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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 .
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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]
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North Wootton is a village, civil parish and electoral ward near the town of King's Lynn in Norfolk, England.It covers an area of 32.33 km 2 (12.48 sq mi) and had a population of 2,387 in 935 households at the 2001 census, [1] the population including Babingley and increasing to 2,445 at the 2011 Census. [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
For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. The villages name means 'Harp wood/clearing', perhaps in the sense of a sieve used in salt working. The village is 12 miles (19 km) north-east of King's Lynn. The village is on the south side of the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road. There is an ...
Middleton is the second village on the A47 road to Norwich, after North Runcton, and lies approximately 3 miles (5 km) east of King's Lynn. The A47, the main road of Norfolk, effectively divides the village in two, and has long been a site of road traffic accidents. Fair Green and Blackborough End are also areas of Middleton. Fair Green is on ...