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Norwich Cathedral: Church, City and Diocese, 1096–1996. London: The Hambleton Press. ISBN 978-1-85285-134-7. Blomefield, Francis (1806). "City of Norwich, chapter 41: Of the Cathedral Church and its Precinct". An Essay Towards A Topographical History of the County of Norfolk. Vol. 4, the History of the City and County of Norwich, Part II.
Norwich (/ ˈ n ɒr ɪ dʒ,-ɪ tʃ / ⓘ) 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 churches lie within Norwich city which is divided into several wards. The ancient medieval city of Norwich within the walls at one time had 57 parish churches, the largest collection of urban medieval buildings in any one city north of the Alps. [1] Ten are still in use by the Church of England, while many are in use for other purposes.
Also included are those structures or sites of intended cathedrals as well as pro-cathedrals, which are churches serving as an interim cathedral, (for instance whilst a permanent cathedral is acquired), or as a co-cathedral where the diocesan demographics/geography require the bishop's seat to be shared with a building in another location.
The cathedral, located on Unthank Road, was constructed between 1882 and 1910 to designs by George Gilbert Scott, Jr. as a parish church dedicated to John the Baptist, on the site of the Norwich City Gaol.
Almary Green, Norwich - Cathedral Close. Almary Green is a small lawn in the Cathedral Close in Norwich, Norfolk, England.It is thought to be the site of the probably pre-Conquest church of St Ethelbert, which was burnt to the ground in the 1272 riots along with the bell tower and the Ethelbert Gate, with the latter being rebuilt by the Town on order of King John.
The largest structure in the city, Saint Patrick's Cathedral, [6] stands at the intersection of Broadway and Union Street just above Little Plains Park. Built solely by the Irish immigrants to the city with dimes and wages, Saint Patrick's is a solid stone Roman Catholic cathedral, whose main steeple is the tallest structure in the city.
City status has little statistical significance in UK because it is not a measure of a city's size and only holds a ceremonial status. Historic cities, such as St Davids (a cathedral city in Wales) can be quite small, however newer cities, such as those conferred in 2022 , can range in size from anywhere between 50,000 to over 200,000.