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Downs, North, and South Downs, parallel ranges of chalk hills, SE England. They rise to 965 ft (294 m) at Leith Hill. The North Downs range, extending c.100 mi (160 km) through Surrey and Kent, is cut by the Wey, Mole, Darent, Medway, and Stour rivers. It is separated by The Weald from the South Downs (c.65 mi/100 km long) in West Sussex and Hampshire, which are cut by the Arun, Adur, and Ouse rivers. The Downs provide excellent pasturage for sheep; Southdown sheep are well known.
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