King's Lynn
Built-up area in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.762, 0.421 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 63 20 |
| Population: | 46,093 |
| Dialling code: | 01553 (Kings Lynn) |
King's Lynn is a historic port town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in Norfolk, England, sitting where the River Great Ouse meets The Wash. Once a busy medieval trading hub with Hanseatic links, the town still shows its past in landmarks such as the 17th‑century Custom House, the medieval King's Lynn Minster, the Hanseatic Warehouse and neighbourhood museums like True's Yard Fisherfolk Museum.
Today King's Lynn is the commercial and market centre for west Norfolk, with an economy mixing port activity, light industry and services for surrounding fenland agriculture. Cultural life punches above its weight - with an annual festival, theatres and galleries - and its proximity to the Norfolk coast, bird reserves and flat fen countryside makes it popular with walkers, wildlife enthusiasts and heritage visitors.
Postcode districts covering King's Lynn
Most populated places nearby
- Boston 23.8 miles38.2 km
- Wisbech 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Spalding 24.1 miles38.8 km
- March 20.2 miles32.6 km
- Downham Market 11.1 miles17.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Gaywood Clock Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Springwood Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Gaywood North Bank Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Gaywood Chase Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Fairstead Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- North Lynn Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- South Wootton Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- South & West Lynn Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- North Wootton Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- The Woottons Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Bawsey Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in King's Lynn
PE30 3QL, PE30 5EP, PE30 3QA, PE30 2HJ, PE30 9TZ, PE30 1LD, PE30 4RB, PE30 1JL, PE30 4UA … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 36.6 miles58.9 km
- Stansted Airport 61.1 miles98.3 km
- King's Lynn Railway Station 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Watlington Railway Station 6.3 miles10.2 km
Hotels in King's Lynn Ad
- The Grange Hotel 2
- The Bank House 3
- Bricksage Rooms, King's Lynn South Gate
- Dragonfly Hotel King's Lynn 3
- The Dukes Head Hotel 4
- The White Hart
Schools in King's Lynn
- Churchill Park Complex Needs School Special
- Eastgate Academy Primary
- Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Gaywood Primary School Primary
- Greyfriars Academy Primary
- Highgate Infant School Primary
- King's Lynn Academy Secondary
- King's Oak Academy Primary
- North Wootton Academy Primary
- Reffley Academy Primary
- South Wootton Infant School Primary
- South Wootton Junior School Primary
- Springwood High School Secondary
- St Martha's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Michael's C of E Academy Primary
- The College of West Anglia Further education
- West Lynn Primary School Primary
- Whitefriars C of E Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Sandringham House Estate 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Snettisham Beach Beach 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Stow Hall Gardens Gardens 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Wild Ken Hill Nature reserve 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 18.6 miles30 km