The Surrey Hills has a rich and diverse built heritage featuring many small farmsteads, pleasant hamlets with village greens, and grand houses set in parkland. Local materials like stone, flint, tile, brick and timber are featured throughout the Surrey Hills defining the sense of place. Many villages are picturesque and many feature ‘Surrey Style’ architecture, inspired by Lutyens and the Arts and Crafts Movement, whose designs sought to reflect local vernacular traditions. Many villages evolved around village greens creating picturesque scenes and are often designated as Conservation Areas.