Downham

alternative Downum

1. A place in England:
   1. A civil parish (served by Little Downham Parish Council) in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire.
   2. A small village in South Hanningfield parish, Chelmsford district, Essex (OS grid ref TQ7296).
   3. A suburban area in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London, named after Lord Downham (OS grid ref TQ3971).
   4. A small village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD7844).
   5. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Downham Market: a market town and civil parish with a town council in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England.

      The train carrying the body of King George VI from Wolferton to London approaching Downham, Norfolk, on February 11, headed by the standard class "7" 4-6-2 engine No. 70000, "Britannia"

      1952 April, “The Passing of King George VI”, in Railway Magazine, page 234, image caption

2. A surname.