It is available from Blackwells bookshop, Oxford.

Her latest book is Soapsud Island, a collection of oral histories from the former laundry district in Sunnymead, Oxford. She holds the Advanced Diploma in Environmental Conservation from the University of Oxford's Department for Continuing Education. The 'Human MOT' was part of this work and promoting walking across the countryside was among recommendations for benefiting physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing.Įlaine is a member of the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) and the Oxfordshire Ramblers.

Her first book, The Seven Shires Way, a 234-mile walk around the Oxfordshire county boundary, has been adopted by Girlguiding Oxfordshire for their 2010 centenary Big Walk Challenge.Īs a nurse, she specialised in the prevention of heart disease and stroke, for which work she was honoured with an MBE. ‘The support that I received along the way and the quality of the finished product has given me a head start in selling the book.Elaine Steane (n ée Fullard) is the daughter of a cartographer and a geographer so grew up being able to identify glacial moraines and U-shaped valleys. I have been retired for several years, but now feel I have started a new career.’ What Elaine says about working with SRA Books Having the book in print records these walks for posterity. The Seven Shires Way: A 234 Mile Walk Around the County Boundary of Oxfordshire Using Public Rights of Way (Walkabout) by Steane, Elaine at .uk. Each book is richly illustrated giving a window on the countryside to further encourage people to explore. A Walk around Lambourn parish, starting and finishing at Lambourn Seven Barrows Nature. ‘I have been a volunteer leader of many walks in the Oxfordshire area, but gathering and carefully researching the walks into a published book has enabled me to share them with a larger audience. For more information on the books below contact Elaine Steane Milestones to Millstones. She holds the Advanced Diploma in Environmental Conservation from the University of Oxford’s Department for Continuing Education. Walking is among its recommendations for benefiting physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing.Įlaine is a member of the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) and the Oxfordshire Ramblers. The Seven Shires Way: A 234 Mile Walk Around the County Boundary of Oxfordshire.

Her first book was The Seven Shires Way, a 234-mile walk around the Oxfordshire county boundary, which was followed by The Roman Way, a 174-mile walk on the theme of Roman roads.Īs a nurse she specialised in the prevention of heart disease and stroke, introducing the ‘Human MOT’ for which she was awarded an MBE. Explore books by Elaine Steane with our selection at. Elaine Steane (née Fullard) is the daughter of a cartographer and a geographer so grew up being able to identify glacial moraines and U-shaped valleys.

The Seven Shires Way by Elaine Steane