| Official Name: | Downton |
| Region: | West Midlands |
| Country: | England |
| Civil Parish: | Downton |
| Population: | 65 |
| Population Ref: | (United Kingdom Census 2001) |
| Post Town: | Ludlow |
| Postcode Area: | SY |
| Postcode District: | SY8 |
| Dial Code: | 01568 |
| Os Grid Reference: | SO427733 |
| Coordinates: | 52.354°N -2.84°W |
Downton is a civil parish in Herefordshire, located in the north of the county and containing the village of Downton-on-the-Rock. It is part of the Leintwardine group of parishes and shares a parish council with Leintwardine and Burrington.[1] In the Domesday Book Downton is referred to as "Duntune", meaning "hill settlement".[2] At Downton Gorge the River Teme cuts through a limestone ridge; above the gorge is Downton Castle, an 18th-century country house with a tower built to resemble a castle.[3]