Downham Market, in some cases simply described as Downham, is a market community and also civil parish in Norfolk, England. It lies on the edge 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 an area of 5.2 kilometres ² and also in the 2011 census had a population of 9,994 in 4,637 homes. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. It belongs to South West Norfolk legislative constituency. It was a farming centre, establishing as a market for the fruit and vegetables of the Fens with a bridge across the Ouse. During the Middle Ages, it was well known for its butter market and additionally organized a remarkable equine fair. The market is currently held Fridays and also Saturdays on the city center parking area. Noteworthy buildings in the community include its mediaeval parish church, devoted to St Edmund, and Victorian clock tower, built in 1878. The community is likewise known as the location where Charles I concealed after the Battle of Naseby. In 2004 the community finished a regeneration task on the marketplace Place, moving the marketplace to the town hall car park. The ornamental town indicator depicts the crown and arrows of St Edmund with horses to show the relevance of the horse fairs in the town's history. A heritage centre, Discover Downham, opened up in a previous fire station in 2016.