South Downs
Near Beachy Head\nThe
South Downs is one of the two areas of
chalk downland in southern
England. The North & South Downs run parallel to each other, and would once have formed part of the same dome-shaped chalk outcrop.
Erosion, however, has removed the chalk between the two ridges, forming an area called the
Weald.
The South Downs extend about 70 miles through
East Sussex,
West Sussex and part of
Hampshire. Towns and villages are
Eastbourne with its 575
feet-high headland
Beachy Head,
Lewes,
Brighton and
Hove,
Shoreham-by-Sea, the village of Washington,
Arundel and
Midhurst.
The most famous cliffs of the South Downs, apart from Beachy Head, are the
Seven Sisters, between Eastbourne and
Seaford.
See also:
North Downs.
