Downs

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), sea area between Goodwin Sands and the East Kent coast
• The Downs, Bristol, 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, England, the counterpart of the South Downs. The two are often referred to as a collective term
• The 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 AONB, 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

Education

• The Downs School (disambiguation), name of three schools

Health

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

People

• Downs (surname)

Technology

• Downs cell, a vessel used for manufacturing pure magnesium

Transport

• Downs Light Railway, the world's oldest private miniature railway; located in Worcestershire, England

See also

• Down (disambiguation)
• Downes (disambiguation)
• Downs Station, a former formation of the Royal Navy