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The River Mole runs beneath the western slopes of Box Hill and a popular walking trail crosses the slow-moving river over a series of broad, flat stepping stones. This area of Box Hill was historically part of Burford Lodge, built in 1776 and later owned by Sir Trevor Lawrence, who laid out a garden by the riverside where he grew his collection of orchids.

The ford now crossed by stepping stones is thought to have been used from prehistoric times. The old stepping stones were destroyed during WWII as a security measure, and the ones we see today were dedicated by PM Clement Attlee in 1946.

Jane Austen used Box Hill as the setting for her novel Emma. Box Hill was named a 'Great British walk' by the Guardian newspaper.

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