The small town of King’s Lynn has a population of over 36,000 people making it the third largest settlement in Norfolk. Its original name being Bishops Lynn because of the Bishop of Norwich, but when King Henry VII of England took over, it was then changed to King’s Lynn; with Lynn meaning settlement by the water or pool. The town holds two market places; Tuesday Market Place and the Saturday Market Place.
There is a shopping district in the town called “Vancouver Quarter” after Captain Vancouver, his father had worked in the town and Vancouver himself was famous for mapping out the coast of Alaska to Hawaii.
St. Margaret’s Church was built in 1101 and was constructed thanks to the towns’ people who asked for it to be built in honour of the Holy Mary of Magdalene. The reredos behind the altar was done in 1899.
Margery Kempe, a woman born in Kings Lynn in the 14th century was the first woman to right an autobiography; also a famous novelist called Fanny Burney was born in the town of Kings Lynn. The town was the last place King John stayed out before he passed away.
There is a museum in the town which was built in 1904; the town is also full of many historical buildings such as its Corn Exchange and Town House Museum
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