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Beyond Bosley Reservoir, the Cloud is the name given to the hill in the distance.

This road comes from Cold Overton, a fine Leicestershire village, on the hill just 2 miles away.

Weymouth became popular as a seaside resort thanks to the patronage of King George III, who came to bathe here for the good of his health.

By the end of the 19th century, Church Road was Burgess Hill's main shopping centre.

Note the engine shed and the load gauge in the goods yard.

A weekend or holiday for the many children making good use of the slide and swings in this view.

Lyme Regis, seen here from the heights of Timber Hill, is situated at the westernmost end of Dorset.Walking through the fields and cliffs of Lyme the visitor can never be quite sure whether he or

Overlooking the River Asker and Happy Island, north-westwards to Watton Hill (centre) as a Great Western Railway pannier tank engine (right) steams out of Bridport Station (far left) with a goods train

The sandstone hills have their highest point in Leith Hill, 965ft above sea level, about five miles south-west of Dorking.

This view was taken in the middle of the village, and is looking down Updown Hill.

The low tide has left a good deal of Tate Hill sands uncovered.

It is said locally that 'as long as Helsby wears a hood (meaning this protective ledge I assume), the weather's never very good'.

Bilston had a lock-making industry of sorts in the 16th century but it remained fairly static; along with Pontypool, Bilston was an early centre for japanning—the copying of Japanese goods by English

A variety of signs help to advertise the range of goods and services on offer.

Thank goodness for signposts, as they were (and still are) a necessity when travelling though these rural areas.

The flag poles on the hill were used for gale warnings, signals for ships and flags for special occasions such as Royal birthdays.

The name Hoylake refers to Hoyle Lake, a deep-water anchorage just off the shore and favoured by ships transporting cargoes of goods and passengers either along the Dee Estuary or into Liverpool.

This view of the ruinous west front of John Bunyan's 'Palace Beautiful' atop the 'Hill of Difficulty' shows why historians are excited by the building.

In 1722 the writer and traveller Daniel Defoe visited Swansea and commented that Swansea was 'a very considerable town and has a very good harbour.

A greensand village, it is slightly off the beaten track and quiet: or at least quiet west of the B3000 Puttenham Hill road, which links the A31 and the A3.

This wooded area to the north of the town was laid out and intersected with walks in the latter half of the 19th century and remain today a pleasant, if steep walk to the northern rim of the bowl

An attractive village south of the railway line and the River Wreake, Frisby has a number of good houses.

An attractive village south of the railway line and the River Wreake, Frisby has a number of good houses.

On the right is the Mole Valley Council Offices, opened in 1984; the building is not in keeping with the character of the town, but architecturally it is a good design.