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  2. King's Lynn - Wikipedia

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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 .

  3. King's Lynn and West Norfolk - Wikipedia

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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]

  4. List of buildings in King's Lynn - Wikipedia

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    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

  5. True's Yard Fisherfolk Museum - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. The Walks - Wikipedia

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    Red Mount Chapel. Sitting in the centre of The Walks is the Red Mount chapel, also known as 'Our Lady's Chapel' it is a Grade I listed building. [2] It was built in the 15th century to contain a relic of the Virgin, but was also used by pilgrims on their way to Walsingham. [3]

  7. South Lynn - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] The area is a parish of King's Lynn and is directly southeast of West Lynn which is separated from the area by the Great River Ouse and the area is also separated from King's Lynn to the north by a small part of the River Nar. The civil parish was abolished on 1 April 1935 to form Kings Lynn. [5] In 1931 the parish had a population of ...

  8. Grade I listed buildings in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

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    King's Lynn and West Norfolk. Name Location Type Completed [note 1] Date designated Grid ref. [note 2] Geo-coordinates Entry number [note 3] Image; Church of St Andrew

  9. King's Lynn (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia

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    King's Lynn was a constituency in Norfolk which was represented continuously in the House of Commons of England from 1298 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.