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King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, [2] 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 and 44 miles (71 km) west of Norwich .
Thoresby College (also Trinity College) was a 16th-century collegiate-style residence for thirteen chantry priests in King's Lynn, Norfolk, East of England. Located on Queen Street opposite the Guildhall, it has been converted into a youth hostel, [1] and offices for the King`s Lynn Preservation Trust. [2] It is a Grade I listed building. [3]
Ken Hill Ken Hill, Snettisham House: 1878-9: 15 October 1981: 1077874: Upload Photo: Snettisham Old Hall Snettisham: Country House: 18th century: 5 June 1953: 1153140: Upload Photo
True’s Yard Fisherfolk Museum is a social history museum in King's Lynn, Norfolk. It is an independent museum run almost entirely by volunteers and depicts the story of the old North End fishing quarter of King's Lynn. Support was received from the late Bernard Matthews and others. Most of the North End was knocked down in the slum clearances ...
Greyfriars, King's Lynn was a Franciscan friary in Norfolk, England. The tower, known as Greyfriars Tower ( 52°45′05″N 0°23′56″E / 52.7514°N 0.3990°E / 52.7514; 0.3990 ( Greyfriars Tower, King's Lynn ) )
Events from the year 1643 in England. This is the second year of the First English Civil War , fought between Roundheads ( Parliamentarians ) and Cavaliers ( Royalist supporters of King Charles I ).
St Margaret's Church. The construction of St Margaret's Church) in 1101 is the point at which King's Lynn first came into existence in terms of how it is now recognised. Commissioned by the Bishop of Norwich, Herbert de Losinga, at the request of the townspeople 'in honour of the Holy Mary Magdalene and St Margaret and all holy virgins', the church is one of the town's most dominating landmar
In 2019 the guildhall was declared the priority project of the Town Deal for King's Lynn [10] and a development plan for the area was finalised. [11] [12] On 5 January each year, the theatre commemorates the anniversary of the first recorded performance there in 1445. [13] [14] In 2022 Tim FitzHigham was made Creative Director for the site. [15]