War Down

{{Short description|Hill in Hampshire, England}}

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{{Infobox mountain

| name = War Down

| photo = Farmland at Stroud from bridlepath up Lythe Hanger - geograph.org.uk - 324482.jpg

| photo_caption = View across farmland at Stroud towards War Down and Butser Hill

| elevation_m = 244

| elevation_ref = {{cite web|last=Jackson|first=Mark|title=More Relative Hills of Britain|url=http://www.rhb.org.uk/humps/humps_1_1_0c.pdf|work=Relative Hills of Britain|accessdate=31 March 2013}}>

| prominence_m = 90

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| parent_peak = Butser Hill

| listing = sub-HuMP

| location = Hampshire, England

| range = South Downs

| coordinates =

| grid_ref_UK = SU726198

| topo = OS Landranger 197; Explorer 120.

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At {{convert|244|m|ft}}, War Down is one of the highest hills in the county of Hampshire, England and the second highest summit in the Hampshire part of the South Downs. Just 1 kilometre to the northwest is the South Downs' highest point at Butser Hill (270 m).

Much of the hill is covered in mixed forest and there is a trig point at 244 metres. There is a forest track over the summit. It is located in the Queen Elizabeth Country Park.Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger series 197.

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Category:Hills of Hampshire

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