Places
In the 'hill' context, the word 'down' derives from Celtic (Welsh or Gaelic) dun "hill, hill fort".
- Downland, a geographical feature
- The North Downs and the South Downs, England, as a collective term
- North Wessex Downs AONB, England
- White Horse Hills, England
- The Downs, sea area between Goodwin Sands and the East Kent coast
- The Downs, Bristol, a public open space in Bristol, England
- The Downs, a large grassy area on the University of Nottingham's University Park Campus
- The Downs School (disambiguation), name of three schools
- Downs, Illinois, a village in the United States
- Downs, Kansas, a small city in the United States
- Downs, County Tyrone, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
- Downs, County Laois, a townland in County Laois, Ireland
- Darling Downs, Queensland, a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland
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Famous quotes containing the word places:
“Words whispered on Earth are heard in Heaven like thunder; evil done in dark places the gods see like lightning.”
—Chinese proverb.
“I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken—and I’d rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.... I wish I could care what you do or where you go, but I can’t. My dear, I don’t give a damn.”
—Margaret Mitchell (1900–1949)
“The social kiss is an exchange of insincerity between two combatants on the field of social advancement. It places hygiene before affection and condescension before all else.”
—Sunday Correspondent (London, Aug. 12, 1990)