Downham Market
Downham Market, occasionally merely referred to as Downham, is a market community as well as 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 also 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 functions of local government, the parish falls within the area of King's Lynn and also West Norfolk. It is part of South West Norfolk parliamentary constituency. It was a farming 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 renowned for its butter market and additionally organized a noteworthy equine fair. The marketplace is currently held Fridays and also Saturdays on the town hall parking lot. Notable structures in the community include its mediaeval parish church, devoted to St Edmund, as well as Victorian clock tower, created in 1878. The community is also called the location where Charles I concealed after the Battle of Naseby. In 2004 the town completed a regrowth project on the marketplace Place, relocating the marketplace to the town hall car park. The attractive town indicator depicts the crown and arrowheads of St Edmund with horses to reveal the relevance of the steed fairs in the community's background. A heritage centre, Discover Downham, opened up in a previous fire station in 2016.
