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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. [2] [1]
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
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.
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]
Blackfriars was a priory of the Order of Preachers (Dominican Friars) in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, established in the 1250s and dissolved in 1538. [1] [2] [3] The name Blackfriars comes from the black cappa (cloak) and hood Dominican Friars wear over their white habits during the winter and when outside the cloister.
The East Anglian Railway subsidised two omnibus services to Hunstanton from King's Lynn even though the town had a population of fewer than 500 people in 1861. [1] The northern part of the Lynn and Ely Railway reached King's Lynn, known locally as Lynn, in 1846. [2] Lynn was 16 miles from Hunstanton and a railway connection was projected.
Museum of Social History 27 King Street, King's Lynn: House: Early 19th century: 1 December 1951 1298222: Museum of Social History: North Guannock Gate and Portion of ...