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The well stands in a tranquil spot on Gallows Hill overlooking the valley. The little building is probably not that old — 19th-century seems to be the local consensus.

When this photograph was taken, there was not a lot more to Huntingdon than its long High Street, which leads off Market Hill in both directions, overlooked by the graceful spire of the now-lost Trnity

Morcombelake, not far from Charmouth, originated in the early years of the 20th century as a retirement place for the elderly.

This village is situated not far from Grassington. It has a history of mining. The limestone from the hills is used to build the farm cottages of this peaceful part of Yorkshire.

Below Church Hill and the main street, Victoria Road provides us with our first glimpse of the sea and of the Moot Hall.

This scene, looking up Denton Hill towards Cuddesdon, has not changed much to this day. A more modern thatched house has replaced the one we see on the left, and the wooden shed has also gone.

West of Bruton, Castle Cary is set on the side of the oolite hills of southern Somerset, with Castle Cary Park on Lodge Hill rising steeply behind the church.

Actually, it is not necessary to climb to the top of the Cloud to get an excellent view across Cheshire. This is the view from the road on the western side of the hill.

The big house (the castle) was not yet begun, and it came without a long drive. The two are within sight of each other and complete the picture. There are fine houses loooking on to take their share.

Not far away at Castle Hill is a hillfort dating back to the Iron Age. Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Danish warriors would all have known this neighbourhood.

Moving on north from Dunsfold, we come to Hascombe, a most attractive and tranquil village set in a curving wooded valley in the greensand hills.

The tram and cyclists here are heading up the steep ascent of Cleeve Hill, which is not far from the village.

It is not the highest of the Cleveland Hills: Burton Head rises to 1,485 ft, but Roseberry is acknowledged as offering the finest views.

In its early years the main entrance to Charterhouse was along Peperharow Road, seen here from the water tower on Frith Hill. Development with houses for staff was rapid.

A superb haymaking scene which shows the manpower once required on the land at this hill-top farm, to the south west of Haslemere.

The tide is out, but that does not stop the children having a paddle by Tate Hill Pier, which juts out in the

There are cynics who say that the remains of the castle are not worth the effort of the steep climb.

A random collection of cottages around a pair of lanes forms an oval.The thatch-roofed house has a well-clipped hedge and a Chilean pine—or monkey-puzzle tree—grows in a garden further down the hill

Lots of Essex people can tell tales about getting lost on the marshes.

Until recently, Husthwaite, on the western edge of the Hambleton Hills near Easingwold, was known as the Orchard Village because of its abundance of apple, pear and plum orchards.

Little Comberton lies on the northern side of Bredon Hill, not far from its sister village of Great Comberton.

In the mid-1960s the Bedfordshire branch of the Sporting Owner Drivers Club (SODC - known as The Sods) used a steep hill not too far from the location of this picture as the regular venue

Broadwas stands on a ridge, with wonderfully clear views across to the Malvern Hills.

The war memorial is situated on the junction of Station Road with Hills Road.