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of the common grazing land of the burgh since the earliest times, the greening of Glasgow really began in 1852 when the city acquired the estates of Woodlands and Kelvingrove occupying the valley

Bickleigh lies between Shaugh Bridge and Plymbridge in the valley of the Plym.

Thought to have been used since the Bronze Age, the track through the valley was one of several routes followed by packhorse drivers, who carried goods across the moorland hills between Lancashire

Once part of an ancient hunting forest and dominated by a castle, Powerstock huddles in its valley not far from the Iron Age hillfort of Eggardon, in the heart of West Dorset.

Here the Roman Fosse Way climbs out of the Avon valley to cross Banner Down on its way to Cirencester, the Roman town of Corinium.

Back across the river, via the Batheaston toll bridge, follow the Avon south before turning right to Monkton Combe, a delightful village nestling in the valley of the Midford Brook.

This secluded community lies in a wooded valley on the outskirts of Guisborough.

The pollarded willows by the river are typical of the lower Teme Valley.

The castle was sited so as to control the principal route between Nant Conway and Meironnydd by way of the Lledr Valley.

Izaak Walton fished here in the Meon, reflecting that the valley 'exceeds all England for swift, shallow, clear, pleasant brooks and store of trout'.

Once quarried for its stone, Musbury Tor is typical of Rossendale's countryside, where steep slopes climb from the valley to culminate in an undulating plateau that offers fine walking and grand views

The River Nidd in the valley bottom disappears below ground into the potholes of Manchester Pot and Goydon Pot two miles north of Lofthouse, where it meets the Carboniferous limestone strata, reappearing

Fine sea views can be obtained from the regular summer open-top bus service which runs from Brighton to Rottingdean, a picturesque village situated in a dene, or valley in the downs.

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

Wallop means 'valley of the stream,' and if we look closely we can just see the Wallop brook on the left of the road.

Set in the valley of the River Stour, its Tudor and Jacobean houses have been carefully maintained, and further up the street is the old Woolpack Inn.

There was considerable expansion of Bath in the later 19th century along the valley towards Bristol.

Combeinteignhead takes its name from the valley which runs down to the Teign estuary at Combe Cellars.

The sinuous valley of the Tattenham Corner branch- line threads its way through the contours at the foot of Banstead Downs on the right.

Beyond is Will's Neck, the highest point in the Quantocks at 1261 feet, its bare bracken-clad flanks now clad with trees advancing higher up from the valley.

Byworth is a pretty village with a single winding street a mile east of Petworth; it is set on hilly ground above a small stream flowing in a steep valley towards the Rother.

Wooburn Green, in the valley of the River Wye, has a delightful green, and, to the south, the site of a moated palace of the medieval bishops of Lincoln.

This illustrious town, often called the gateway to Cornwall, crowns the dark hill that rises from the valley of the tiny River Kensey.

Behind the Cow and Calf rocks is this desolate valley from where most of the stone to build the town was quarried.