- Fairstead, Norfolk
The Fairstead Estate is a suburb of
King's Lynn ,Norfolk ,England .Location and brief history
The Fairstead Estate is located about three kilometres to the South-East of
King's Lynn 's town-centre. The area is known locally as "The Fairstead" or just "Fairstead". It is a late20th Century development, the result of an overspill agreement that the borough council had with theGreater London Council in1962 ; it commenced Lynn’s secondindustrial revolution (light engineering, chemicals, clothing, food processing).Fact|date=October 2007 Fairstead was once a large farm of the same name; it is believed that thefarmhouse is still standing, but has been converted into a pub.Fact|date=October 2007Facilities
Fairstead has 2 schools, Fairstead County Primary School - a very large
primary school - and Ethel-Tipple School - aspecial school .Fairstead has its own minor shopping zone, called Centre Point in which there is a doctor's surgery, a chemist and about 4-6 other shops. It also includes a community hall that has a variety of uses. At the other end of the estate is a convenience store and a boarded up pub.
Fairstead has a small wooded area extending from the front of the school area and also a map of the area on the road side further towards to one entrance.
External links
* [http://www.edp24.co.uk/Content/Features/Chinese/asp/030823Chinese2.asp Scam in which 18 Chinese people where smuggled into a house that burnt out] for evidence of poverty.
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