Downe, Kent, England

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Downe, Kent, England is a rural village in southeast England best known as Charles Darwin’s long-term home and the place where he conducted many of his groundbreaking scientific experiments.

All labels observed (3)

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Downe, Kent, England canonical 6
Down, Kent, England 2
Downe, Kent 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
village
ceremonialCounty Greater London
contains Down House
country United Kingdom
DarwinLivedAt Down House
DarwinResidenceDuration about 40 years
governingBody London Borough of Bromley
surface form: London Borough of Bromley Council
hasAmenity primary school
public houses
village hall
hasCategory Former civil parishes in Kent
Places associated with Charles Darwin
Villages in the London Borough of Bromley
hasChurch St Mary’s Church, Downe
surface form: St Mary the Virgin Church, Downe
hasDialCode 01689
hasFamousResident Charles Darwin
hasHeritageSite Down House
hasLandscapeCharacter rural
hasPostcodeArea BR
hasPostcodeDistrict BR6
hasPostTown Orpington
hasTransport bus services to Orpington
historicalCounty Kent
locatedIn England
London Borough of Bromley
South East England
locatedNear Biggin Hill
Cudham
Farnborough, London
Keston
Orpington
managedBy London Borough of Bromley
surface form: Bromley Rural Area (planning designation)
nearProtectedArea Metropolitan Green Belt
notableFor association with Charles Darwin
OSGridReference TQ434612
parliamentaryConstituency Orpington (UK Parliament constituency)
partOf London commuter belt
region South East England
scientificSignificance site of Charles Darwin’s experiments and observations
tourismAttraction Darwin-related heritage trails
Down House
surface form: Down House museum

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Darwin’s experimental garden locatedIn Downe, Kent, England
Emma Darwin placeOfDeath Downe, Kent, England
Emma Darwin burialPlace Downe, Kent, England
Darwin’s sandwalk locatedIn Downe, Kent, England
Horace Darwin birthPlace Downe, Kent, England
this entity surface form: Down, Kent, England
George Howard Darwin birthPlace Downe, Kent, England
Leonard Darwin placeOfBirth Downe, Kent, England
this entity surface form: Downe, Kent
Bernard Darwin placeOfBirth Downe, Kent, England
Henrietta Litchfield placeOfBirth Downe, Kent, England
this entity surface form: Down, Kent, England
Downe House School originalLocation Downe, Kent, England
this entity surface form: Downe, Kent