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 magnesium
- 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)
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