Kent Downs
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Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty | |
Ranscombe Farm, Medway. In June, these 'unimproved' meadows are covered with chalk grassland flowers.
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Country | England |
County | Kent |
Location | south-east England |
Kent Downs is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in Kent, England [1]. They are the eastern half of the North Downs and stretch from the London/Surrey borders to the White Cliffs of Dover. It is renowned for its natural beauty [2].
Among the named parts of the Downs are:
- Alkham Valley - a dry valley NW of Dover; [3]>
- Betsom's Hill - highest point in Kent (251m/823ft); near Tatsfield
- Blue Bell Hill
- Burham Down
- Castle Hill
- Detling Hill
- Summerhouse Hill
- Tolsford Hill
- Wye Downs
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