Chiltern Hills

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Chiltern Hills Description

The Chilterns are a range of chalk hills, mainly in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, rising to heights of up to 850ft/260km. Unlike similar hills elsewhere in England, they are well wooded, with some of the finest stands of beeches in the country, and offer excellent walking. The abundant supplies of good timber led to the establishment of the furniture making industry in this area.

Although they are no great height, the Chilterns were in earlier centuries a considerable barrier to communications between London and the northwest. A road ran along the northern fringes of the hills, but on the south side much of the traffic was carried by the Thames.

The main traffic routes followed (and still follow) the valleys

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Hobbies & Activities category: Region with significant interests; Scenic site or route