King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

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๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in Norfolk, England, 98 miles (158ย km) north of London, 36 miles (58ย km) north-east of Peterborough, 44 miles (71ย km) north-north-east of Cambridge and 44 miles (71ย km) west of Norwich.

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Economy King's Lynn has always been a centre for fishing and seafood (especially inshore prawns, shrimps and cockles). There have also been glass-making and small-scale engineering works โ€“ many fairground and steam engines were built here. It still contains much farm-related industry, including food processing. There are several chemical factories and the town retains a role as an import centre. In general, it is a regional centre for a still sparsely populated part of England.

King's Lynn was the fastest growing port in Great Britain in 2008. Department for Transport figures show that through-put increased by 33 per cent.

In 2008, the German Palm Group began to erect one of the world's largest paper machines, constructed by Voith Paper. With a web speed of up to 2000 metres a minute and a web width of 10.63 metres, it can produce 400,000 tons a year of newsprint paper, based on 100-per-cent recycled paper. The start-up was on 21 August 2009.

The Port of King's Lynn has facilities for dry bulk cargo such as cereals and liquid bulk products such as petroleum products for Pace Petroleum. It also handles timber imported from Scandinavia and the Baltics and has handling sheds for steel imports.

King's Lynn is the prime retail centre in West Norfolk and beyond. The town centre is dominated by budget shops, reflecting the spending power of much of the population. The town centre fulfils a leisure role with entertainment centres, bars and restaurants, and has a range of service functions. It provides about 5,300 retailing jobs.

The town centre has 73,000 sq. m. of retail floor space in 347 shops, which exceeds the comparable centres of Bury St Edmunds and Boston. However, whilst the percentage of floor space in comparison shopping and that occupied by multiple retailers is above the national average, King's Lynn offers a more limited range of choice.

Tourism in King's Lynn is a minor industry, but it attracts visitors to its historic centr, and as a base for visiting the Queen's home at Sandringham and other country houses in the area. Within the town and across the nearby Fenland are some of the finest historic churches in Britain, built in a period when King's Lynn and its hinterland were wealthy from trade and wool.

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Norfolk, United Kingdom 
Norfolk, United Kingdom
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King's Lynn has a population of over 42,800 people. King's Lynn also forms the centre of the wider King's Lynn and West Norfolk District which has a population of over 151,383 people.

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Twin Towns, Sister Cities King's Lynn has links with:

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Bayside, Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Emmerich am Rhein, Germany
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  • Basil Champneys |

    Architect Basil Champneys is associated with King's Lynn. He was a founder member of the Art Workers Guild in 1884.

  • William Arthur Aickman |

    ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Architect William Arthur Aickman is associated with King's Lynn.

  • Frederick George Southgate |

    ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Architect Frederick George Southgate is associated with King's Lynn. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (LRIBA) in 1937.

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