Our poll asking readers to decide Norfolk's top 25 icons has closed, and today - on Norfolk Day - the results can finally be revealed.

Earlier this month we asked people to tell us the person, place or thing which best represents the county, giving a shortlist of 50 reader-nominations from which to vote.

More than 1,100 people cast their votes, and today we can reveal the top 25 - with Norwich Cathedral securing a firm first place ahead of another city landmark – Norwich Castle.

Eastern Daily Press: Norwich Cathedral: Norfolk's number one icon - as voted for by you!Norwich Cathedral: Norfolk's number one icon - as voted for by you! (Image: Archant)

Eastern Daily Press: Norwich CastleNorwich Castle (Image: ARCHANT EASTERN DAILY PRESS (01603) 772434)

A late surge saw Colman’s Mustard finish third, and was joined by another food item, the Cromer crab, which made fourth place.

Other highlights in the top 10 include two more locations, the North Norfolk coast and Cromer Pier, and famous Norfolk faces Horatio Nelson, Edith Cavell and Boudicca.

Eastern Daily Press: Colman's Mustard was voted a Norfolk icon and the high-ranking food itemColman's Mustard was voted a Norfolk icon and the high-ranking food item (Image: Submitted)

Eastern Daily Press: The delicious Cromer crab was also voted a Norfolk iconThe delicious Cromer crab was also voted a Norfolk icon (Image: Archant © 2018)

David Powles, editor of the EDP, said: "Thank you to the hundreds of people who took the time to nominate and vote. The final results were so close and we have ended up with a fantastic top 25, a list to be proud of.

"It shows how much we have to celebrate in our fine county of Norfolk, and what a special place it is to live and work in, as well as visit and stay-cation."

Eastern Daily Press: Cromer Pier was voted a Norfolk iconCromer Pier was voted a Norfolk icon (Image: Archant)

Eastern Daily Press: Edith Cavell, picture from 1895. Published with permission of St Mary's church Swardeston.Edith Cavell, picture from 1895. Published with permission of St Mary's church Swardeston.

The shortlist was based on suggestions from readers of this newspaper.

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The top 25 icons of Norfolk:

  1. Norwich Cathedral
  2. Norwich Castle
  3. Colman's Mustard
  4. Cromer crab
  5. North Norfolk coast
  6. Cromer Pier
  7. Horatio Nelson
  8. Edith Cavell
  9. Norwich City Football Club
  10. Boudicca
  11. Royal Norfolk Show
  12. Norfolk's dialect
  13. Stephen Fry
  14. Norfolk wherries
  15. Delia Smith
  16. Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach
  17. Nelson's Journey
  18. Carrow Road
  19. Alan Partridge
  20. National Trust locations
  21. Walsingham Pilgrimage
  22. Olivia Colman
  23. The Singing Postman
  24. Bitterns
  25. Hippodrome Circus

    Eastern Daily Press: Boudicca was voted a Norfolk iconBoudicca was voted a Norfolk icon (Image: Jo Ellis)

    Eastern Daily Press: The Norfolk Wherry was voted a Norfolk iconThe Norfolk Wherry was voted a Norfolk icon (Image: Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust)

    Eastern Daily Press: Stephen Fry was voted a Norfolk iconStephen Fry was voted a Norfolk icon (Image: Archant)

    Eastern Daily Press: Great Yarmouth's Hippodrome Circus was voted a Norfolk iconGreat Yarmouth's Hippodrome Circus was voted a Norfolk icon (Image: Archant Norfolk © 2014)