell | 39.2 miles | View |
B1105 | Fakenham By Pass | Wells-next-the-Sea | 8.3 miles | View |
B1107 | Thetford Bypass | Brandon | 4.9 miles | View |
B1108 | Bodney (W) | Norwich | 26.3 miles | View |
B1109 | Norwich Road | Market Place | 0.2 miles | View |
B1110 | Hoe | Holt | 16.2 miles | View |
B1111 | Stanton | Stow Bedon (SW) | 16.2 miles | View |
B1111 | Thetford | Diss | 16.0 miles | View |
B1112 | Whittington | Icklingham | 20.9 miles | View |
B1112 | Woolpit | Thetford | 14.6 miles | View |
B1113 | Sproughton | Harford Bridge, Norwich | 50.8 miles | View |
B1114 | Garboldisham (N) | Kenninghall | 2.8 miles | View |
B1116 | Wickham Market | Harleston | 19.4 miles | View |
B1131 | Stuston Common | Swaffham | 32.2 miles | View |
B1132 | Roydon | Diss | 1.0 mile | View |
B1133 | Park Road | St Nicholas Street | 0.3 miles | View |
B1134 | Banham(E) | Pulham Market(W) | 8.7 miles | View |
B1135 | East Dereham | Wymondham | 12.2 miles | View |
B1136 | Hales | Haddiscoe | 4.0 miles | View |
B1137 | Wellington Lane | Bank Plain | 0.5 miles | View |
B1138 | Caister Road | Regent Road | 2.1 miles | View |
B1138 | Aylesham Road | Earlham Road | 0.9 miles | View |
B1139 | St Martin's Road | Riverside Road | 2.0 miles | View |
B1140 | Acle | Great Yarmouth | 7.6 miles | View |
B1140 | Thorpe Hamlet | Thorpe St Andrew | 0.8 miles | View |
B1140 | Wroxham | Cantley | 12.0 miles | View |
B1141 | Bridge Road | Southgates Road | 1.2 miles | View |
B1142 | Beccles Road, Gorleston | Quay Road, Gorleston | 1.3 miles | View |
B1143 | South Quay | Great Yarmouth town centre | 1.4 miles | View |
B1144 | Wisbech Road | Gaywood Road | 1.1 miles | View |
B1145 | King's Lynn eastern bypass | Mundesley | 50.6 miles | View |
B1146 | Hempton, near Fakenham | Dereham Bypass | 13.1 miles | View |
B1147 | Dereham | Bawdeswell Bypass | 6.9 miles | View |
B1148 | Gaywood Road | John Kennedy Road | 0.5 miles | View |
B1148 | Norwich | Fakenham | 24.0 miles | View |
B1149 | Holt | Norwich Airport | 24.0 miles | View |
B1150 | Norwich | North Walsham | 13.7 miles | View |
B1151 | Norwich | Smallburgh | 11.7 miles | View |
B1151 | Stalham | Ingham(E) | 2.2 miles | View |
B1152 | Billockby | Bastwick | 2.9 miles | View |
B1153 | Narborough (N) | Brancaster | 21.5 miles | View |
B1154 | Heacham | Sculthorpe | 13.8 miles | View |
B1154 | Gaywood Road | St James' Road | 0.3 miles | View |
B1155 | Great Bircham | Dale Hole | 10.9 miles | View |
B1156 | Sharrington (N) | Blakeney | 5.2 miles | View |
B1157 | East Dereham | Etling Green | 2.9 miles | View |
B1157 | Sheringham | Upper Sheringham | 2.2 miles | View |
B1158 | Sheringwood | Sheringham | 1.7 miles | View |
B1159 | Stalham | Bacton | 8.0 miles | View |
B1160 | Southery | Wereham | 8.9 miles | View |
B1160 | Knapton Road | Beach Road | 0.6 miles | View |
B1161 | Redgate Hill | Cromer Road | 2.0 miles | View |
B1172 | Spooner Row | Cringleford | 8.6 miles | View |
B1173 | Wisbech | Walsoken | 1.3 miles | View |
B1332 | Trowse Newton(S) | Ditchingham | 11.8 miles | View |
B1354 | Thursford | Hoveton | 25.0 miles | View |
B1355 | Sculthorpe | Burnham Market | 9.7 miles | View |
B1386 | Southery | Denton Lodge | 9.3 miles | View |
B1388 | Little Walsingham | Blakeney | 8.2 miles | View |
B1389 | Norwich Road | Market Place | 0.1 miles | View |
B1412 | Three Holes | Upwell | 2.3 miles | View |
B1413 | Norwich Castle | Richmond Hill | 0.6 miles | View |
B1436 | Thorpe Market | Felbrigg | 4.3 miles | View |
B1439 | Babingley | West Newton | 1.8 miles | View |
B1440 | Hillington | Snettisham | 7.6 miles | View |
B1454 | Heacham | Tattersett | 12.4 miles | View |
B1507 | Denver | Stow Bardolph | 3.0 miles | View |
B1512 | Bexwell | Downham Market station | 1.6 miles | View |
B1527 | Tasburgh | Woodton | 5.8 miles | View |
B1534 | Gorleston-on-Sea | Bradwell | 1.8 km | View |
B1535 | Honingham | Lenwade | 4.9 miles | View |
T2 | London | Norwich | View | |
T3 | London | Great Yarmouth | View | |
T15 | Birmingham | Great Yarmouth | View | |
T31 | London | Kings Lynn | View | |
T51 | Kings Lynn | Newark | View |
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