Greyfriars Tower
Greyfriars Tower is a ruins in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk District, Norfolk, England. Greyfriars Tower is situated nearby to the art gallery Greyfriars Art Space, as well as near King’s Lynn Police Station.Photo: Alienturnedhuman, Public domain.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: remaining tower of a monastery, Grade I listed building, in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK
- Also known as: “Greyfriars Tower in Tower Gardens”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Majestic Cinema and King’s Lynn Minster.
Majestic Cinema
Movie theater
Photo: Alienturnedhuman, Public domain.
The Majestic Cinema is a cinema in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. Majestic Cinema is situated 660 feet northwest of Greyfriars Tower.
King’s Lynn Minster
Church
Photo: Richard Humphrey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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, Norfolk. King’s Lynn Minster is situated 760 feet west of Greyfriars Tower.
Church of All Saints
Church
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of All Saints is situated 730 feet south of Greyfriars Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include King’s Lynn and West Lynn.
King’s Lynn
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
King's Lynn is the third largest town in Norfolk in England with a population of 42,800. It is a town with great history, having being founded in medieval times, and is situated towards the west of the county on the Great Ouse river and near the Wash estuary.
West Lynn
Village
Photo: Martin Pearman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Lynn is a suburb of King's Lynn in Norfolk, England, situated on the west bank of the River Great Ouse. It is linked to the main part of the town, on the east bank, either by a passenger ferry or via a more circuitous 4 kilometres road journey.
North Runcton
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Runcton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 43.2 miles west of Norwich, 4.3 miles south-south-east of King's Lynn and 102 miles north of London. North Runcton is situated 3 miles southeast of Greyfriars Tower.
Greyfriars Tower
- Categories: tower, inclined tower, building, and historic site
- Location: King’s Lynn and West Norfolk District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.75144° or 52° 45′ 5″ northLongitude
0.39903° or 0° 23′ 57″ eastOpen location code
9F42Q92X+HJOpenStreetMap ID
way 118608165OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q17536458
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