Downs

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Downs or The Downs may refer to:

Places

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

• Downland, a geographical feature
• The North Downs and the South Downs, England, as a collective term
• North Wessex Downs AONB, England
• White Horse Hills, England
• The Downs, sea area between Goodwin Sands and the East Kent coast
• The Downs, Bristol, a public open space in Bristol, England
• The Downs, a large grassy area on the University of Nottingham's University Park Campus
• The Downs School (disambiguation), name of three schools
• Downs, Illinois, a village in the United States
• Downs, Kansas, a small city in the United States
• Downs, County Tyrone, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
• Downs, County Laois, a townland in County Laois, Republic of Ireland
• Downs (townland, County Westmeath), a townland in Taghmon civil parish, barony of Corkaree, County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland
• The Downs, County Westmeath, a rural community about 5 miles east of Mullingar, Republic of Ireland
• Darling Downs, Queensland, a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland
• The Downs, a hilly peninsula in Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador

Health

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

Surname

• Downs (surname)

Technology

• Downs cell, a vessel used for manufacturing pure sodium
• Downs Light Railway, the world's oldest private miniature railway; located in Worcestershire, England
• Downs process, the process for manufacturing pure sodium

See also

• Downes (disambiguation)
• Down (disambiguation)