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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

The popularity of Box Hill, once called the White Hill from its chalk bluff and affording a splendid view across the Weald from its summit of just over 600ft, reached an apogee during the late Victorian

Winchester College has owned much of Sydling for generations, ensuring a continuity of building and landscape conservation missing in so many Dorset villages.

Taken from Billy Banks Wood south of the Swale, this distant view shows the defensive site of Richmond Castle, and the town clinging precariously - and picturesquely - to the hillside

The prominent sign at the top of the hill is that of the Jubilee Inn.

Belbroughton is happily situated just south of the Clent Hills.

Here we see a mixture of building styles ranging from the 17th to the 19th centuries. New Street is a continuation of Castle Hill and High Street, and leads to Coventry Road.

Looking westwards along Main Street towards Lyme Regis, with the plateau of Langdon Hill forming the skyline (centre).

The remains of the 13th-century castle are on the hill beyond the houses. The Pier, which has now been removed, and the slipway are to the left.

This is a closer view of Darley Dale, looking towards the solitary tree-topped Oker Hill, which was the subject of a sonnet by William Wordsworth published in 1829 about two local lads going to war

Note the water tower on the skyline, centre. Water was pumped up from the valley below; this facilitated the development of Frith Hill.

This is the main road through the village looking towards Hutton Hill.

This row of delightful cottages is on South Church Street, the hill out of town. The gas street light on the left is now replaced by an electric one.

Other pictures of Swimbridge looked north towards a hill, from which this view is taken. Of note is the amount of tree surgery that has taken place, particularly around the church.

A quiet hamlet on the north side of Kit Hill near Callington. Such a scene, but with an improved road and without the figure by the wall, would still be familiar today in many rural parts of Cornwall.

This is what children of all ages like best: fishing about in the rock pools at low tide.

The granite stone of Bodmin Moor supports a natural oddity, the impressive outcrop known as the Cheesewring. The summit of the hill encloses a stone fort probably associated with the Bronze Age.

The fine 103ft tower has a peal of eight bells.

From the height of Castle Hill, close to the old railway line on the east side of the valley, Bakewell looks exactly what it is: a pretty and compact market town.

The granite stone of Bodmin Moor supports a natural oddity, the impressive outcrop known as the Cheesewring. The summit of the hill encloses a stone fort probably associated with the Bronze Age.

A picture postcard view of Goudhurst, looking up the hill to the church peeping out at the top. This view is little changed today.

Nearby on the summit of Blacklow Hill is a monument to Piers Gaveston, the favourite of Edward II.

Over the years sheep have grazed the slopes of this famous chalk hill, which rises to 888 ft.

A sheltered location and mild climate have brought generations of holidaymakers to Ventnor. The town lies at the foot of an 800ft hill with gradients in some streets of 1 in 4.