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Tucked away in the hills of Hindhead and Blackdown, and close to the edge of the county, this little village was the home of the novelist George Eliot, who wrote much of 'Middlemarch' here in 1871

These two views of the steep high street as it winds up the hill towards Canterbury show some of the rich assortment of buildings built of brick or black-and-white half timbering.

About two miles west of Hailsham is Upper Dicker, which has a Gothic-style church. Standing on a hill at a crossroads is the unusual house named The Dicker, built in 1908 for Horatio Bottomley MP.

Travelling towards Church Hill we come to Brackendale Road; this is a pretty road, with many pine trees. Before the opening of the M3, it used to run right through to the Portsmouth Road.

Although best known for its castle, Framlingham's heart is Market Hill, in a town where many of the buildings are in fact made from stones removed from the castle.

A pair of ramblers (right) heading for the hills stride out purposefully past the Rayburne Hotel and cafe in the centre of Coniston village.

Part of the Devizes 29 is this set of 16 locks at Caen Hill.

This smart terrace of houses stands just down the hill from picture No 32349, on the western approach to the town.

Enclosed by railings, a modern handrail of tubular metal has been added for the comfort of pedestrians on the steep hill.

In walking country, the village, although undistinguished, is associated by local people with Newton Linford, Bradgate Park and Beacon Hill, or just as being on the back route from Leicester to Shepshed

High Curly Hill is a noted viewpoint on Bagshot Heath in the Lightwater Country Park, with a marked trail leading to the hilltop.

As at Clovelly, donkeys were much in use here, ferrying herrings and lime from the kiln (centre) up the hill.

Lympstone's harbour offers fine views across the River Exe to the long ridge of the Haldon Hills.

At the foot of Boley Hill stands the 15th-century College Gate, one of three surviving entrances to the precincts of the Cathedral, whose modest spire (added to the original tower in 1904) rises behind

The war memorial is situated on the junction of Station Road with Hills Road.

To the east, beyond the town hall, houses grew up along the road out of the town as it descended off the ridge towards the River Colne.

During the reign of Henry IV, the King's army marched around these hills seeking to bring the Welsh patriot Owain Glyndwr to battle.

To its right Barn Hill climbs gently north-west, a street of almost unspoilt Georgian houses.

To its right Barn Hill climbs gently north-west, a street of almost unspoilt Georgian houses.

Here, the excellent footpath on the west bank of the river can be seen.

Skewen sits at the heart of a region of foundries and oil refin- ing. The village expanded when a major refinery was built close by at Llandarcy.

Main Road c1955 Once the market town for Northumberland's principal lead-mining area, Allendale Town also lays claim to be at the geographical centre of the UK.

The corner block on the right is Samuel Webb's drapery shop at No 27 and 28 High Street. It has an unusual hipped roof which neatly turns the corner to The Close.

St Lawrence's Church provides good views towards Wincanton and the hills on the boundary with Dorset. Its tower has a cupola and plaque dating from the restoration after a storm in 1703.