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  The  Surrey Hills  is a 422 km 2  (163 sq mi)  Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty  (AONB), which principally covers parts of the  North Downs  and  Greensand Ridge  in  Surrey ,  England  (approximately one quarter of the land area of the county). [1] [2]  The AONB was designated in 1958 and adjoins the  Kent Downs AONB  to the east and the  South Downs National Park  in the south west. The highest summit of the Surrey Hills AONB,  Leith Hill  near  Coldharbour , is 294 metres (965 ft) above sea level. It is part of the  Greensand Ridge , which traverses the AONB from west to east, and is the second highest point in southeast England ( Walbury Hill  at 297 metres (974 ft) above sea level is the highest). Blackheath Common  is also part of this area. The northern ridge of these hills, predominantly formed by  chalk , is separated by the  ...

  Northala Fields  is a park located in  Northolt , in the  London Borough of Ealing . It was opened in 2008 and consists of four artificial hills standing next to the  A40  Western Avenue, as well as several fishing lakes, a large field area a children's play area and an adjacent café. The hills were constructed using rubble from the demolition of the original  Wembley Stadium , which was closed in 2000 and demolished in 2003. The park was created as part of the  Northolt  and  Greenford  Country Park project, and backs onto the older Rectory Park. The name "Northala" is how the old manor of Northall (Northolt) was recorded in the  Domesday Book  in 1086. It is situated on what was the   Royal Borough of Kensington Playing Fields   after being leased to them in 1938.   The section of the Ealing Road that formed the eastern perimeter was then renamed Kensington Road.   The nearest station...

  Lisbon is the capital and the largest city of Portugal. It is the westernmost large city located in continental Europe, as well as its westernmost capital city and the only one along the Atlantic coast. Lisbon lies in the western Iberian Peninsula on the Atlantic Ocean and the River Tagus, and has a population of 547,631 within its administrative limits on a land area of 84.8 square kilometres. The urban area extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of over 3 million, on an area of 958 square kilometres, making it the 11th most populous urban area in the European Union. About 3,035,000 people live in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (which represents approximately 27% of the population of the country). L isbon is recognised as a global city because of its importance in finance, commerce, media, entertainment, arts, international trade, education and tourism. It is one of the major economic centres on the continent, with a growing financial sector and one of the...

  Istanbul   Turkey 's most populous city as well as its cultural and financial hub. Located on both sides of the  Bosphorus , the narrow strait between the Black Sea and the Marmara Sea, Istanbul bridges  Asia  and  Europe  both physically and culturally. Istanbul's population is estimated to be between 12 and 19 million people, making it also one of the largest cities in Europe and the world.     Expanding the ancient Roman colony of  Byzantium  by the order of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, the imperial city of  Constantinople  was for nearly a thousand years the last remaining outpost of the Roman (later termed Eastern Roman or Byzantine) Empire. It was finally conquered by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II on 29 May 1453, an event sometimes used to mark the end of the Middle Ages. It was the nerve centre for military campaigns that were to enlarge the Ottoman Empire dramatically. By the mid 1500s, Istanbul, with ...

         Italy ,   country   of south-central   Europe , occupying a peninsula that juts deep into the   Mediterranean Sea .   Italy   comprises   some of the most varied and scenic landscapes on   Earth   and is often described as a country shaped like a boot. At its broad top stand the   Alps , which are among the world’s most rugged mountains. Italy’s highest points are along   Monte Rosa , which peaks in   Switzerland , and along   Mont Blanc , which peaks in   France . The western Alps overlook a landscape of   Alpine lakes   and glacier-carved valleys that stretch down to the   Po River   and the   Piedmont .   Tuscany , to the south of the cisalpine region, is perhaps the country’s best-known region. From the central Alps, running down the length of the country, radiates the tall   Apennine Range , which widens near Rome to cover nearly the entire widt...

               Tetbury   is a town and   civil parish   inside the   Cotswold district   in England. It lies on the site of an ancient   hill fort , on which an   Anglo-Saxon   monastery   was founded, probably by   Ine of Wessex , in 681. The population of the parish was 5,250 in the 2001 census, increasing to 5,472 at the   2011 census . [1] During the  Middle Ages , Tetbury became an important market for  Cotswold   wool  and  yarn . The  Tetbury Woolsack Races , founded in 1972, is an annual competition where participants must carry a 60-pound (27 kg) sack of  wool  up and down a steep hill ( Gumstool Hill ). The Tetbury Woolsack Races take place on the "late May Bank Holiday", the last Monday in May each year. Notable buildings in the town include the  Church House , Market House, built in 1655, and the late-eighteenth century  Gothic...