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, 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, a public open space in Bristol, England *

The Downs, County Westmeath ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in En ...

, 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 ...

, 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 ea ...

, 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 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 child development, physical growth delays, mild to moderate ...

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