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It takes its name from the deep cutting which was made through the hills for the Basingstoke Canal in 1791-92.

Beacon Hill was developed in the late 19th century for those who were in service to the wealthy folk who lived at neighbouring Hindhead.

Take the hills, for example. Steep gradients are not something that many people would connect with Essex.

The scene has changed much since the days of Richard Ansdell RA, when he ordered his house Starr Hills to be built, and this was a wild and lonely area of marram grass covered sandhills.

Over the years sheep have grazed the slopes of this famous chalk hill, which rises to 888 ft.

Octavia Hill, one of the pioneering founders of the National?Trust, is buried in the churchyard.

Here we see the south Lakeland village from the hill of Charity High, just outside the village.

This photograph shows the view from Runcorn Hill over the industrial area to the west. The Mersey estuary lies in the background.

This view of Potter Hill shows the classical façade of the Primitive Methodist Chapel, built in 1885, on the left.

Symondsbury lies around the little river Simene, with the conical Colmer's Hill in the background. Its church is a delight, with its compartmented barrel roof and Jacobean pulpit.

Crays Hill lies equidistant between Wickford and Billericay, its crest just above the 150?ft contour.

Fortunately, there is no traffic as the farmer herds his small herd of cows in the middle of the road at the bottom of Town Hill beside the Peterville Inn.

Here the River Mole cuts into the steep slope of Box Hill near the Burford Bridge Hotel. Lord Nelson spent some time here in 1801, and noted in his diary what a pretty place it was.

The town lies at the foot of an eight hundred feet hill with gradients in some streets of 1 in 4. This shelter aids the growth of luxuriant vegetation in the steep gardens.

To its right Barn Hill climbs gently north-west, a street of almost unspoilt Georgian houses.

A marvellous view of the once bustling scene at the tea rooms near the summit of Box Hill, close to the Monument. The Old Fort itself was built against the French.

Hemmed in by a circle of hills and built on a gravel bank between the Thames Isis and the Cherwell, Oxford gives the impression of sitting on an island.

To its right Barn Hill climbs gently north-west, a street of almost unspoilt Georgian houses.

The view looks down Cornforth Hill towards Bridge Street; the whitewashed building was the Oak Tree Inn.

In the centre is a terrace called Cornforth Hill.

The town lies at the foot of an 800ft hill with gradients in some streets of 1 in 4. This shelter aids the growth of luxuriant vegetation in the steep

Gatesgarth is a place name which comes from Old Norse language, as do many in the higher hills of the Lake District. It means 'the pass where the goats go'.

This is a general view of Kendal from the south, with the Lakeland hills in the background.

Bishop's Cleeve has now become something of a small town, a dormitory for nearby Cheltenham, but it still has an attractive setting under the slopes of Cleeve Hill.