North Lynn is an urban residential area of
King's Lynn, in the
unparished area
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of Kings Lynn, in the
King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, in the county of
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...
, England.
There are three main parks in North Lynn: Peck's field (named after the previous owner of the land before the North Lynn estate was created), The Rec (RECreation Ground) and Colombia Park. North Lynn has one
junior school
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, one
primary school
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and one
infant school
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, respectively: St Edmund's Junior School, St Edmund's (Foundation Community) Primary School, and Highgate Infant School. Some children go to Eastgate Primary instead of St Edmond's (Foundation Community).
North Lynn also has two large ponds popular with
angler
Angler may refer to:
* A fisherman who uses the fishing technique of angling
* ''Angler'' (video game)
* The angler, ''Lophius piscatorius'', a monkfish
* More generally, any anglerfish in the order Lophiiformes
* '' Angler: The Cheney Vice Pres ...
s. These are collectively known as the "long ponds", and were created as reserves of fresh water in case of emergency.
Civil parish
In 1931 the parish had a population of 91. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Kings Lynn.
References
External links
A website with a vast catalogue of Norfolk towns* https://www.facebook.com/NorthLynnPartnership
Former civil parishes in Norfolk
King's Lynn
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