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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 .
It was made a Grade II listed building in 2001 () following lobbying by the Lynn's Civic Society. [1]A report explaining the plans refusal stated: "There is no alternative but to refuse the application on the basis of the lack of information and the potential harm to the listed cinema, the street scene and the conservation area."
Film fans said it was "surreal" to see a tulip field they had visited appear in a Hollywood blockbuster. Belmont Nurseries near King's Lynn in Norfolk was used as a backdrop for Wizard of Oz spin ...
[a] [3] Shakespeare's leading comic actor, Robert Armin, was born in King's Lynn in 1565, the family living in what is now 78 High Street. Armin was the first Feste in Twelfth Night , Autolycus in A Winter's Tale and the Fool in King Lear , and is credited with being a major influence on Shakespeare.
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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]
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