The Weald (pronounced /wiəld/) is the name given to a physiographic area in south-east England situated between the parallel chalk escarpments of the North and the South Downs. It should be regarded in two separate parts: the sandstone "High Weald" in the centre; and the clay "Low Weald" periphery. The name, Saxon in origin, signifies woody country, which still applies today: scattered farms and villages betray The Weald‘s past, often in their names.
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