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The South Downs National Park is England's newest national park, designated on 31 March 2010. [1] The park, covering an area of 1,627 square kilometres (628 sq mi) in southern England, stretches for 140 kilometres (87 mi) from Winchester in the west to Eastbourne in the east through the counties of Hampshire , West Sussex and East Sussex .
The South Downs are a long chalk escarpment that stretches for over 110 km (68 mi), rising from the valley of the River Itchen near Winchester, Hampshire, in the west to Beachy Head near Eastbourne, East Sussex, in the east. [ 10 ] Behind the steep north-facing scarp slope, the gently inclined dip slope of undulating chalk downland extends for ...
West Sussex, England. Coordinates. 50°53′06″N 0°12′18″W / 50.885°N 0.205°W / 50.885; -0.205. Devil's Dyke is a 100 metre (300') deep V-shaped dry valley on the South Downs in Sussex in southern England, 5 miles (8.0 km) north-west of Brighton. It is managed by the National Trust, and is also part of the Beeding Hill to ...
Blackdown, West Sussex. Blackdown, or Black Down, summit elevation 279.7 metres (918 ft) AMSL, is the highest point in both the historic county of Sussex and the South Downs National Park. It is one of the highest points in the south east of England, exceeded by Walbury Hill, Leith Hill and Pilot Hill. Blackdown is protected as part of the ...
Coordinates: 50.96593°N 0.97606°W. View from the bottom of Butser Hill. Queen Elizabeth Country Park is a large country park situated on the South Downs in southern England. It is located on the A3 road three miles south of Petersfield, Hampshire and lies within the South Downs National Park. The park contains 1,400 acres (6 km 2) of open ...
The South Downs Way is a long distance footpath and bridleway running along the South Downs in southern England. It is one of 16 National Trails in England and Wales . The trail runs for 160 km (100 mi) from Winchester in Hampshire to Eastbourne in East Sussex , with about 4,150 m (13,620 ft) of ascent and descent.
Map of the South Downs National Park, UK with the following information shown: National Park boundary; Administrative borders; Coastline, lakes and rivers; Roads and railways; Urban areas; Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 155% Geographic limits: West: 1.40W; East: 0.35E; North: 51.30N; South: 50.60N; Date: 29 ...
Chanctonbury Ring is a prehistoric hill fort atop Chanctonbury Hill on the South Downs, on the border of the civil parishes of Washington and Wiston in the English county of West Sussex. A ridgeway, now part of the South Downs Way, runs along the hill. It forms part of an ensemble of associated historical features created over a span of more ...