South Downs

American  

noun

1. a range of low hills, from Hampshire to East Sussex, in S England.

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South Downs British  

plural noun

1. a range of low hills in S England, extending from E Hampshire to East Sussex: proposed (since 1999) as a national park

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South Downs

Hampshire and the Isle of Wight part of the Solent and South Downs Area are also in prolonged dry weather.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Crews from East Sussex and West Sussex also tackled two fires in the South Downs National Park - one at Devil's Dyke and one near Eastbourne - overnight on Friday.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

Perry, 68, chose to set her novel in the South Downs where she has lived with her husband, artist and writer Grayson Perry, for more than 25 years.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

The species, immortalised as "Ratty" in The Wind in the Willows, has been locally extinct for two decades said David Elliott, National Trust lead ranger for South Downs West.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

Lewes is in a valley of the South Downs, this town is at eight miles distance, to the south-south-west or thereabouts.

From A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time by Rhys, Ernest