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Downham en · PROPN

Meanings

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

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Deriveds

Little Downham · Downham Market