Downham Market
Downham Market, sometimes merely referred to as Downham, is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It rests on the edge of the Fens, on the River Great Ouse, about 11 miles southern 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 as well as in the 2011 census had a population of 9,994 in 4,637 homes. For the purposes of city government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn as well as West Norfolk. It becomes part of South West Norfolk parliamentary constituency. It was an agricultural centre, creating as a market for the fruit and vegetables of the Fens with a bridge across the Ouse. During the Middle Ages, it was famous for its butter market and additionally hosted a remarkable horse fair. The marketplace is now held Fridays and also Saturdays on the city center car park. Notable buildings in the town include its mediaeval parish church, devoted to St Edmund, and also Victorian clock tower, constructed in 1878. The town is likewise referred to as the area where Charles I concealed after the Battle of Naseby. In 2004 the town finished a regeneration project on the marketplace Place, relocating the market to the town hall parking lot. The attractive town sign illustrates the crown and arrows of St Edmund with steeds to show the relevance of the equine fairs in the town's background. A heritage centre, Discover Downham, opened in a previous station house in 2016.
