The Benedictine Priory, King's Lynn, was a medieval monastery in

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. It was founded in 1100 in King's Lynn by Herbert de Losinga,

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, as a small monastic house supporting the church of St Margaret founded at the same time. Its rents and profits were remitted for the use of the priory of the Holy Trinity which served

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, also founded around the same time by Bishop Herbert. The priory at King's Lynn was lucrative for many years but towards the end of its existence the income from it had fallen to less than the cost of maintaining it. The priory was dissolved in 1537. St. Margaret's Church remains as

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 ...

but nothing survives of the priory buildings except for a short length of wall.Heritage Gateway: Historic England Research Records - Kings Lynn Priory
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