Norfolk

(nor'főt,) Dukes of. See HOWARD. Norfolk, an E. co. of England, b. N. and E. by the German Ocean; area, 2,024 sq. m. Surface level; soil fertile. This is one of the finest agricultural di sts. in the kingdom. C. Norwich. Pop. 438,511. Norfolk, in Canada, a co. of Ontario, b. on Lake Erie; area, 600 sq. m.; C. Simcoe. Pop. 30,760.-In Ma achusetts, an E. co., b. S. by Rhode Island; area, 52 sq. m.; C. Dedham. Pop. 89,443.-In Virginia, a S.E. co., b. S. by N. Carolina, and having in its N.E. section the Dismal Swamp and Lake Drummond; area, 840 sq. m. Pop. 46,702.-A strongly fortified city and port of entry, C. of above co., on the Elizabeth River, 8 m. S. of Hampton Roads. Prior to the Civil War, it formed the chief station of the U. S. navy. In 1776 it was destroyed by fire by the British. Pop. 19,229. Norfolk Island, in the Pacific Ocean, lying E. of New South Wales, discovered in 1774 by Capt. Cook.It po e es a delightful climate and a fertile soil. [s. 650]