Norfolk's county town and only city is Norwich, one of the largest settlements in England during the Norman era. Norwich is home to Norfolk's only university, the University of East Anglia, and is the county's main business and culture centre. Other principal towns include the port-town of King's Lynn and the seaside resort and broads gateway town of Great Yarmouth. There are also several market towns: Aylsham, Downham Market, Fakenham, Holt, Swaffham, Thetford and Wymondham. For a full list of villages, towns and cities, see the article List of places in Norfolk.
Norfolk is one of only four non-metropolitan counties in England which does not have a motorway. The A11 connects Norfolk to Cambridge and London and the A47 runs west to the East Midlands. The Great Eastern Main Line is a major railway from London Liverpool Street Station to Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk. The only airport in the county is Norwich International Airport, which offers flights within Europe.