North Downs
The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills and an area of downland in south-east England, that stretch from Farnham in Surrey to the White Cliffs of Dover in Kent.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Clandon railway station and Clandon Park House.
Clandon railway station
Railway station
Photo: RHaworth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clandon railway station is located in the village of West Clandon in Surrey, England. It is 25 miles 26 chains down the line from London Waterloo. The station is managed by South Western Railway, who provide the majority of train services; Southern also provide some peak period services.
Clandon Park House
Ruins
Photo: Murraypaul, Public domain.
Clandon Park House is an early 18th-century grade I listed Palladian mansion in West Clandon, near Guildford in Surrey. It stands in the south east corner of Clandon Park, a 220-hectare agricultural parkland estate which has been the seat of the Earls of Onslow for over two centuries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burpham and Merrow.
Burpham
Suburb
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burpham is a suburb of Guildford, a town in Surrey, England with an historic village centre. It includes George Abbot School, a parade of small shops, and the nationally recognised Sutherland Memorial Park. Burpham is situated 2 miles west of North Downs.
Merrow
Suburb
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Merrow is a suburb in the north-east of Guildford, in Surrey, England. It is 2 miles from the town's centre, on the edge of the ridge of hills that forms the North Downs. Merrow is situated 2 miles southwest of North Downs.
Ripley
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ripley is a village and civil parish in Surrey, England. It is centred 6.2 miles southeast of Woking, 6.8 miles northeast of Guildford and 22.5 miles southwest of London. Ripley is situated 2½ miles north of North Downs.
North Downs
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 184 feet
- Description: ridge of chalk hills in south east England
- Categories: hill chain and landform
- Location: West Clandon, Guildford District, Surrey, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Welsh—“North Downs” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Норт Даунс”
- Cebuano: “North Downs”
- Chinese: “北唐斯丘陵”
- Chinese: “北部丘陵”
- Dutch: “North Downs”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نورث داونز”
- Finnish: “North Downs”
- French: “North Downs”
- German: “North Downs”
- Irish: “Downs Thuaidh”
- Irish: “North Downs”
- Italian: “Downs del Nord”
- Italian: “North Downs”
- Japanese: “サウスダウンズ”
- Japanese: “ノース・ダウンズ”
- Japanese: “ノース・ダウンズ丘陵”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “North Downs”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “North Downs”
- Norwegian: “North Downs”
- Polish: “North Downs”
- Serbo-Croatian: “North Downs”
- Slovenian: “North Downs”
- Spanish: “North Downs”
- Swedish: “North Downs”
- Turkish: “North Downs”
- Ukrainian: “Норт-Даунс”
- Venetian: “North Downs”
- Welsh: “Twyni Gogleddol”
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