Norfolk

Norfolk Videos

Updated on 28 July, 2012

Eastern Counties Red Bus

We who come from Norfolk know one thing for certain: nobody can mimic the accent properly. It always comes out as a West Country accent. Television and film companies ought to provide Norfolk Dialect coaches.

This interview demonstrates a very broad Norfolk accent. There are a few people left who speak like this; the rest of us have toned it down, but certain words are a giveaway, to those who know: road, bike, waterproof, hear ...

The Norfolk Dialect

This is a tragic true story about a local Lifeboat Man who said he'd "make off with himself" that is, commit suicide. He threw himself off the pier at Yarmouth and according to this report he was resuscitated, but was never seen again.

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The Snoring Villages: a website for those researching their family trees, and for anybody curious about the history and whereabouts of these two small villages in Norfolk, UK.

Contact The Snorings

I no longer live in Norfolk. I cannot visit graves, make local enquiries or provide contacts for you. Please be aware that I have no information other than that on this website..

Address: Derbyshire, England
Telephone: Unavailable
E-mail: tricia (at) the-snorings.co.uk