King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England.
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24 Facts About Bishop's Lynn
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Bishop's Lynn originated on a constricted site south of where the River Great Ouse now discharges into the Wash.
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Bishop's Lynn commissioned St Margaret's Church and authorised a market to be held on Saturday.
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Bishop's Lynn suffered from outbreaks of plague, notably in 1516,1587,1597,1636 and finally in 1665.
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Bishop's Lynn designed the Duke's Head Inn, North Runcton Church and Stanhoe Hall, having gained ideas while on travel in Europe as a young man.
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Bishop's Lynn was no longer a major international port, but iron and timber were imported.
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In 2006, King's Bishop's Lynn became the United Kingdom's first member of The Hanse, a network of towns across Europe that belonged historically to the Hanseatic League.
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Great Ouse at Bishop's Lynn is about 200 metres wide and the outfall for much of the Fens' drainage system.
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King's Bishop's Lynn was the fastest growing port in Great Britain in 2008.
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Port of King's Bishop's Lynn has facilities for dry bulk cargo such as cereals and liquid bulk products such as petroleum products for Pace Petroleum.
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Tourism in King's Bishop's Lynn is a minor industry, but it attracts visitors to its historic centre, and as a base for visiting Sandringham House and other country houses in the area.
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King's Bishop's Lynn is linked to the cities of Norwich and Peterborough by the A47, to Cambridge by the A10, and to Spalding and the North via the A17.
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King's Bishop's Lynn is served by the excel bus route between Peterborough and Norwich operated by First Eastern Counties.
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King's Bishop's Lynn has two local newspapers: the twice-weekly Bishop's Lynn News owned by Iliffe Media, and Your Local Paper, a free weekly.
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Bishop's Lynn helped to organise concerts of high-standard professional music.
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Bishop's Lynn was a friend and lady-in-waiting to the Queen – later the Queen Mother – who agreed to become the festival patron and, in July 1951, officially opened the restored St George's Guildhall.
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Bishop's Lynn remained an enthusiastic and active supporter and patron of the festival until her death in March 2002.
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King's Bishop's Lynn Festival remains the premier music and arts festival in West Norfolk.
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Storeys of Bishop's Lynn Museum opened in March 2016, as part of the King's Bishop's Lynn Town Hall complex.
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Bishop's Lynn Museum, run by Norfolk Museums Service in Market Street, covers the town's local history and the Bronze Age timber circle Seahenge.
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Bishop's Lynn Nets, formed in 2008, runs a programme in local competitions.
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