King's Lynn
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Summary
King's Lynn is a market town[1]. It draws 6,148 Wikipedia views per month (market town category, ranking #6 of 54).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: King's Lynn and West Norfolk[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: River Great Ouse[5]
- Instance of: seaport[6], unparished area[7]
- Shares border with: Hunstanton[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Mladá Boleslav[9], Emmerich am Rhein[10], Jičín[11]
- Postal code: PE30[12]
- Commons category: King's Lynn[13]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[14]
- Local dialing code: 01553[15]
- OS grid reference: TF619201[16]
- Official website: https://www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:King's Lynn[18]
- Population: 42,800[19]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21]
- Capital of: King's Lynn and West Norfolk[22]
- Official name: King's Lynn[23]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in King's Lynn[24]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in King's Lynn[25]
- Demonym: Linnesi[26]
- Native label: King's Lynn[27]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from King's Lynn[28]
- Area: 14.6 km²[29]
- Has list: list of events in King's Lynn[30]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of King's Lynn[31]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for King's Lynn include Lynn[32], a city in the United States[33], in United States[34], founded in 1629[35]; King's Lynn Town F.C.[36], an association football club[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 2010[39]; it railway station[40], a railway station[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1846[43]; Lynn Canal[44], a channel[45], in United States[46]; and it F.C.[47], an association football club[48], in United Kingdom[49], founded in 1879[50].
Why It Matters
King's Lynn has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for it include Lynn[32], a city in the United States[33], in United States[34], founded in 1629[35]; King's Lynn Town F.C.[36], an association football club[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 2010[39]; it railway station[40], a railway station[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1846[43]; Lynn Canal[44], a channel[45], in United States[46]; and it F.C.[47], an association football club[48], in United Kingdom[49], founded in 1879[50].