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The Postal Directory of Flintshire, 1886, describes Tremeirchion as a 'considerable parish in the Vale of Clwyd'; near the Jesuit College of St Beuno stands a 'neat little chapel' on

Tavistock, one of Devon's three original Stannary Towns, lies on the banks of the Tavy, which rises high on the moors near Cut Hill and flows into the Tamar upstream of Tamerton.

Whalley means 'the clearing or field by the hill', and we can see how close the hill, known as Whalley Nab, is from our photograph.

This view, taken from the bottom of Main Street, looks up the hill towards the station. It shows the bustling town, with a carriage and a cart the only wheeled traffic.

Pump Cottage (in the middle of our photo) was—as the name suggests—the source of the village's water-supply. It dates from about 1860. The well pre-dated the cottage by a decade.

The long, narrow High Street, with the Rose & Crown Inn on the right, is at the foot of a steep hill overlooking the sea.

One of the three surviving 15th-century entrances to the cathedral precincts, College Gate stands at the foot of Boley Hill, and is banded with stone and flint, with a timber-framed upper storey.

Ramblers (right) head for the hills, striding purposefully out past the Rayburne Hotel and Cafe in the centre of Coniston village.

This is a typical atmospheric Georgian hotel on the steep hill up through the town.

St Peter's Hill climbs out of the village towards Caversham's striking parish church of St Peter, which occupies a pleasant setting above the Thames.

This panoramic view is very evocative of two major factors in the city's history: the rolling hills which surround it, and the rows of terraced worker's cottages, which testify to the city's once significant

Great Malvern village is set against the stunning backdrop of the Malvern Hills, that great range of summits that rises above the surrounding plains of Worcestershire; they form one of the finest ridge

To the right behind the houses is Tower Hill, the site of Gourock Castle. Built in 1747 the castle was demolished before the Great War.

Much of the county is still largely agricultural. Along the rivers and the shoreline, there are still miles of sparsely-inhabited wilderness.

Situated in the Lox Yeo valley, this village enjoyed one of the finest views of the Mendip Hills.

The hilltop town of Shaftesbury began its existence during the Iron Age, but it became important when King Alfred founded an abbey here and installed his daughter as abbess.

The narrow street of Petty Cury runs between Market Hill and Sidney Street.

An excursion craft passes the weir close to Lincomb Lock, now the most northern on the river.

The prominent sign at the top of the hill is that of the Jubilee Inn.

The narrow street of Petty Cury runs between Market Hill and Sidney Street.

Moreton is the last resting place of Lawrence of Arabia, who lived nearby at Cloud's Hill. He died on the Bovington road in May 1935 riding his beloved motorcycle.

Elgar was a true son of Worcestershire, and much of his music was inspired by his regular walks around the Malvern Hills.

This fountain stood at the top of Monument Hill. It was erected in 1896 in memory of Henry Yool, a local benefactor and Vice-Chairman of the newly-formed Surrey County Council from 1889-92.

In this panoramic view of the Golden Valley, the mill chimneys are visible in the background; the workers' cottages are on the lower slopes of the hill, and the canal winds its way along the valley