Norfolk

Chesapeake Bay port

Norfolk is a county in eastern England, known for its low-lying terrain, the Norfolk Broads waterways, and the city of Norwich.

In the United States, Norfolk most often refers to the Virginia port city, home to the world's largest naval base: The fleet returned to Norfolk.

Norfolk also names a breed of terrier and a type of belted jacket.

county

Norwich

Norfolk's county town

Sandringham

Virginia

Chesapeake Bay

Mid-Atlantic tidal estuary

Hampton · Tidewater · naval base · Mid-Atlantic · Colonial Williamsburg · Jamestown · Yorktown · Old Dominion · Roanoke Island · shipyard

naval

Admiral Nelson

Famous British naval commander

fleet · warship · Royal Navy · seapower · dockyard · maritime · sailor · commodore · corvette · naval base

coast

salt marsh

Coastal wetland with halophytes

estuary · tidal · mudflats · seashore · foreshore · erosion · seabirds · seal colony · coastal path · North Sea

rural

pastoral

Of countryside or clergy care

windmill · thatched cottages · flint · hedgerows · meadows · arable · sugar beet · barley · pheasant · game birds

Categories
Opposites
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION (Virginia context)

NorfolkRoanoke

Virginia city or vanished colony

Bristol · Charlottesville · Lynchburg · Blacksburg · Lexington

maritime vs. landlocked character

NorfolkDenver

Colorado's capital city

Salt Lake City · Phoenix · Las Vegas · Omaha · Kansas City

english regional identity

NorfolkCumbria

English administrative county

Derbyshire · Snowdonia · Cornwall · Devon · Lancashire

Phrases
Family

Norfolk Island

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G