Editing Downe (section)

==Darwin==
[[Charles Darwin]] lived in [[Down House]] for 40 years, from 1842 until he died there in 1882. [[Sir John Lubbock, 3rd Baronet]], lived nearby at his [[High Elms Country Park|High Elms estate]] on the other side of the village, and Darwin soon became a close friend and colleague  of Lubbock's son, who from 1865 was [[John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury|the 4th Baronet]], and from 1901 1st Baron Avebury. A favourite place of Darwin's was [[Downe Bank]], now a [[Nature Reserve|nature reserve]] and [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] together with High Elms Country Park, and several members of Darwin's family are buried in the graveyard of [[St Mary's Church, Downe|St Mary's Church]].

Down House and the surrounding area has been nominated by the [[Department of Culture, Media and Sport]] to become a [[World Heritage Site]].<ref>{{cite news | title = UK launches Darwin heritage bid | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7860107.stm | publisher = BBC News | date=2009-01-30 | access-date=2010-05-01}}</ref>  However, this decision has been deferred.<ref>{{cite news | title = Darwin's home and workplace World Heritage nomination deferred by UNESCO Committee | url = http://www.culture.gov.uk/news/media_releases/7331.aspx | publisher = Department for Culture, Media and Sport | date=2010-08-01 | access-date=2011-09-09}}</ref>