East Anglia is an area in the East of England. It comprises the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, with Cambridgeshire and Essex also included in some definitions. The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the East Angles, a people whose name originated in Anglia, in what is now Northern Germany.
Norwich, with an urban population of 210,000, is the largest settlement in East Anglia.
Ipswich, with an urban population of 180,000, is the second largest settlement in East Anglia.
Peterborough, with an urban population of 160,000, is the third largest settlement in East Anglia.
Port of Felixstowe – Landguard Terminal in the foreground with Trinity Terminal in the background
Norfolk is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and east, Cambridgeshire to the west, and Suffolk to the south. The largest settlement is the city of Norwich.
Image: Cley windmill, from Beach Road, Cley next the Sea geograph.org.uk 3005259 (cropped)
Image: Kings Lynn Guild Hall (geograph 4626827)
Image: Norwich Cathedral The Tower and Spire
Entrance to Norfolk at Walsoken, Wisbech on the Cambridgeshire and Norfolk county boundary
