The ''Norwich Post'' was an English provincial newspaper which existed between 1701 and 1713. It is believed to be the earliest truly provincial English newspaper, although the ''

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'' was briefly published in Oxford in 1665.

History

The printer Francis Burges set up a printing press at the ''Red Well'' in Norwich, England during the summer of 1701. He appears to have established a weekly newspaper from early November of that year (although the earliest surviving copy dates from 1707). Burges died in November 1706 and was succeeded by his widow Elizabeth, who continued the business despite competition from the newly established newspapers the ''

Norwich Postman Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...

'' (December 1706) and the ''

Norwich Gazette Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the Episcopal see, See of ...

'' (January 1707). After Elizabeth Burges' death in November 1709, the newspaper reverted to Francis Burges' former master, the printer Freeman Collins of London. Collins sent his most trusted apprentices or members of his family to Norwich to print the newspaper. These included

Edward Cave Edward Cave (27 February 1691 – 10 January 1754) was an English printer, editor and publisher. He coined the term " magazine" for a periodical, founding ''The Gentleman's Magazine'' in 1731, and was the first publisher to successfully fashi ...

, later the founder of the '' Gentleman's Magazine''. The newspaper continued until Collin's death in 1713, and thereafter it was superseded by the ''

Norwich Courant Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the Episcopal see, See of ...

''.

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{{Authority control Defunct newspapers published in the United Kingdom Publications established in 1701 1701 establishments in England Newspapers published in Norfolk 1713 disestablishments in England Publications disestablished in 1713