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Until recently, Husthwaite, on the western edge of the Hambleton Hills near Easingwold, was known as the Orchard Village because of its abundance of apple, pear and plum orchards.

The views are of the Town Hall in the centre, the sunken gardens on Broadway, the Parkinson Rock Garden in Oak Hill Park, Blackburn Road and St James' Church.

These cottages on Ratford Hill are similar in style to the Sandy Lane estate cottages. The pair on the right was built in the early 19th century for Bowood estate workers.

The architect was Major C Oakley and the sculptors were Fairburn and Hill, all of Barrow.

The old parish of Great Comberton runs from the river Avon to the summit of Bredon Hill.

Rowland Hill was born in Kidderminster in 1795. As a young impoverished man he dreaded the postman's knock on his door, for letters had to be paid for on delivery.

Little Comberton lies on the northern side of Bredon Hill, not far from its sister village of Great Comberton.

The long, narrow High Street, with the Rose & Crown Inn on the right, is at the foot of a steep hill overlooking the sea.

conveyances were mostly replaced by electric trams, which covered the major routes in and out of town; there was even a tram that regularly undertook the steep climb up towards Cleeve Hill

This grand war memorial by Henry Fehr was erected in 1923 on a site formed by the demolition of a number of houses at the east end of High Street, which visually linked the street to East Hill – a

The area of high ground immediately behind Skelton High Street is known as 'the hills'.

Sherborne Lane is shown here when the Crown and Anchor, the large building at the foot of the hill, was still open.

years the Bull Ring became one of those places where pedestrians took their lives in their hands, having to dodge scores of ICI workers as they freewheeled four, five, even six abreast down Winnington Hill

Situated in the Lox Yeo valley, this village enjoyed one of the finest views of the Mendip Hills.

This prospect, photographed from Capstone Hill, shows the sheer density of housing created by the Victorians to cater for the influx of visitors every summer.

Stepcote Hill links Exeter city with the Exe valley, and is unchanged today.

Above Torquay harbour stands Vane Hill, seen here from the Rock Walk.

Boscastle's steep, narrow roads with their tricky hairpins have reduced the impact of development; Old Hill looks much the same today as it did in 1906.

The distant hill with the white house is above Helford Passage on the north side of the main estuary.

Thishamlet lies at the foot of the hill on which Great Torrington stands. The River Torridge with its 17th-century bridge, is still the main feature here, just as it was when this view was taken.

Crays Hill National School used to stand amongst the trees on the right.

At 700ft above sea-level, Tilton-on-the-Hill is one of the highest villages in High Leicestershire.

Sherborne Lane is shown here when the Crown and Anchor, the large building at the foot of the hill, was still open.

At its back it is fringed by hills. In common with Penzance and Newlyn, Mousehole narrowly escaped sacking by the Spaniards in the 1500s.