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and features a distinctive battlemented parapet. It is a mainly 18th-century building, but the core is probably earlier. In the past, visitors stayed here for hunting, shooting and fishing in the local area. The hotel had its own transport to and from railway station, and out on shooting parties. The
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Historically, Downham Market was an important market centre for the surrounding agricultural area. It incorporated a famous horse fair and weekly livestock and butter markets. There were several maltings in the town supplying the brewing trade in the town at a time when beer was often safer to drink
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The Town Clock, erected by William Cunliffe in 1878, is a Grade II listed structure. Made of cast iron, the clock was originally bronzed and relieved on the prominent parts with gold. Later the clock was painted bottle green, and its current black-and-white finish was applied during the 2004
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Before the arrival of the railway in 1846, the riverside was largely agricultural with warehousing for river transport centred on the Great Ouse at Downham West. With the coming of the railway, there was a rapid industrial and residential development into Downham Market.
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of Downham Market covers a lesser area than that of the parish; the population of this division taken at the 2011 Census was 7,988. In February 2022, eight town councillors, including the mayor Jenny Groom, resigned over claims of bullying. The town is part of
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Jacob Mason Bird built his steam mill by the railway. The mill, now run by Heygates, is still known as Bird’s Mill. Other industries grew as the railway became the focus for warehousing, the loading of cattle and products, and the building of railway housing.
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Hillcrest Primary School is on Bexwell Road, and was opened in 1980 as Hillcrest First and Middle School. It is named after Hillcrest, the road connecting Bexwell Road and Civray Avenue. In 2018, the school began work on a new £4.5m nine classroom building.
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and Montessori Nursery is a non-selective Independent Preparatory School for girls and boys aged three months to 13 years. The school was founded by its present (2021) owner, Elizabeth Laffeaty-Sharpe, in 1984 for children aged two to five years.
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when the magistrates were besieged by angry, starving agricultural labourers demanding a living wage of two shillings a day and the release of poachers. Two of the Downham rioters, Daniel Harwood and Thomas Thody, were hanged on 31 August 1816.
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The 18th century Dial House, located on Station Road, was once a private school for gentlemen in the 1860s. Its name is derived from the sundial painted high on the wall. Today the building is a bed and breakfast.
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The Downham Market Heritage Centre includes interactive displays focused on local history. The centre includes free Wi-Fi, an internet café and research facilities with small library.
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The Jubilee Community Centre, located on Howdale Road, hosts local workshops, classes, childcare and community events. The Community Centre has a large field adjacent.
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It was an agricultural centre, developing as a market for the produce of the Fens with a bridge across the Ouse. During the Middle Ages, it was famed for its
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constructed a lock at Denver to provide access. Moorings are located next to the Station Road bridge. The river is a popular spot for boating and swimming.
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building. It stands in a prominent position overlooking the flat Fenlands to the west. The church, like the town, was probably an
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The Old Court House, located on London Road, was where the magistrates dispensed justice in the Clackclose Hundred from 1861.
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was belatedly added to the list of names. The memorial bears the crown-and-arrows symbol of the town and of the martyred King
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depicts the crown and arrows of St Edmund with horses to show the importance of the horse fairs in the town's history.
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The War Memorial Playing Fields includes a children's playground, tennis courts and a multi-purpose sports court. A
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Nelson Academy, situated on Nursery Road, was originally named Clackclose Community Primary School after Clackclose
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Opposite the Town Hall is a coaching inn, the Crown Hotel. Just inside the arched entrance are steps leading to a
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The towns name means "Hill homestead/village" with a market. The town is situated on a terrace overlooking the
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stands at the junction of London Road and Church Road. It was dedicated in October 1921 to the dead of
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A heritage centre, Discover Downham, opened in a former fire station in 2016. The town is twinned with
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for horsemen. Before the Court House was built, magistrates met here. In May 1816 it was the scene of
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to secure the nation's railway signalling heritage. Downham's signal box was built in 1881 for the
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Downham Market is sometimes known as the "Gingerbread Town" because of the characteristic local
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Today, Downham Market has seen rapid residential development and has become commuter town for
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building closed as a hotel and restaurant in 2020 and is set to be redeveloped into flats.
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market and also hosted a notable horse fair. The market is now held Fridays and Saturdays.
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between London and King's Lynn. It opened in 1846. The station has hourly services to
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Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes
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and Great Ouse Relief Channel flows through the western boundary of the town.
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added later. In 2005, Evelyn Irene Murrell, who died in 1918, a member of the
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listed 26 signal boxes across the country as part of a joint project between
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and the first modern form of fire extinguisher, was educated in the town.
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Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001).
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is one of five rare examples across the region to have been granted
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TV transmitters. It is also possible to receive reception from the
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St Edmund's Church is a good example of this and is Downham's only
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For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the
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Bread Or Blood A study of the agrarian riots in East Anglia: 1816
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and King's Lynn. There are no buses serving the town on Sundays.
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OS Explorer Map 236 – King's Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham
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in Downham Market: Hillcrest Primary School and Nelson Academy.
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road from London to King's Lynn. The east-west A1122 from
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In 2017, the station was renovated to commemorate former
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The Willows nature reserve was once one of the town's
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Local news and television programmes are provided by
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The Priory Centre holds the Downham Market Library.
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Index

Downham Market Urban District
Market town

Downham Market is located in Norfolk
Norfolk
2011 Census
Density
OS grid reference
TF611032
District
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Shire county
Norfolk
Region
East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
PE38
Dialling code
Police
Norfolk
Fire
Norfolk
Ambulance
East of England
UK Parliament
South West Norfolk

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