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Cliffe perches at the end of the long chalk ridges, overhanging the marshes of the Thames. It was formerly an important place until a fire in 1562 gutted the town.

These artisan terraces still line the Ford Road, their view terminated by the Roman Catholic cathedral of St Philip Neri, giving the town on its ridge a distinctly French character in distant views

It sits on a long narrow ridge high above the Wye, its defensive capabilities to landward being enhanced by a ditch.

At Longridge this was called 'lating of the witches'.

The weather is not so harsh here, as the area is protected by Longridge Fell. The Shireburn family were also protectors.

This corner shop has had a long history of printing and publishing, and local names such as Ridge, Clarke and Marshall Ltd and Leayton & Eden, plus the two already mentioned, were at times situated

Built in 1914 of local Longridge stone, this was the home of Sir John Townley and his family from 1947. Stone-framed windows, oak panels and a long drive suggest an earlier period.

The same limestone ridge endures, of course, from which the name is derived – 'hoe' comes from the Saxon for 'high place'.

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, in Hertfordshire, is probably best known as a New Town, being built after the Second World War, but this overlooks its long and historic past.

agricultural past.The population grew by over 200 per cent between 1881 and 1891, nearly all of it overflow from Birmingham; but modern Northfield owes much to the opening of the Austin works at Longbridge

This is one of several short parades of shops along the main road through Penn. Built in the early to mid 20th century, it remains largely unchanged today.

A long bridge and foot-ferry lead across to neighbouring Teignmouth. The stretch of water between and Shaldon's sandy beaches are crammed with boats of every description.

A young boy stands thoughtfully on the Long Bridge, which spans Cuckoo Weir. Across the meadow you can see the spire of Clewer Church.

The Portland stone bridge, built in 1813, carries the main road from Poole to Wimborne on the far bank of the River Stour.

This shows the 2,253ft long bridge with a train heading north.

Seen from the bridge, Andover Co-operative Society Ltd was in Bridge Street with a long river frontage. It would all be rebuilt about 1970.

Here we see a quiet summer scene in the valley bottom, where the Wadebridge road crosses the River Camel at the foot of a long descent from Bodmin.

Staines's High Street leads down towards this bridge over the Thames. The three-arched structure was designed by George Rennie and opened by King William IV in the 1830s.

Peaslake is a small village west of Holmbury St Mary, separated from it by a ridge of wooded hills.

We are looking along Bridge Road towards Maidenhead. There is now a very busy roundabout at the junction with Ray Mead Road, which leads to Cookham.

A linear village along a ridge between the Rother and Dudwell rivers, Burwash prospered in the Wealden iron industry.

This fine view shows the River Taw meandering down to the Long Bridge (just left of centre), and behind the bridge the dark wooded mound of the castle, built in the 10th century.

Long Bridge arrives from the right.

The bridge was designed by the splendidly named Marriott Ogle Tarbotton, the Corporation Engineer, to succeed a medieval stone bridge, itself a successor to the first wooden one built in