One of the UK's popular tourist destinations, it was voted by The Guardian in 2016 as the 'happiest city to work in the UK' and in 2013 as one of the best small cities in the world by The Times Good University Guide. In May 2012, Norwich was designated England's first UNESCO City of Literature. It includes cobbled streets such as Elm Hill, Timber Hill and Tombland ancient buildings such as St Andrew's Hall half-timbered houses such as Dragon Hall, The Guildhall and Strangers' Hall the Art Nouveau of the 1899 Royal Arcade many medieval lanes and the winding River Wensum that flows through the city centre towards Norwich Castle. Norwich claims to be the most complete medieval city in the United Kingdom. The wider built-up area had a population of 213,166 in 2019. The population of the Norwich City Council local authority area was estimated to be 144,000 in 2021, which was an increase from 143,135 in 2019.

As the seat of the See of Norwich, with one of the country's largest medieval cathedrals, it is the largest settlement and has the largest urban area in East Anglia.

Norwich is 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. Norwich ( / ˈ n ɒr ɪ dʒ, - ɪ tʃ/ ( listen)) is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town.

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