12 AGRICULTURAL SURVEY 



Section iv. 



SURFACE AND SOIL, 



JL HE furface, except in fome few parts, near 

 Norwich, and upon the coaft near Sherringham 

 and Cromer, is moftly a dead flat; confequently, 

 the afpecT: is in general uniform and uninterefting, 

 and, as the open and worft parts lie to the fouth- 

 weft, where dangers enter the county, it mull offer 

 to them a very dreary and barren appearance (a) 9 

 but all the north, north-eaft and fouth-eaft parts are 

 inclofed; and being as well, if not better, cultivated 

 than any other part of the kingdom, and certainly 

 much richer in timber than any other maritime 

 county, exhibit at leaft many cheerful and pleafant 

 views, but none that are very extenfive. 



The greateft part of the arable land is fandy. 

 The prime parts of the county lie north and north- 

 eaft of Norwich ; comprifing the hundreds of 

 Eaft and Weft Fiegg, South Walfham, Blofield, 

 Happing, Tunftead, and the greateft part of North 

 and South Erpingham j all which may be deno- 

 minated 



