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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 .
Vancouver Quarter (), also referred to as the Vancouver Shopping District, is the contemporary main shopping centre in King's Lynn. It was originally constructed to much controversy in the 1960s, as many people objected to the idea of a traditional market town having its historic centre pulled down and replaced with modern shops.
King's Lynn and West Norfolk is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in the town of King's Lynn. The district also includes the towns of Downham Market and Hunstanton, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The population of the district at the 2021 census was 154,325. [2]
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Health Centre 5m South West of Nos 7 and 9 King Street: ... King's Lynn: Town Wall: 1266:
All Saints Church, South Lynn. All Saints Church [7] is the main church of the area [8] as well as nearby King's Lynn Minster in the main town centre. It is the oldest church in King's Lynn, dating from the 11th century, but was rebuilt in the 14th and 15th centuries; the tower collapsed in 1763.
The University of East Anglia is located on the outskirts of Norwich, and Norwich University of the Arts is based in seven buildings in and around St George's Street in the city centre, next to the River Wensum. The City College Norwich and the College of West Anglia are colleges covering Norwich and King's Lynn as well as Norfolk as a whole.
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]
In 2019, the village's bus service was the 21 running from King's Lynn via Flitcham and Great Bircham and terminating at the Railway Inn near the old station. This had a basic service of three each way (two on Saturdays), with two extra buses on schooldays and one on Tuesdays only.