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List of buildings in King's Lynn


King's Lynn is an English market town in West Norfolk. This list details a selection of some of the more prominent buildings in the town.

All Saints' Church (52°44′58″N 0°23′58″E / 52.7494°N 0.3994°E / 52.7494; 0.3994 (All Saints' Church, King's Lynn)) predates the Domesday Survey of c. 1095, where it is described as All Hallows, in a reference to the founding of a Cluniac priory by Lord Ralph de Tony. The church is known today for the Anchorhold room located on the south side of a church. For a period of several centuries it was occupied by cloistered Anchorite women.

The construction of St Margaret's Church (52°45′06″N 0°23′43″E / 52.7516°N 0.3954°E / 52.7516; 0.3954 (St Margaret's Church, King's Lynn)) in 1101 is the point at which King's Lynn first came into existence in terms of how it is now recognised today. Commissioned by the Bishop of Norwich, Herbert de Losinga, at the request of the townspeople 'in honour of the Holy Mary Magdalene and St Margaret and all holy virgins', the church is one of the town's most dominating landmarks. Along with St Nicholas' church in Great Yarmouth, it was granted the honorific title of "minster" in 2011.


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