Downham Market
Downham Market, sometimes simply referred to as Downham, is a market community and also civil parish in Norfolk, England. It pushes the side of the Fens, on the River Great Ouse, around 11 miles southern of King's Lynn, 39 miles west of Norwich and 30 miles north of Cambridge. The civil parish has a location of 5.2 km ² as well as in the 2011 census had a population of 9,994 in 4,637 houses. For the objectives of local government, the parish falls within the area of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. It is part of South West Norfolk parliamentary constituency. It was an agricultural centre, creating as a market for the produce of the Fens with a bridge across the Ouse. During the Middle Ages, it was famed for its butter market and also held a significant equine fair. The marketplace is currently held Fridays and Saturdays on the city center parking lot. Notable structures in the town include its mediaeval parish church, devoted to St Edmund, as well as Victorian clock tower, built in 1878. The community is also known as the place where Charles I hid after the Battle of Naseby. In 2004 the town completed a regrowth project on the Market Place, moving the market to the town hall car park. The ornamental community indication shows the crown and arrows of St Edmund with equines to show the relevance of the equine fairs in the community's history. A heritage centre, Discover Downham, opened in a previous fire station in 2016.
