South Lynn is an area of King's Lynn, in the

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of King's Lynn, in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, in the county of

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, England. It is located directly south of the town, near the A47 and A418 roads.

History

South Lynn was historically known as "Old South Lynn" and had a manor that was owned before 1066 by King Harold. When travellers visited the area, to access

Bishop's Lynn King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located north of London, north-east of Peterborough, no ...

, they would have to gain access via Friar Street and All Saints Church. Traffic inbound to the area would have to use the south gate at South Lynn. Due to it lacking a community, a market, or any major important centre, South Lynn was merged into King's Lynn in 1555 and since then, has formed a major part of the southern part of the town. The area is a parish of King's Lynn and is directly southeast of West Lynn which is separated from the area by the Great River Ouse and the area is also separated from King's Lynn to the north by a small part of the River Nar. The civil parish was abolished on 1 April 1935 to form Kings Lynn. In 1931 the parish had a population of 7610.

Landmarks

The church of All Saints in King's Lynn - south transept - geograph

All Saints Church is the main church of the area as well as nearby

King's Lynn Minster St Margaret's Church, King's Lynn, entitled King's Lynn Minster since 2011, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in King's Lynn. The building dates from the 12th to 15th centuries, with major restoration of the nave in the ...

in the main town centre. It is the oldest church in King's Lynn, dating from the 11th century, but was rebuilt in the 14th and 15th centuries; the tower collapsed in 1763. It is grade II*

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Transport

The area is served by bus routes 46, 47 and X46, which provide services to King's Lynn,

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and

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; the routes are operated by Lynx or Go To Town (West Norfolk Community Transport Project). South Lynn's nearest railway stations are King's Lynn and Watlington; both stations are on the Fen line, providing regular services to Ely,

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and London King's Cross. South Lynn ex-GE B12-3 4-6-0 on Rail Tour geograph-2846661-by-Ben-Brooksbank

The area was served by South Lynn railway station, which was on the

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from Saxby to Yarmouth Beach,

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and

Cromer Cromer ( ) is a coastal town and civil parish on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk. It is north of Norwich, north-northeast of London and east of Sheringham on the North Sea coastline. The local government authorities are Nor ...

. There was a short spur to connect the line to the nearby King's Lynn railway station. The station opened in 1886 and closed in 1959.

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* *{{cite web, url=https://www.southandwestlynn.org.uk/old-south-lynn.html, title=Old South Lynn, publisher=Benefice of South and West Lynn ''Map and historical information'' Populated places in Norfolk Former civil parishes in Norfolk King's Lynn