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Definition of Downlands
1. downland [n] - See also: downland
Lexicographical Neighbors of Downlands
Literary usage of Downlands
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Trespasser by David Herbert Lawrence (1912)
"... open downlands, rough with gorse and ling, and through pocketed hollows of
bracken and trees. They came to a small Roman Catholic church in the fields. ..."
2. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History and Politics of the Year (1852)
"One of the most daring of these was committed on the first night of the new year,
at downlands, the residence of the Misses Farns- combe, near Uckfield, ..."
3. Scenes of Rural Life in Hampshire Among the Manors of Bramshott by William Wolfe Capes (1901)
"... and downlands. A little later still the rent of downlands is only forty
pence—for what was at least half a ..."
4. Bed & Breakfast Stops England, Scotland, Wales & Ireland by FHG Staff (2005)
"Situated in the heart of the Berkshire downlands. ... downlands Healthy Eating
Award winner. Large walled garden where we have alfresco eating; BBQs. ..."
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