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Steve Chilton is a committed runner and qualified athletics coach with considerable experience of fell running and a marathon personal best of 2-34-53. He is a long-time member of the Fell Runners Association (FRA). In a long running career he has run in many of the classic fell races, as well as mountain marathons and has also completed the Cuillin Traverse. He worked for 42 years at Middlesex University where he was Lead Academic Developer.

Steve's work has been published extensively, particularly in his roles as Chair of the Society of Cartographers and Chair of the ICA Commission in Neocartography. He is heavily involved in the OpenStreetMap project (osm.org), having co-authored OpenStreetMap:Using and Enhancing the Free Map of the World ...more

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Average rating: 3.78 · 272 ratings · 33 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Round: In Bob Graham's Footsteps 3.91 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Running Hard: The Story of a Rivalry 4.02 avg rating — 49 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All or Nothing at All: The Life of Billy Bland by Steve Chilton (Goodreads Author), Kilian Jornet (Foreword) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It's a Hill, Get Over It: Fell Running's History and Characters 3.26 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voices from the Hills: Pioneering women fell and mountain runners by Steve Chilton (Goodreads Author), Jasmin Paris (Foreword) 3.56 avg rating — 32 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It's a Hill, Get Over It: Fell Running's History and Characters 3.62 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Round: In Bob Graham's Footsteps 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Walking Keef's Dog & Other Short Stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Three Peaks Race 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cartography: a Reader: Celebrating 50 Years of the Society of Cartographers by Steve Chilton (Goodreads Author), Alexander J. Kent 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Steve Chilton wrote a new blog post My blog in 2025: most visited pages, most downloaded content It is time to review the blog after another year. I did fewer blog posts over the year, as the blog seems to be becoming less used by me (and less vie Read more of this blog post »
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Steve Chilton rated a book liked it Bothy: In Search of Simple Shelter by Kat Hill	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Kat Hill tells the story of bothies by a series of visits that she takes to a range of them. It is also a reflection on getting away to (relative) wildness, whether alone or accompanied. The inclusion of notes and drawings from the various bothies sh ...more
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Steve Chilton rated a book liked it When It Grows Dark (William Wisting, #11) by Jørn Lier Horst (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Not Horst's best Wisting book. It details how he became an inspector and is rather mundane. IT lacks the twists and character development of later books. Even though it only a novella, he still goes into domestic details sometimes that have no bearin ...more
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Steve Chilton rated a book liked it A Cellarful of Noise: With a new introduction by Craig Brown by Brian Epstein	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
An interesting take on the Beatles rise to fame from their manager. I did feel that it was somewhat sanitised by the author whose personal life was not fully revealed. Lennon famously said it should have been called 'A Cellarful of Boys'. His look in ...more
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Steve Chilton rated a book liked it Bothy: In Search of Simple Shelter by Kat Hill	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Kat Hill tells the story of bothies by a series of visits that she takes to a range of them. It is also a reflection on getting away to (relative) wildness, whether alone or accompanied. The inclusion of notes and drawings from the various bothies sh ...more
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Steve Chilton is currently reading Orbital by Samantha Harvey	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Steve Chilton rated a book liked it When It Grows Dark (William Wisting, #11) by Jørn Lier Horst (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Not Horst's best Wisting book. It details how he became an inspector and is rather mundane. IT lacks the twists and character development of later books. Even though it only a novella, he still goes into domestic details sometimes that have no bearin ...more
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Steve Chilton rated a book liked it A Cellarful of Noise: With a new introduction by Craig Brown by Brian Epstein	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
An interesting take on the Beatles rise to fame from their manager. I did feel that it was somewhat sanitised by the author whose personal life was not fully revealed. Lennon famously said it should have been called 'A Cellarful of Boys'. His look in ...more
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Steve Chilton rated a book really liked it Cornwall by Petroc Trelawny	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Started reading this in accomodation we had in Cornwall towards end of 2005. Bought copy at Christmas and really enjoyed his take on 'his' county. Does concentrate a lot on south of the county, and has a lot on Plymouth (in Devon). Some good photos b ...more
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