Kent Downs
| The Kent Downs | |
| Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty | |
 Ranscombe Farm, Medway. In June, these 'unimproved' meadows are covered with chalk grassland flowers. | |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| County | Kent |
| Location | south-east England |
 Location of the Kent Downs AONB in the UK | |
The Kent Downs is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Kent, England.[1] They are the eastern half of the North Downs and stretch from the London/Surrey borders to the White Cliffs of Dover. It is renowned for its natural beauty.[2]
Among the named parts of the Downs are:
- Alkham Valley – a dry valley north-west of Dover;[3]
- Betsom's Hill – highest point in Kent at 251 metres (823 ft); near Westerham[4][5]
- Blue Bell Hill
- Burham Down
- Castle Hill
- Detling Hill
- Hollingbourne Downs
- Summerhouse Hill
- Tolsford Hill
- Wye Downs
References
- ↑ The Kent Downs website
- ↑ Kent Downs photo group on Flickr
- ↑
- ↑ Muir, Jonny (2011). The UK's County Tops: Reaching the top of 91 historic counties. Cicerone. p. 32. ISBN 9781849655538.
- ↑ Simon Edwardes (2001). "Historic County Tops". The Mountains of England and Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
| East of England |  | |
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| East Midlands | ||
| North East | ||
| North West | ||
| South East | ||
| South West | ||
| West Midlands | ||
| Yorkshire and Humber | ||
1 Now part of South Downs National Park • 2 Now part of New Forest National Park • 3 Partly in Wales | ||
Coordinates: 51°17′N 0°35′E / 51.29°N 0.58°E
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