North Downs

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Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Trail chalk hills geographical region hill hill range historic route

The North Downs are a range of chalk hills in southeast England, known for their scenic landscapes, walking trails, and areas of outstanding natural beauty.

Aliases (9)

North Downs Way ×3
North Downs escarpment ×3
Pilgrims’ Way ×3
Box Hill ×2
Botley Hill ×1
Chiltern Hills ×1
Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ×1
North Downs chalk escarpment ×1
Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ×1

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty → Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty → National Trail → chalk hills → geographical region → hill → hill range → historic route →
contains	Box Hill → Devil’s Punch Bowl area (on adjacent Greensand) → Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty → Pilgrims’ Way route → Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty →
country	United Kingdom →
crossedBy	River Darent → River Medway → River Mole → River Wey →
designatedAs	Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty →
easternExtent	White Cliffs of Dover →
ecoregion	chalk grassland →
elevation	269 metres →
extendsThrough	Greater London → Kent → Surrey →
follows	North Downs escarpment →
geologicalComposition	chalk →
geologicalPeriod	Cretaceous →
hasLandUse	agriculture → pasture → woodland →
highestPoint	Botley Hill →
knownFor	chalk grassland habitats → scenic landscapes → views over the Weald → walking trails → wooded slopes →
landscapeFeature	dip slope → escarpment →
length	about 246 km →
locatedIn	England → South East England → Surrey →
near	South Downs → Weald →
notableSummit	Leith Hill range area (adjacent but higher Weald) →
orientation	west–east →
overlooks	Surrey Weald → Weald of Kent →
partOf	English chalk downlands → Southern England Chalk Formation →
supportsSpecies	butterflies → rare orchids →
traditionallyConnects	Canterbury → Winchester →
transportCorridor	Channel Tunnel rail routes → M20 motorway → M25 motorway →
traversedBy	North Downs Way →
usedFor	cycling → horse riding → recreation → walking →
westernExtent	Farnham →

Referenced by (47)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Botley Hill → Box Hill ("North Downs chalk escarpment") → Box Hill, Surrey → Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty → Ranmore Common → St Martha’s Hill → Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty → White Cliffs of Dover →	partOf
Devil’s Punch Bowl area (on adjacent Greensand) → Epsom → Hooley → Mole Valley line → River Darent → Sevenoaks →	locatedNear
Banstead → Biggin Hill → Botley Hill → Cudham → Westerham →	locatedOn
Buckinghamshire ("Chiltern Hills") → Kent → Mole Valley → historic county of Kent →	contains
North Downs Way ("North Downs escarpment") → North Downs Way → Pilgrims’ Way route → Pilgrims’ Way route ("North Downs escarpment") →	follows
Botley Hill ("North Downs escarpment") → Newlands Corner → Norbury Park →	hasViewOf
Surrey Hills → Tandridge District →	containsFeature
River Mole → Stane Street →	crosses
Oxted → Reigate →	locatedAtFootOf
River Stour (Kent) → Shere →	near
Weald →	adjacentTo
London Basin →	boundedBy
Southern England Chalk Formation →	extendsBeneath
Mole Valley →	hasNaturalFeature
Botley Hill →	highestPointOf
Box Hill →	locatedIn
A25 road →	parallelTo
Denbies Wine Estate →	situatedOn
Surrey →	traversedBy