Downham Market, occasionally merely referred to as Downham, is a market community as well as civil parish in Norfolk, England. It pushes the side of the Fens, on the River Great Ouse, approximately 11 miles south of King's Lynn, 39 miles west of Norwich as well as 30 miles north of Cambridge. The civil parish has a location of 5.2 km ² and in the 2011 census had a population of 9,994 in 4,637 households. For the functions of city 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 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 famous for its butter market as well as also hosted a significant horse fair. The market is now held Fridays and also Saturdays on the city center car park. Notable buildings in the community include its mediaeval parish church, devoted to St Edmund, and also Victorian clock tower, built in 1878. The town is additionally called the area where Charles I hid after the Battle of Naseby. In 2004 the community completed a regeneration job on the Market Place, moving the market to the town hall parking area. The ornamental community sign depicts the crown as well as arrows of St Edmund with horses to reveal the importance of the steed fairs in the community's background. A heritage centre, Discover Downham, opened in a previous fire station in 2016.