Downham Market
Downham Market, in some cases just referred to as Downham, is a market community and 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 as well as 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 households. For the functions of city government, the parish drops within the area of King's Lynn as well as 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 across the Ouse. Throughout the Middle Ages, it was famous for its butter market and additionally held a remarkable horse fair. The marketplace is currently held Fridays as well as Saturdays on the city center car park. Significant buildings in the town include its mediaeval parish church, dedicated to St Edmund, and also Victorian clock tower, built in 1878. The town is additionally known as the location where Charles I hid after the Battle of Naseby. In 2004 the town completed a regrowth job on the Market Place, moving the market to the town hall parking lot. The ornamental community sign portrays the crown and arrows of St Edmund with equines to reveal the significance of the steed fairs in the town's history. A heritage centre, Discover Downham, opened up in a former station house in 2016.
