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Downe, formerly Down, ( / daʊn /) is a village in Greater London, England, located within the London Borough of Bromley but beyond London's contiguous urban area. Downe is 3.4 miles (5.5 km) south west of Orpington and 14.2 miles (22.9 km) south east of Charing Cross.
The village was still known as Down when Darwin moved there in 1842. In his day, Downe was a parish in Kent, but it subsequently came under Bromley Rural District. Since 1965, it has lain within the London Borough of Bromley . The house, garden and grounds are in the guardianship of English Heritage.
Nov 28, 2023 · Guide to Downe, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
High Elms Country Park. Coordinates: 51.351°N 0.075°E. Formal flower beds. The former stable block. The Grade II-listed ice well. The Grade II-listed garden shelter, created in 1913. The Grade II-listed grotto. High Elms Country Park is an extensive 250-acre (100 ha) public park on the North Downs in Farnborough in the London Borough of Bromley.
Address. Luxted Road, Downe, Kent, BR6 7JT. Book online to save 15% History-making days out from £16 per adult. With a unique place in the history of science and evolution, Down House was Charles Darwin’s family home – and today it is a site of outstanding international significance.
- Luxted Road, Downe, BR6 7JT, Kent
- 01689 859119
Downe village is a Conservation Area in the Metropolitan Green Belt and and was proposed in 2009 as a World Heritage Site (not ratified) based on Darwin's Landscape Laboratory. The village is the heart of the proposed site which extends to parts of Cudham and Keston.
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Jun 21, 2021 · History of Down House. Down House is located in the village of Downe around 20km southeast of Charing Cross. The house was built in the early 18th century, likely on the site of a 17th century house. A simple box shape, it was extensively modernised in the late 18th century by wealthy businessman George Butler.
