East
Anglia
Norfolk,
Suffolk
East Anglia is a very flat area, so it is important for agriculture.
Important
towns and cities
 Norwich is the chief city of Norfolk. It has a famous outdoor market, where people from the local rural (farmland) areas come to sell their produce. Unlike many cities, where department stores are very popular, Norwich has a variety of smaller specialist shops (shops that sell one specific thing), including the famous Mustard Shop. It sells mustard ( a thick yellow or brown sauce that tastes spicy and is eaten cold in small amounts, especially with meat ) and even has a museum.
Ipswich, Suffolk's chief town,
is at the head of the river Orwell's estuary.
Great Yarmouth in Norfolk
is a holiday and a port.
In the west, Newmarket attracts horse dealers
to its annual auction. Industry
Fishing is the region's most important industry. Cod, herring and flatfish
are brought into Lowestoft in Suffolk, while at King's Lynn, situated
on the relatively shallow bay of the Wash, the boats trawl for shellfish.
Cromer is famous for its crabs. The Norfolk village of Orford is
known for its smokehouses, where meats and fish are preserved.
Farming
East Anglia is a great agricultural region. Farmers grow cereals, sugarbeet,
fruit and vegetables, and they raise turkeys, sheep and cattle. Norfolk
is well-known for its turkeys (they used to be marched to London in
order to reach the market for Christmas, a journey which
took three months) and now boasts the largest turkey farm in Europe.
Researched
by Jack |
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