King's Lynn - College of West Anglia, College of West Anglia Fury, Gaywood, Norfolk, King's Lynn Academy, King's Lynn Docks, King's (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: College of West Anglia, College of West Anglia Fury, Gaywood, Norfolk, King's Lynn Academy, King's Lynn Docks, King's Lynn F.C., King's Lynn Power Station, King's Lynn railway station, King's Lynn Stars, King's Lynn Town F.C., King Edward VII School (King's Lynn), List of buildings in King's Lynn, List of events in King's Lynn, Lynn News, Majestic Cinema, King's Lynn, North Lynn, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, South Lynn railway station, Springwood High School (Queensway), The Walks, Thoresby College, True's Yard Museum, West Lynn, Norfolk. Excerpt: King's Lynn ( ), also known as Lynn, is a sea port and market town in the ceremonial county of Norfolk in the East of England. It is situated 97 miles (156 km) north of London and 44 miles (71 km) west of Norwich. The population of the town is 42,800. The town has two theatres, museums and other cultural and sporting venues. There are three secondary schools and one college. The service sector, information and communication technologies and creative industries, provide limited employment for the population of King's Lynn and the surrounding area. The etymology of King's Lynn is uncertain. The name Lynn is said to be derived from the body of water near the town (the River Great Ouse as it prepares to enter the Wash): the Celtic word Llyn, means a lake; but the name is plausibly of Anglo-Saxon origin, from the word Lean, implying a tenure in fee or farm. For a time it was named Len Episcopi (Bishop's Lynn) while under the jurisdiction, both temporal and spiritual, of the Bishop of Norwich; but during the reign of Henry VIII it was surrendered to the crown, and it then assumed the name of Lenne Regis, or King's Lynn. In the Domesday Book, it is known as Lun, and Lenn; and is described as the property of the Bishop of Elmham, and the Archbishop of Canterbury. The...