KINGS LYNN

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In 1101 Bishop Herbert de Losinga of Thetford began the first Medieval
town between the Purfleet and Mill Fleet by building St. Margaret's
Church (now Kings Lynn Minster) and authorizing a market. That was the
beginning of a beautiful town of important economic success and a
holder of history, with streets that seem to have gotten stuck in time,
but with details that show this town knows how to adapt to nowadays
world.

History peek.
A seaport and market town in the East of England, originally created in
1101 with St. Margarets church and officially founded and named in
1204 as Bishops Lynn with the approval of King John, the town used to be
called Lin which was a word believed to have derived from the Scottish
word of lake since there is evidence of there being a lake in its area that
then became much smaller, leaving ground for construction. The town
was then, after becoming a great port and business center, taken away
from the Bishops power by the King Henry VIII in 1573 and called Kings
Lynn. Kings Lynn survived to the plagues that attacked Britain and even
the Cholera that hit the town. By the the 12 th century Kings Lynn was
the most important port in England, gaining an important reputation.
Daniel Defoe, journalist and creator of Robinson Crusoe, called Kings
Lynn beautiful, well built and well situated.

Economic Business.
Its always been the center of fish and sea food industry, also having
glass-making facilities and small-scale engineering factory works
including, nowadays, agricultural-related industry like food processing
and dry bulk cargo facilities for things such as cereal and liquid bulk
products such as petroleum products for Pace Petroleum. It also lies
strongly on its tourism. Yet Kings Lynn has always been a port town and
that remains today, as it was the fastest growing port in Great Britain by
2008. At an international scale Kings Lynn does not stand behind, yet it
has a good business with other countries like handling timber imported
from Scandinavia and the Baltics, and has large handling sheds for steel
imports.

Climate.
Kings Lynn has temperate climate. The annual mean daytime
temperature is 14C.January is the coldest month with 0 to 1C, July and
August are the warmest months with 21C.

Location.
Kings Lynn is a Northernmost settlement on the river Great Ouse, 156
km north of London and 71 km west of Norwich, basically in the East of
England. It possesses routes to Norwich, North Peterborough, Spalding
and the rest of the Norfolk area where it is located. Kings Lynn is divided
in districts known as West Lynn, North Lynn, South Lynn, Town Center
and the Gaywood district.

Tourism line.
Its a small yet mostly historical attraction that serves its purpose,
starting by the Custom House to Castle Acre Priory and other important
houses, streets, churches and more areas of the city with historical
objects or constructions like the Crusoe family ledge stone wall of St.
Nichola Chapel which is said to open every three days, and three special
clocks that can be seen in the central market. Kings Lynn also offers its
tourists a view of its history coming to life in every old building, many of
them pointing to the old medieval times where even then Kings Lynn
shine because of its ports, it even has a medieval port so that people
would know how it was to work there in the old time, Kings Lynn owes
its history to its maritime prosperity. Not all is history, there are also
cinemas and theaters and the famous Norflok Arena, a drift and collition
derby racing pit for the best drivers, almost any kind of car is useful
here.
Here is a list of the best places to visit in Kings Lynn:
Wolferton Royal Station
Castle Acre Priory
Oxburgh Hall
Snettisham Park
Kings Lynn Minster
Gooderstone Water Gardens & Nature Trials
Trues Yarkd Fisherfolk Museum
Military Museum

Castle Rising
Norfolk Arena
St Nicholas Chapel
Custom House
Information gathered from:
www.visitwestnorfolk.com/explore/kings-lynn/history
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_Lynn
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g315936-ActivitiesKing_s_Lynn_Norfolk_East_Anglia_England.html