Downham Market
Downham Market, in some cases merely described as Downham, is a market town and also civil parish in Norfolk, England. It rests on the side of the Fens, on the River Great Ouse, around 11 miles south of King's Lynn, 39 miles west of Norwich as well as 30 miles north of Cambridge. The civil parish has a location of 5.2 km ² and also in the 2011 census had a population of 9,994 in 4,637 families. For the objectives of local government, the parish drops within the area of King's Lynn and also West Norfolk. It belongs to South West Norfolk legislative constituency. It was an agricultural centre, creating as a market for the produce of the Fens with a bridge throughout the Ouse. During the Middle Ages, it was renowned for its butter market and additionally organized a significant equine fair. The market is currently held Fridays and also Saturdays on the city center car park. Significant buildings in the town include its mediaeval parish church, committed to St Edmund, and also Victorian clock tower, created in 1878. The community is also called the place where Charles I concealed after the Battle of Naseby. In 2004 the community completed a regeneration project on the marketplace Place, moving the market to the town hall car park. The attractive community sign portrays the crown and also arrowheads of St Edmund with horses to show the importance of the horse fairs in the community's history. A heritage centre, Discover Downham, opened up in a former station house in 2016.
