Downham Market
Downham Market, often merely referred to as Downham, is a market town as well as civil parish in Norfolk, England. It pushes the edge of the Fens, on the River Great Ouse, roughly 11 miles south of King's Lynn, 39 miles west of Norwich as well as 30 miles north of Cambridge. The civil church has a location of 5.2 kilometres ² as well as in the 2011 census had a population of 9,994 in 4,637 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish drops within the area of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. It becomes part of South West Norfolk legislative constituency. It was an agricultural centre, creating as a market for the fruit and vegetables of the Fens with a bridge throughout the Ouse. During the Middle Ages, it was renowned for its butter market and likewise hosted a notable steed fair. The market is now held Fridays and also Saturdays on the town hall parking area. Remarkable buildings in the community include its mediaeval parish church, dedicated to St Edmund, and Victorian clock tower, built in 1878. The community is likewise known as the location where Charles I hid after the Battle of Naseby. In 2004 the town completed a regrowth task on the marketplace Place, relocating the marketplace to the town hall parking area. The attractive town sign depicts the crown as well as arrows of St Edmund with horses to reveal the significance of the steed fairs in the community's background. A heritage centre, Discover Downham, opened up in a former fire station in 2016.