Downham Market, occasionally merely described as Downham, is a market community as well as civil parish in Norfolk, England. It rests on the side of the Fens, on the River Great Ouse, roughly 11 miles southern of King's Lynn, 39 miles west of Norwich and 30 miles north of Cambridge. The civil parish has an area of 5.2 km ² and also in the 2011 census had a population of 9,994 in 4,637 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and also West Norfolk. It becomes part of South West Norfolk parliamentary constituency. It was a farming centre, creating as a market for the fruit and vegetables of the Fens with a bridge across the Ouse. During the Middle Ages, it was well known for its butter market as well as additionally hosted a notable horse fair. The marketplace is now held Fridays and also Saturdays on the town hall parking lot. Notable buildings in the town include its mediaeval parish church, committed to St Edmund, as well as Victorian clock tower, created in 1878. The town is likewise referred to as the place where Charles I concealed after the Battle of Naseby. In 2004 the community completed a regeneration project on the Market Place, relocating the marketplace to the town hall car park. The attractive community sign shows the crown and arrowheads of St Edmund with steeds to reveal the relevance of the equine fairs in the town's background. A heritage centre, Discover Downham, opened up in a previous station house in 2016.