Downham Market
Downham Market, often merely referred to as Downham, is a market town as well as civil parish in Norfolk, England. It pushes the edge 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 and also in the 2011 census had a population of 9,994 in 4,637 homes. For the objectives of city government, the parish drops within the area of King's Lynn and also West Norfolk. It belongs to South West Norfolk parliamentary constituency. It was an agricultural centre, establishing 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 as well as also hosted a remarkable horse fair. The market is now held Fridays as well as Saturdays on the town hall parking area. Remarkable buildings in the town include its mediaeval parish church, devoted to St Edmund, and Victorian clock tower, created in 1878. The community is likewise referred to as the area where Charles I hid after the Battle of Naseby. In 2004 the town finished a regrowth task on the marketplace Place, moving the market to the town hall car park. The ornamental community indicator illustrates the crown and arrows of St Edmund with equines to reveal the value of the horse fairs in the town's background. A heritage centre, Discover Downham, opened up in a former station house in 2016.
