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Downham Market, market town and par. with ry. sta. (Downham), W. Norfolk, on river Ouse, 11 miles SW. of Kings Lynn and 85½ miles NE. of London -- par., 2490 ac., pop. 3256; town, pop. 2633; P.O., T.O., called Downham; 2 Banks, 1 newspaper.Market-day, Friday; has important trade in agricultural produce, especially butter. At Downham Market in early times was a Benedictine priory.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Downham Market Parish Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place names: | DOWNHAM | DOWNHAM MARKET |
| Place: | Downham Market |
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