In uk.d-i-y, Roger wrote:
The message
from Mike Barnes contains these words:

Here in Yorkshire 500 feet is not an uncommon difference in height
between the top and bottom of an urban road.

Are you sure you're not exaggerating?

Not for this area of Yorkshire. 400 feet between valley bottom and the
edge of urban habitation might be more typical but 500 feet was quoted
as it is the height difference on my hillside. Greater height
differences can be found. Queensbury, a suburb of Bradford, and little
more than 4 miles from the city centre is a good 800 feet higher.

More exaggeration, I suspect. Is it something in the Yorkshire air? The
AA route planner makes the distance 4.9 miles and Google Earth gives the
height difference as 711 feet.

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Mike Barnes