Downham Market, in some cases just referred to as Downham, is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It lies on the edge of the Fens, on the River Great Ouse, approximately 11 miles south of King's Lynn, 39 miles west of Norwich and also 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 houses. For the objectives of city government, the parish drops within the district of King's Lynn and also 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 famous for its butter market and likewise organized a notable horse fair. The market is now held Fridays and Saturdays on the town hall car park. Significant structures in the town include its mediaeval parish church, committed to St Edmund, as well as Victorian clock tower, constructed in 1878. The town is additionally known as the location where Charles I concealed after the Battle of Naseby. In 2004 the community completed a regeneration task on the Market Place, moving the market to the town hall parking lot. The decorative town sign portrays the crown as well as arrows of St Edmund with steeds to reveal the importance of the equine fairs in the community's background. A heritage centre, Discover Downham, opened up in a former fire station in 2016.