Downham Market
Downham Market, in some cases just described as Downham, is a market community and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It pushes the edge of the Fens, on the River Great Ouse, about 11 miles south of King's Lynn, 39 miles west of Norwich and 30 miles north of Cambridge. The civil parish has a location of 5.2 kilometres ² as well as in the 2011 census had a population of 9,994 in 4,637 families. For the functions of city government, the parish drops within the district of King's Lynn and 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 throughout the Ouse. Throughout the Middle Ages, it was well known for its butter market as well as additionally organized a notable horse fair. The market is currently held Fridays as well as Saturdays on the town hall car park. Significant structures in the town include its mediaeval parish church, devoted to St Edmund, as well as Victorian clock tower, created in 1878. The town is likewise referred to as the area where Charles I hid after the Battle of Naseby. In 2004 the town finished a regeneration project on the Market Place, moving the market to the town hall car park. The ornamental community indicator depicts the crown and also arrows of St Edmund with steeds to show the value of the horse fairs in the town's history. A heritage centre, Discover Downham, opened in a previous fire station in 2016.
