King's Lynn

Also known as Lynn, Bishop's Lynn

market town in the county of Norfolk, England

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It sits within the topics King's Lynn, King's Lynn and West Norfolk and Market towns in Norfolk.

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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

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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

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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

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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.