The Great Hill

Background
'The Great Hill' is the name of the steep grade overlooking Cheston Village.

It spans a total of eight miles, and climbs up to around 320 feet, with the road that crosses it being the only route in an out of Cheston - eventually meeting with either Ascot or Virginia Water, as the village is situated somewhere along the M25 and the A30.

A small ravine splits the Hill in two semi-attached segments, with a river running deep in the gorge below; a public footpath also crosses the gradient to and from the centre of the village.

History
The hill was the site of Sir Robert Cheston's battle against attacking Vikings in 832 A.D. (approximately), during which the former gave his life to protect a large company of travellers.

In approximately 1191 A.D., Butterbread Manor was founded by Sir William Butterbread I - sat just off the hill's crest, where the whole of Surrey can be seen on a clear day; the estate was later abandoned, sometime between 1945 and 1994, for reasons yet unknown - but was later re-discovered and subsequently restored, by the Spring of 2019.

During the summer of that year, a tall footbridge - made of stone - was constructed upon the orders of Billy Butterbread, so as to avoid anyone falling into the ravine - as had happened to Rory Pierce, following an intense swordfight between the two at the precipice of the ravine.

At some point in the 1870s, a windmill was constructed not far from the Butterbread family's estate; it was rendered out of business by the late-1990's, until Tom Miller - its original owner - returned to oversee its restoration in late-October 2019, by which time rumours of a ghost haunting the windmill had originated.

Trivia

 * The Great Hill is loosely-based on West Wycombe Hill in Buckinghamshire.