Downs

Downland, Downs, or The Downs may refer to:

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 sodium
 * Down's syndrome, a genetic disorder