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Nestling in a combe between two rocky hills, the tower of the parish church of St Michael is clearly visible in this view of the town, taken from the Cobb, on which the Duke of Monmouth landed on 11

Like Eastbourne, there was an old town up the hill, and like Eastbourne, Bexhill as a seaside resort is Victorian, but even later in starting.

Its style is classed as early Perpendicular; the chancel was taken down in 1706 and the arch filled in with brickwork.

The monument on the hill was erected by the local people in 1836 in memory of their landlord, George Granville Leveson- Gower, Duke of Sutherland.

Prominent for many miles, St Mary's has dominated the hill since at least the 12th century. It has always been an extremely important church as a peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Seen here from beyond the River Parrett, it once had a castle; now it is crowned by the altered medieval tower of St Michael's church, another example of this dedication on a hill site.

The white statue atop the ridge is of Britannia; tradition says that when she hears St Mary's clock strike thirteen, she will come down from the roof and walk up the hill to church.

The white statue atop the ridge is of Britannia; tradition says that when she hears St Mary's clock strike thirteen, she will come down from the roof and walk up the hill to church.

Horstead's old mill would have seen many wherries drawn up at its wharf. Coltishall is the gateway to the Broads, set on a low hill above the winding Bure.

Near the college is Hango Hill, the scene in 1663 of the execution of the Manx patriot William Christian (Illian Dohne) for his role in the rebellion of 1651.

Climbing out of the Vale of Aylesbury northwards onto the Brill-Winchendon Hills, we reach Upper Winchendon, where the Marquess of Wharton built a vast country house around 1700.

Looking eastwards towards Allington Hill (left) this view has changed almost out of all recognition.

Here we are looking up School Hill towards what was the New Inn, kept by Albert Howard, who started supplying fuel for the new motorcar, perhaps in addition to beer for the passengers.

Blacko Tower (just visible on the top of the hill), marking the boundary of Pendle Forest, was built by Jonathan Stansfield in 1891.

An ancient settlement, Castle Hill near the church of St Wilfrid is the site of both Saxon and Roman fortifications.

The castle is unusual in that it was built in the lower part of the village; it is now overlooked by the church at Kirby Hill.

Do not shout too loud about it, though, as there are many locals who would rather it were back across the border.Tubber Hill is on the outskirts of Barnoldswick; running alongside it is part of the

The name Borden means 'woodland pasture by the hill'. A number of Roman coins and the foundations of two Roman buildings were dug up at Sutton-Barn here in 1846.

Bodinnick is a tiny village built on a steep hill on one side of Pont Creek, an estuary of the Fowey River. From here the ferryboats would take the passengers across the fast-flowing river to Fowey.

Its derivation is probably literal, in that it may well refer to the gallows which were sited at the top of London Road hill, close to its junction with Evington Lane.

The big change is the addition, in the lee of the hill, of a well-designed theatre block by Kenneth W Reed and Associates of Harrow, along with a number of equally well-designed houses.

Chalk stacks off Handfast Point, the north-eastern extremity of the Purbeck Hills, display the dynamics of coastal erosion.

In November 1869, William T Gunner of Will Hall wrote in his diary: 'walked with Fred Crowley to see the site of his new house [Ashdell House, seen in this photograph]; he will be married shortly.'

Caterham is in two parts, up the hill where the medieval church is, and Caterham Valley to the east on the valley floor, which grew up when the railway arrived in 1856 - it was in fact a