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Downe
England
Downe is a small Kent village just beyond London's green belt, famous as Charles Darwin's home for four decades. Reach it via the A21 from London, turning off at Farnborough Common, or from the M25 Junction 4 through local roads. The village sits on typical North Downs chalk countryside. Down House preserves Darwin's study and the garden where he developed his theory of evolution.
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The closest airport to Downe is London Gatwick Airport, 41 km (about 41 min by car). Other airports nearby: London City Airport, London Heathrow Airport.
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Downe is in England, at 51.336, 0.054 - about 9 km south of Bickley, Greater London.