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Looking down from the White Horse can be seen the flat-topped Dragon's Hill where, legend has it, St George slew the Dragon; the white markings on the side are where the blood of the Dragon ran down in

The Church of St Mary stands at the top of the hill above the old Cluniac Priory of Prittlewell.

Gun Hill takes its name from the Gun Inn, further up London Road at Bowers Gifford. The pub seen here—the Bull—is displaying a 'Sundays: No Coaches' sign.

The river rises high in these hills, but only a few miles from the Bristol Channel.

This general vista looks south to the hills above Penarth. The house, barely visible behind the thick hedgerows, is of recent construction in stucco with tiled roof.

The River Teme rises in the Kerry Hills of Radnorshire and flows through 75 miles of beautiful countryside before it meets the River Severn just south of Worcester.

St Peter's Gate (demolished in 1770) stood a few yards further down the hill, near the end of Rutland Terrace.

It was erected by Sidney Hill, a local benefactor who also provided several almshouses for the elderly in the village.

Pier Hill can be seen rising behind the foreshore buildings with the High Street stretching north from The Royal Hotel.

Only one man survived out of a crew of 26; the bodies were laid out on the quayside before being taken up the hill to be buried in the churchyard.

On a nearby hill is an old cottage, once the abode of the notorious highwayman Jack Diamond, who is said still to haunt the area in ghostly form.

The turning to the right off St Bride's Hill leads down to the Glen. The fields have now been more fully developed with residential property.

The hills too have changed, as slag tips have been removed and are now green slopes.

Runcorn Hill, with all its quarries, is on the left. In the distance it's possible to see the industrial area of Weston Point.

It was officially opened on 28 August, with Henry Hills as its first headmaster. Both boys and girls were admitted, having first had to pass an entrance examination.

We are now standing in a position to the east of the Cross and are looking towards West Street, with Church Hill on the immediate right of the pantiled lean-to building and the Star Inn

This view looks from Coppice Hill through to Market Street. The electricity show room is now Tillions glass and china shop.

Roebucks are the males of the roe deer, whose herds once roamed this attractive landscape along the western fringe of the Lancashire hills.

Castle Hill is part of 365 acres of common land donated for '...the relief of the poor' in the 12th century. There are 20 miles of public rights of way.

The church stands halfway up a hill overlooking the village rooftops and contains a large and impressive Norman font.The chancel arch is 13th-century, and the church contains several memorials to

Adding to the charm of this peaceful scene is the avenue of pollarded limes on the verges higher up the hill.

Across the valley rises the massive bulk of Pendle Hill, a prominent feature for miles around.

A pleasant setting against a backdrop of wooded hills and a gentle coastline with wonderful views to the southern Lakes helped establish Silverdale as a quietly fashionable medicinal sea-bathing resort

Bridgnorth, as a fortified hill-top site, dates from Saxon times.