List of vice-admirals of Norfolk

This is a list of people who have served as Vice-Admiral of the Coast of Norfolk. Prior to 1594 the office holder was also Vice-Admiral of Suffolk.


 * Sir William Gonson 1536–1544
 * Sir William Woodhouse 1554–1564 (MP for Great Yarmouth) jointly with
 * Sir Thomas Woodhouse 1554–1572 (MP for Great Yarmouth) and
 * Henry Woodhouse 1563–1579
 * William Heydon 1579–? jointly with
 * Christopher Heydon 1579–?
 * Sir Robert Southwell 1585–1597
 * Thomas Talbot 1597–1600
 * Sir Robert Mansell 1600–1618
 * Sir Thomas Southwell 1618–1635
 * Henry Howard, Lord Maltravers 1635–1642?
 * vacant
 * Edwin Rich 1644–1649 (Parliamentary)
 * vacant
 * Horatio Townshend, 1st Baron Townshend 1663–1676
 * Robert Paston, 1st Earl of Yarmouth 1676–1683
 * vacant
 * Sir Henry Hobart, 4th Baronet 1691–1698
 * Charles Paston, Lord Paston 1699–1718
 * William Paston, 2nd Earl of Yarmouth 1719
 * John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire 1719–1756
 * George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford 1757–1791
 * George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend 1792–1807
 * vacant
 * William Harbord, 2nd Baron Suffield 1809–1821
 * John Wodehouse, 2nd Baron Wodehouse 1822–1846