King's Lynn

King's Lynn
King's Lynn is located in Norfolk
King's Lynn
King's Lynn
Location within Norfolk
Population42,800 (2007)[1]
• London98 miles (158 km)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKING'S LYNN
Postcode districtPE30
Dialling code01553
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
Websitewww.west-norfolk.gov.uk
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°45′14″N 0°23′53″E / 52.754°N 0.398°E / 52.754; 0.398

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]

  1. ^ a b "Can Overview of King's Lynn and West Norfolk – Part 1" (PDF). 2007. pp. 2, 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b Lewis, Samuel (1848). "Lynn, or Lynn-Regis". A Topographical Dictionary of England. pp. 203–208.

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