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Fascinating Facts!

Fascinating facts and trivia about King's Lynn! Everything you didn't want to know about Lynn, on one handy page.

• Loadsa Soup
  The Campbell's food factory produces an amazing 250 million tins of soup every year.

• Ye Olde Monster Cod
  800-year-old cod bones unearthed from the town centre indicate that they were up to 51 inches long in those days. These days the average cod is just 18 inches long.

• Top Of The Tots
  The most popular names for new children in this area are Emily and James, according to a new survey. This differs from the national favourites of Chloe and Jack.

• The Road To Hell
  On average, 59,000 vehicles a day travel round Lynn's notorious Hardwick Roundabout - often several times!

• Lock Up Your Mowers
  Astonishing new statistics show that King's Lynn is the lawn mower pinching capital of Norfolk. According to the Lynn News, nearly half of all mowers stolen in the whole of Norfolk go walkabout around here.

• On Yer Boik!
  14 percent of King's Lynn people travel to work by bike, compared to the national average of just 2 percent.