Old Down Village
Old Down sits on the high ground to the north of the parish on the road to Alveston and Thornbury. The edge of this heavily wooded hill is dotted with old lime kilns, the lime having been extracted from the several quarries which were worked in the last century. Some of the old kilns can still be found in gardens.
The village has a pub, The Fox (shown on the right in the foreground), as well as several sporting facilities - a cricket ground, football pitch and a bowling green. The local Scout Hut at the top of Old Down Hill has just been replaced.
There is an Evangelical Church in the village.