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It is now restored and car free; the central areas are surfaced with Denner Hill setts, a hard stone from the Chilterns above High Wycombe which is used all over the south of the county for kerbs and

This first one starts on the banks of the River Trent and crosses the grain of the county: the limestone ridge, the chalk Wolds, the flat lands between the hills and the knobbly coastal sand dunes.

Chalk quarrying is carried out on the hills here.

This famous and picturesque town is situated on a hill above the River Blackwater.

The church on a hill commands the scene; it has a 14th-century tower and a slender spire, with a newer nave and chancel designed by the Victorian architect G F Bodley.

The road deviates to the right here, to tackle the climb of 150 feet up The Strait and Steep Hill.

Behind the house is the famous Selborne Hanger, a beautiful beech-clad hill beloved of the 18th-century naturalist Gilbert White, who also lived at The Wakes.

At the foot of the hill is a junction. Left is for Nether Wallop and right is for Over Wallop. Out of sight by the café sign is a large roadside pub, The George Inn.

On the hill beyond stands a Martello tower and the fortifications of Shorncliffe Camp, whose construction was undertaken under Sir John Moore during the Napoleonic War.

Named for Lulworth Castle, over the hill at East Lulworth, the old hostelry at West Lulworth is an 18th- century thatched building behind a neat wooden fence.

Further along Nottingham Road, Frith's photographer looks eastwards towards Hill Top with the junction with Edward Road between the hedge and the wall.

After crossing the ancient causeway known as the King's Highway (which runs from Belsars Hill at Willingham to Aldreth) we reach the green at Haddenham and the road to Ely.

On the left we can see the pediment and roof of the Baptist Chapel, built in 1856 on the recently-constructed Station Hill.

Alighting at the railway station, it was now possible to travel comfortably by carriage down Beach Road, admire the Esplanade, and return up Cliff Hill back to your train via Marine Parade and Plymouth

This most attractive of towns is sets amongst woods and gentle rolling hills.

As can be seen from our picture, the church stands on an exposed hill above the village.

In December 2000, it was estimated that 400,000 cubic metres of earth was slowly moving down the side of Leith Hill. A

This is Botley Hill Farmhouse, which has been a restaurant for a number of years. Today it is a popular pub and eatery.

The Savoy Café is on the right, and further down hill across the road Mazda lamps are for sale close to the inn sign.

Back to the east of St Peter's Hill, the photographer looks north along Castlegate, with the Beehive Inn on the left; the leaves hide a beehive set in the tree, which is still there.

Hill's, now G & M's restaurant, has since lost its semi-circular window and parapet for a gable.

In the shadow of Woodcock Hill with the River Darwen flowing beneath, the viaduct also spans the valley floor with its wealth of mature trees.

Ashby Road becomes the High Street at the crossroads (centre); to the left is Packington Hill, and to the right Broadhill Road.

The windmill, which still stands on the summit of Bidston Hill, was built as a flour mill in 1800 and functioned as such until 1875.