Blackdown may refer to:
In computing:
- Blackdown Java, a port of Sun's Java virtual machine to Linux. Blackdown Java is a port of Sun Microsystems 's Java virtual machine to Linux by a group of volunteers led by Karl Asha.
In England:
- Blackdown, Dorset, a village near Chard. Blackdown is a small Village in the West Dorset district of Dorset, England; situated 7 miles west of Beaminster. Chard is a town and Civil parish in the county Somerset, England, situated on the A30 road near the Devon border south west of
- Blackdown, Hampshire, a village near Winchester. Winchester or Winton ( archaic) is a historic city in southern England, with a population of around 40000 within a radius of its centre
- Blackdown, Sussex, a hill in West Sussex. Blackdown, or Black Down, is the highest hill in the historic county of Sussex, at 280 metres (918 feet and is second only to Leith Hill (295 metres
- Blackdown, Warwickshire, a village near Leamington Spa. Blackdown is a village and Civil parish in the Warwick district of Warwickshire, England.
- Blackdown Hills, a range of hills in Somerset. The Blackdown Hills are a range of hills along the Somerset - Devon border in south-western England, which were designated an Area of Outstanding
- Blackdown Camp, a World War II army camp near Aldershot, Hampshire. Aldershot is a town in the English County of Hampshire, located on heathland about 60 km (37 miles southwest of London.
- Black Down, the area around Beacon Batch on the Mendip Hills, Somerset
In Australia:
- Blackdown Tableland National Park in Queensland. Beacon Batch is the highest point in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, south-western England. The Mendip Hills (commonly called The Mendips) are a range of Limestone hills situated to the south of Bristol and Bath in Somerset Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county Blackdown Tableland is a national park in Queensland ( Australia) 576 km northwest of Brisbane.
In Canada:
- Blackdown Cadet Training Centre, a Canadian army training centre located at CFB Borden, Ontario. The Blackdown Army Cadet Summer Training Centre is a training centre formerly known as the Army Cadet Summer Training Center Blackdown for Royal Canadian
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