King's Lynn | |
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Location within Norfolk | |
Population | 42,800 (2007)[1] |
• London | 98 miles (158 km) |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KING'S LYNN |
Postcode district | PE30 |
Dialling code | 01553 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Website | www.west-norfolk.gov.uk |
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]