North Downs: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

The North Downs stretch about 100 miles from Kent inland from Dover and Folkestone through Surrey as far as Hampshire.

Towns in the North Downs include Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Westerham in Kent, Purley in Greater London, Epsom, Caterham, Redhill and Reigate, Dorking, Guildford, Godalming and Farnham in Surrey, and Basingstoke in Hampshire.

The North Downs consist of gentle heights in some parts and of chalky scars, steep hillsides and deep valleys in others.