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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 .
The Solemn League and Covenant was an agreement between the Scottish Covenanters and the leaders of the English Parliamentarians in 1643 during the First English Civil War, a theatre of conflict in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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
Important artifacts and other works of art held in the building include King John's charter to the Burgesses of Lynn (c.1204), [17] the medieval King John's Cup (c.1325) [18] a window sill from the house of Walter Coney, a former mayor of Lynn, (15th century) [19] and the first portrait painted of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (c.1937).
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]
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