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A '''downland''' is an area of open [[chalk]] upland. This term is especially used to describe the [[chalk]] countryside in southern [[England]]. Often referred to as downs. |
A '''downland''' is an area of open [[chalk]] upland. This term is especially used to describe the [[chalk]] countryside in southern [[England]]. Often referred to as downs. |
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The downland consists of two ranges of [[chalk hills]] in southern England |
The downland consists of two ranges of [[chalk hills]], consisting of limestone deposits formed by sometimes microscopic shells of marine organisms, in southern England. The [[North Downs]], stretch about 100 miles through [[Surrey]] and [[Kent]], and the [[South Downs]] about 70 miles across [[West Sussex]] and [[East Sussex]]. There are however chalk hill spurs as far west as Hampshire and east as Kent. |
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A downland is an area of open chalk upland. This term is especially used to describe the chalk countryside in southern England. Often referred to as downs.
The downland consists of two ranges of chalk hills, consisting of limestone deposits formed by sometimes microscopic shells of marine organisms, in southern England. The North Downs, stretch about 100 miles through Surrey and Kent, and the South Downs about 70 miles across West Sussex and East Sussex. There are however chalk hill spurs as far west as Hampshire and east as Kent.