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Crays Hill lies equidistant between Wickford and Billericay, its crest just above the 150?ft contour.

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.

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

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

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.

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

This is Mowbray Park, created in the 1850s out of Bildon Hill and the old quarries on its north face.

The Church of St Mary stands at the top of the hill above the old Cluniac Priory of Prittlewell.

The fair on St Giles Hill was one of the largest in Europe, attracting many traders.

This is Mowbray Park, created in the 1850s out of Bildon Hill and the old quarries on its north face.

One was the gap between the Blackdown and Brendon Hills, and the other was the coastal route, which used the old ford at Axmouth; this was part of the Roman Fosse Way, which ran all the way to Lincoln.

Clovelly hangs on the side of the hill, fringed by luxuriant woodland. Donkeys ply up and down the steep-stepped street, carrying goods on panniers.

We are looking from the slopes of Brough Hill, the site of a Roman fort which has been extensively excavated. In the background are the fells of Wensleydale, which still shelter this lovely village.

The main street of Cross Hills in the Aire Valley near Keighley was virtually deserted when the Frith photographer called.

At the bottom of Wells Hill we can see the railway station, which came with the Bath and Bristol line in 1874, succeeding a canal and tramway for carrying coal.

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.

Helston is pleasantly sited on a hill, above a picturesque valley. It was once a walled settlement with a castle.

Windmill Hill leads up from the site of the old West Gate, demolished at the start of the 19th century but remembered in the pub of the same name.

A superb view looking up the Western Cleddau into Haverfordwest with the castle in the center and the tower of St Thomas a Becket on the hill overlooking it.

On the hill above the town stand the ruins of Knaresborough Castle, which was destroyed by Parliament in 1648.

The picturesque village of Buriton stands in the shadow of Butser Hill, and by the pretty, tree-fringed pond lies the church, with its 13th-century tower watching over the tranquil scene.

The fair on St Giles Hill was one of the largest in Europe, attracting many traders.

Running from the Market Place to the station and level crossing at the bottom of the hill, Berry Lane leads to today's town centre.

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