This is the story of four little Chilterns villages beside the Icknield Way. Cholesbury, Hawridge, St Leonards and Buckland Common may not be world famous, but they distil the very essence of upland Buckinghamshire and their history, here carefully researched from the primary sources, is full of interest and incident, from geological times to the present day.

"The Hays have a good story to tell and they tell it in a most interesting way." - Berkhamsted Review