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During the Civil War, Sir John Gell was asked by Staffordshire moorlanders for help against the Royalist garrison at Stafford.

The attractive Craig tarn, which has a superb view over the town, was developed from a moorland pond and bog and was completed in 1874.

Danby is perhaps best known as the parish where Canon J C Atkinson wrote his Forty Years in a Moorland Parish, a wonderful evocation of moorland life.

Inland, to the west, the moorland rises to over 1,600 ft, the highest point being known as the Bishop's Seat.

Despite the rapid population growth and relentless outward expansion, the countryside, in the form of ancient woodlands, riverside walks and moorland, was still within relatively easy reach of

It lies in a wooded vale below desolate moorland, the source of the River Barle.

Although surrounded by a patchwork of fields, Widecombe is a real moorland village, and the skyline is dominated by the tors: centre right is Bonehill Rocks, to the left is Bell Tor and on the

Cowling is a moorland parish in the Aire Valley about six miles south of Skipton.

At the top of Wells Road, as the town turns to moor land, lies this delightful area, ideal for a little perambulation.

At the time when this picture was taken, moorland walking had still to catch on; most walkers were ill-equipped, and ladies were expected to turn out in long dresses and totally inadequate footwear.

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

There has been a bridge here for hundreds of years, but the present one was built in the early 19th century. 9ft wide, and with a central span of 9 yards, it is typical of moorland bridges

The bleak moorland road to Moretonhampstead stretches out into the distance.

It stands at the side of the long moorland road between Two Bridges and Moretonhampstead.

This sizeable village, close by Liskeard, sprawls along a hill-top surrounded by high moorland.

Caton is popular as a retreat for commuters, who enjoy the moorland country near by with its fine views of Morecambe Bay.

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

Moorland sheep scatter in front of the Goathland Hotel in the pretty North York Moors village of Goathland.

John Ruskin praised this old market town fulsomely, saying it had moorland, sweet river, and English forest at their best.

The life of a moorland farmer is tough today; in 1890, with no Landrovers, electricity or modern waterproofs, it must have been unimaginably harsh and very isolated.

Good views can be had of the town from the top of Corbar Hill and of the moorland to the north over Lightwood Reservoir.

This fine view of the Howden Dam, with the forbidding moorland of Bleaklow beyond, is taken from Abbey Bank, on the edge of the Howden Moors.

The Big Stone is a glacial erratic left on the moorland near Boston Spa.

Constructed on boggy, rough moorland in 1860, the foundations for this building required deep excavation.