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King's Lynn
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market town in the county of Norfolk, England
Key facts
- Population
- 47,610 (2021)
- London
- 98 miles (158 km)
- District
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Shire county
- Norfolk
- Region
- East
- Country
- England
- Sovereign state
- United Kingdom
- Post town
- KING'S LYNN
- Postcode district
- PE30
- Dialling code
- 01553
- Police
- Norfolk
- Fire
- Norfolk
- Ambulance
- East of England
- Uk parliament
- North West Norfolk
- Website
- www.west-norfolk.gov.uk
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk Homepage
Providing information on planning and development, housing, Council Tax, benefits, bins and recycling, and other services in the borough
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- King's Lynn
- Demonym
- Linnesi
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Population
- 42800
- Area
- 14.6
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Body of water
- River Great Ouse
- Capital of
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Shares border with
- Hunstanton
- Official website
- www.west-norfolk.gov.uk
- Image
- Kings-lynn-customs-house.JPG
- Dialing code
- 01553
Show 11 more facts
- twinned administrative body
- Mladá Boleslav
- Commons category
- King's Lynn
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in King's Lynn
- topic's main category
- Category:King's Lynn
- postal code
- PE30
- category of associated people
- Category:People from King's Lynn
- OS grid reference
- TF619201
- native label
- King's Lynn
- P8168
- Les Bottereaux
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
- yaws
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is 36 miles (58 km) north-east of Peterborough, 44 miles (71 km) north-north-east of Cambridge, 44 miles (71 km) west of Norwich, and about 5 miles (8 km) inland from The Wash estuary. In 2021 it had a population of 47,610.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “King's Lynn” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.