Downs

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Downland, Downs, or The Downs may refer to:

Places

Topography

In the 'hill' context, the word 'down' derives from Celtic (Gaelic or Welsh) dun "hill, hill fort".

  • Downland, a geographical feature

Australia

  • Darling Downs, Queensland, a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland

Europe

  • The Downs (ship anchorage), the sea area between Goodwin Sands and the East Kent coast
  • The Downs, Bristol, a public open space in Bristol, England
  • North Downs, England, the counterpart of the South Downs. The two are often referred to as a collective term
  • South Downs, England, the counterpart of the North Downs
  • The Downs, a large grassy area on the University of Nottingham's University Park Campus
  • The Downs, White Horse Hills, England
  • Downs (townland, County Westmeath), a townland in Taghmon civil parish, barony of Corkaree, County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland
  • Downs, County Laois, a townland in County Laois, Republic of Ireland
  • Downs, County Tyrone, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
  • North Wessex Downs, England

North America

  • Downs, Illinois, a village in the United States
  • Downs, Kansas, a small city in the United States
  • The Downs, a hilly peninsula in Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Other

  • Downs (surname)
  • Downs cell, a vessel used for manufacturing pure sodium
  • Down's syndrome, a genetic disorder

See also

  • The Downs School (disambiguation)
  • All pages with titles containing Downs
  • Downs Station, a former formation of the Royal Navy
  • Down (disambiguation)
  • Downes (disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
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