Downe, Kent, England

E43780

civil parish village

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.

Aliases (2)

Down, Kent, England ×2
Downe, Kent ×1

Statements (42)

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 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 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	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 museum →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bernard Darwin → Henrietta Litchfield ("Down, Kent, England") → Leonard Darwin ("Downe, Kent") →	placeOfBirth
George Howard Darwin → Horace Darwin ("Down, Kent, England") →	birthPlace
Darwin’s experimental garden → Darwin’s sandwalk →	locatedIn
Emma Darwin →	burialPlace
Emma Darwin →	placeOfDeath