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Downham Market
Downham Market, in some cases simply referred to as Downham, is a market town and also civil parish in Norfolk, England. It rests on the edge of the Fens, on the River Great Ouse, around 11 miles southern of King's Lynn, 39 miles west of Norwich and also 30 miles north of Cambridge. The civil church has an area of 5.2 km ² and in the 2011 census had a population of 9,994 in 4,637 families. For the objectives of city government, the parish falls within the area of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. It is part of South West Norfolk parliamentary constituency. It was a farming centre, developing as a market for the produce of the Fens with a bridge throughout the Ouse. During the Middle Ages, it was famed for its butter market as well as likewise hosted a significant steed fair. The market is currently held Fridays as well as Saturdays on the town hall parking lot. Significant buildings in the community include its mediaeval parish church, dedicated to St Edmund, as well as Victorian clock tower, created in 1878. The town is also called the area where Charles I hid after the Battle of Naseby. In 2004 the town finished a regeneration project on the Market Place, relocating the market to the town hall parking area. The decorative town indicator shows the crown and arrowheads of St Edmund with equines to show the importance of the equine fairs in the town's background. A heritage centre, Discover Downham, opened up in a previous fire station in 2016.