King's Lynn is located in the county of Norfolk, Eastern England, ten miles north of the town of Downham Market, 30 miles north-east of the major city of Peterborough, and 88 miles north of London. King's Lynn lies five miles south-east of the Lincolnshire border. King's Lynn falls within the district council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, under the county council of Norfolk. It is in the PE30 postcode district. The post town for King's Lynn is King's Lynn.
King's Lynn is in the ceremonial county of Norfolk, the historic county of Norfolk, and the administrative county of Norfolk.
Ceremonial County | Norfolk |
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Historic County | Norfolk |
Administrative County | Norfolk |
King's Lynn is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Norfolk, and towards the westernmost extremity of Norfolk.
The nearest postcode to the centre of King's Lynn is PE30 5DQ.
King's Lynn is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PE30 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PE30 postcode district.
The post town for King's Lynn is King's Lynn. King's Lynn is in the PE30 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of King's Lynn.
The centre of King's Lynn is located at position 52.75193° latitude and 0.39538° longitude.
Latitude | 52.75193° |
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Longitude | 0.39538° |
The centre of King's Lynn is located at the grid reference easting 561764 and northing 319837 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 561764 |
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Northing | 319837 |
Position of King's Lynn relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of King's Lynn to the centre of the town.
Position of King's Lynn relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of King's Lynn to the centre of the city.