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 Downland, chalkland, chalk downs or just downs are areas of open chalk hills, such as the North Downs. This term is used to describe the characteristic landscape in southern England where chalk is exposed at the surface. The name "downs" is deriv ...

, a geographical feature

Australia

Darling Downs, Queensland The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. The Downs are to the west of South East Queensland and are one of the major regions of Queensland. The name was general ...

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

Europe

The Downs (ship anchorage) The Downs is a roadstead (area of sheltered, favourable sea) in the southern North Sea near the English Channel off the east Kent coast, between the North and the South Foreland in southern England. In 1639 the Battle of the Downs took place he ...

, sea area between Goodwin Sands and the East Kent coast *

The Downs, Bristol The Downs are an area of public open limestone downland in Bristol, England. They consist of Durdham Down to the north and east and Clifton Down to the south, separated by Stoke Road. Durdham Down Durdham Down is the north and east part of t ...

, a public open space in Bristol, England * The Downs, County Westmeath, a rural community about 5 miles east of Mullingar, Republic of Ireland *The

North Downs The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England that stretch from Farnham in Surrey to the White Cliffs of Dover in Kent. Much of the North Downs comprises two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs): the Surrey Hills a ...

, England, the counterpart of the South Downs. The two are often referred to as a collective term *The

South Downs The South Downs are a range of chalk hills that extends for about across the south-eastern coastal counties of England from the Itchen valley of Hampshire in the west to Beachy Head, in the Eastbourne Downland Estate, East Sussex, in the eas ...

, 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 The Berkshire Downs are a range of chalk downland hills in South east England split between the counties of Berkshire and Oxfordshire. They are part of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The western parts of the downs ...

, England *

Downs (townland, County Westmeath) Downs is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–east of Mullingar. Downs is one of 11 townlands of the civil parish of Taghmon in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers . The modern ...

, 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 AONB The North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is located in the English counties of Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire. The name ''North Wessex Downs'' is not a traditional one, the area covered being better k ...

, England

North America

Downs, Illinois Downs is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,201 at the 2020 census, up from 1,005 in 2010. It is part of the Bloomington– Normal Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Downs is in southern McLean ...

, a village in the United States *

Downs, Kansas Downs is a city in Osborne County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 800. History Downs had its start in the year 1879 when the Central Branch Railroad was extended to that point. It was named for Wi ...

, a small city in the United States *The Downs, a hilly peninsula in

Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador Ferryland is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador on the Avalon Peninsula. According to the 2021 Statistics Canada census, its population is 371. Seventeenth century settlement Ferryland was originally established as a station for migratory fis ...

Education

The Downs School (disambiguation) The Downs School may refer to the following schools in England: *The Downs School, Compton, a comprehensive school in Compton, Berkshire *The Downs Malvern The Downs Malvern is an independent prep school in the United Kingdom, founded in 1900 ...

, name of three schools

Health

Down syndrome Down syndrome or Down's syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. It is usually associated with physical growth delays, mild to moderate intellectual dis ...

or Down's syndrome, a human hereditary/congenital/genetic disorder

People

Downs (surname) Downs is a surname of Old English origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander Downs (1876–1924), Scottish cricketer * Anthony Downs (born 1930), American economist * Bertis Downs, IV (born 1956), American e–ntertainment lawy ...

Technology

* Downs cell, a vessel used for manufacturing pure magnesium

Transport

Downs Light Railway The Downs Light Railway is the world's oldest private miniature railway,Tom Banner;Downs Light Railway response to Downs School merger, Malvern Gazette, 22 April 2022.(Retrieved 3 Dec 2022) with a track gauge of . The railway is located within ...

, the world's oldest private miniature railway; located in Worcestershire, England