Norwich is a
Roanoke,
Virginia
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neighborhood
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located in west central Roanoke, immediately south of the
Roanoke River
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. It borders the neighborhoods of
Mountain View on the east, and
Raleigh Court on the south. The northern and western reaches of the neighborhood are bound by the Roanoke River without crossings into both
Hurt Park and
Cherry Hill
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across the river.
As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Norwich has a population of 652 residents.
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History
The origins of Norwich trace to the establishment of the first permanent home in 1825.
By the 1880s the area developed as an industrial village, with foundries and factories such as the Norwich Twine Mill and the Harris Hardwood Company.
Annexed to Roanoke in 1919, the area since the 1960s has remained primarily residential in character, with some areas of industrial infill on the periphery.
[
] Most homes in the Norwich community were built in 1900. Formed in 1996, the Norwich Neighborhood Alliance serves as the citizen advocacy group for the neighborhood.
[
] A portion of the neighborhood, the
Norwich Historic District, was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2024.
References
External links
Norwich Neighborhood PlanNorwich Neighborhood Alliance
{{Roanoke neighborhoods
Neighborhoods in Roanoke, Virginia