It was fought Hostile_encounter over two days , March 8–9 , 1862 , in Hampton Roads , a roadstead in Virginia where the Elizabeth and Nansemond rivers meet the James River just before it enters Chesapeake Bay adjacent to the city of Norfolk .

The battle Hostile_encounter was a part of the effort of the Confederacy to break Destroying the Union blockade Besieging , which had cut off Having_or_lacking_access Virginia 's largest cities and major industrial centers , Norfolk and Richmond , from international trade .

In England , 307 people were killed Killing in the counties of Lincolnshire , Norfolk , Suffolk and Essex .

For the first time , in 2016 Norfolk Island was included Cause_to_be_included in the Australian census rather than being conducted Action by the Norfolk Island Government .

For the first time , in 2016 Norfolk Island was included Cause_to_be_included in the Australian census rather than being conducted Action by the Norfolk Island Government .

The Burning Bodily_harm of Norfolk was an incident that occurred Presence on January 1 , 1776 , during the American Revolutionary War .

British Royal Navy ships in the harbor of Norfolk , Virginia began Process_start shelling Attack the town , and landing Motion parties came Arriving ashore to burn Bodily_harm specific properties .

Norfolk was the last significant foothold of British authority in Virginia ; after raiding Attack Virginia 's coastal areas for a time , its last Royal Governor , Lord Dunmore , left Departing for good in August 1776 .

The storm Catastrophe affected Influence the town of Norfolk , where it became Becoming the most damaging Damaging storm Catastrophe since 1879 .

High tides isolated a lighthouse near Norfolk and covered Filling several roads .

The 1821 Norfolk and Long Island Hurricane Catastrophe was one of four known tropical cyclones that have made Action landfall Arriving in New York City .

It moved Motion ashore near Wilmington , North Carolina , and passed Motion_directional near Norfolk , Virginia before moving Motion through the Delmarva Peninsula and New Jersey just inland .

The Norfolk County Fair and Horse Show is an annual agricultural fair that takes place Process_start in the town of Simcoe , Ontario , Canada .

The official organizers for this annual event are the `` Norfolk County Agricultural Society '' .

Out of all the festivals , the Norfolk County Fair and Horse Show is considered be the 88th best festival in Canada and has repeatedly been named Name_conferral as one of the Top 100 Festivals in Ontario .

Operated by the Norfolk County Agricultural Society with 400 volunteers organizing Arranging the event on an annual basis , this autumn fair attracts almost 100 community organizations and local businesses .

More than half a million visitors come to Self_motion the Norfolk County Fairgrounds annually while the annual event attracts 120,000 people from outside the local community .

Being the leading producer of vegetables in Ontario , the Norfolk County Fair helps Assistance to demonstrate the best of Norfolk County 's produce Manufacturing to the rest of the province .

Being the leading producer of vegetables in Ontario , the Norfolk County Fair helps Assistance to demonstrate the best of Norfolk County 's produce Manufacturing to the rest of the province .