Downham Market
Downham Market, sometimes just described as Downham, is a market community and also civil parish in Norfolk, England. It lies on the side of the Fens, on the River Great Ouse, approximately 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 km ² and in the 2011 census had a population of 9,994 in 4,637 houses. For the objectives of local government, the parish drops within the area of King's Lynn as well as West Norfolk. It belongs to South West Norfolk parliamentary constituency. It was an agricultural centre, developing as a market for the fruit and vegetables of the Fens with a bridge across the Ouse. Throughout the Middle Ages, it was well known for its butter market as well as additionally held a noteworthy steed fair. The market is currently held Fridays and Saturdays on the town hall parking area. Noteworthy structures in the town include its mediaeval parish church, committed to St Edmund, and Victorian clock tower, built in 1878. The town is also called the location where Charles I concealed after the Battle of Naseby. In 2004 the community finished a regeneration job on the Market Place, moving the market to the town hall car park. The decorative town sign depicts the crown as well as arrows of St Edmund with horses to show the importance of the horse fairs in the town's history. A heritage centre, Discover Downham, opened up in a previous station house in 2016.
