Downe

Downe, formerly Down, is a village in , England, located within the , which formed part of the historical county of Kent until 1965, and is beyond 's urban sprawl.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Downe and Down House.

Church
Photo: Philip Talmage, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church in the village of Downe, is the Parish Church for the parish of Downe. It is a Grade II* listed building, which dates from the 13th century.

Photo: Anthonyeatworld, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family. It was in this house and garden that Darwin worked on his theory of evolution by natural selection, which he had conceived in London before moving to Down.

School
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hazelwood and Green Street Green.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in , England. It is located within the , to the east of Downe.

Suburb
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an area in south-east , located in the and, prior to 1965, in the historic county of . It is located south of , west of , north-west of , north of , and south east of . is situated 1½ miles northeast of Downe.

Village
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is a village in the , , England. It is located on the Greater London border with , bordering the . is situated 1½ miles southeast of Downe.

Downe

Latitude
51.33715° or 51° 20′ 14″ north
Longitude
0.05472° or 0° 3′ 17″ east
Population
327
Elevation
518 feet (158 metres)
Open location code
9F3283P3+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10296066154
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2651033
Wiki­data ID
Q125344
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yiddish—“Downe” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Downe”
  • Albanian: “Downe”
  • Aragonese: “Downe”
  • Armenian: “Դաունի, Լոնդոն”
  • Basque: “Downe”
  • Belarusian: “Даўн”
  • Belarusian: “Доўн”
  • Bosnian: “Downe”
  • Breton: “Downe”
  • Catalan: “Downe”
  • Cebuano: “Downe”
  • Chinese: “唐恩”
  • Chinese: “道恩 (大倫敦)”
  • Croatian: “Downe”
  • Czech: “Downe”
  • Danish: “Downe”
  • Dutch: “Downe”
  • Esperanto: “Downe”
  • Estonian: “Downe”
  • Finnish: “Downe”
  • French: “Downe”
  • Galician: “Downe”
  • Georgian: “დაუნი”
  • German: “Downe”
  • Greek: “Ντάουνι”
  • Hebrew: “דאון”
  • Hindi: “डाउन, लंदन”
  • Hindi: “डाउन”
  • Hungarian: “Downe”
  • Icelandic: “Downe”
  • Irish: “Downe”
  • Italian: “Downe”
  • Japanese: “ダウネ”
  • Japanese: “ダウン (イギリス)”
  • Japanese: “ダウン”
  • Lithuanian: “Downe”
  • Lombard: “Downe”
  • Low German: “Downe”
  • Luxembourgish: “Downe”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Downe”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Downe”
  • Norwegian: “Downe”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Downe”
  • Persian: “داون، لندن بزرگ”
  • Persian: “داون”
  • Piemontese: “Downe”
  • Polish: “Downe”
  • Portuguese: “Downe”
  • Romanian: “Downe”
  • Russian: “Даун”
  • Slovak: “Downe”
  • Slovenian: “Downe”
  • Spanish: “Downe”
  • Swedish: “Downe”
  • Swiss German: “Downe”
  • Thai: “ดาวน์”
  • Turkish: “Downe”
  • Ukrainian: “Даун”
  • Urdu: “ڈاؤن، لندن”
  • Venetian: “Downe”
  • Walloon: “Downe”
  • Welsh: “Downe”
  • Western Armenian: “Տաունի Լոնտոն”
  • Yiddish: “דאון”
  • Yiddish: “דאַון”
  • “Downe”

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Notable Places Nearby

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