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Caption For Chesterfield, Holy Trinity Church 1914

When Holy Trinity became an ecclesiastical parish in its own right in 1841 it included the West Park area, though this was taken away when the boundaries were adjusted in 1908.

Caption For Upwell, Village 1923

The county boundary between Cambridgeshire and Norfolk actually runs along the middle of the river at this point, so the church is in Norfolk, while the pub is in Cambridgeshire!

Caption For Hampstead, White Stone Pond 1898

Only a fragment of the original boundary wall remains in Judges Walk.

Caption For Beccles, The River C1960

The Waveney forms the boundary between Suffolk and Norfolk, where the boys are fishing.

Caption For Bransgore, C1960

Bransgore, a few miles from Bournemouth, is a beautiful village of considerable antiquity, just outside the present boundary of the New Forest.

Caption For Measham, Magna Motors C1965

This is not a beautiful scene, but some effort has been put into designing the brick boundary wall, flagpoles and railings.

Caption For Brockenhurst, The Railway Crossing 1949

London, Brockenhurst began to expand during the second half of the 19th century and continued to develop in the 20th century, establishing itself as a convenient and pop- ular inland resort within the boundaries

Caption For Linton, Clappers Stile C1955

This little lad demonstrates the ingenuity of a stile which maintains the integrity of the field boundary without the need for steps over the fence.

Caption For Erith, New Flats C1960

Boundary Street was still a rough road when these flats were new.

Caption For Taunton, East Reach 1902

The two streets were once separated by East Gate, the old boundary of Taunton Borough.

Caption For Chagford, A Moorland Path By A Stone Circle 1924

Hence circles and single standing stones also served as waymarkers, and sometimes as boundary markers.

Caption For Chagford, A Moorland Path By A Stone Circle 1924

Hence circles and single standing stones also served as waymarkers, and sometimes as boundary markers.

Caption For Battle, High Street 1910

Astonishingly, the plot boundaries, if not the buildings themselves, were established in the late 11th century.

Caption For Ascott Under Wychwood, Langley Mill C1950

The village had its own mill, Ascott Mill, at one time; Langley Mill, shown here, was outside the village, nudging the Shipton-under- Wychwood border - the River Evenlode marks the parish boundary.

Caption For Nedging Tye, The Village C1960

This view gives the impression of a large open area with houses along its boundary.

Caption For Bucklers Hard, The Village C1960

Although a fair distance from the present limits of the New Forest, Bucklers Hard was certainly within its boundaries at the time of William the Conqueror - there may well have been a small settlement

Caption For Wilmslow, The View From Lime Walk 1897

Many of the lines of old trees in the Carrs are the remnants of old field boundaries, but these trees were planted for their amenity value.

Caption For New Forest, Ponies, Swan Green C1955

Many of the cottages inside the Forest boundary are of considerable antiquity, being either renovations or replacements of buildings that have stood on the same sites for centuries; it is hard to imagine

Caption For Bristol, The Cathedral 1887

The Bristol diocese was created by Henry VIII in 1542, and comprised eighteen parishes within the city boundaries, fourteen others in Gloucestershire and Abbots Leigh in Somerset.

Caption For Bures, High Street C1955

A delightful picture of Bures, a pleasing collection of villages which straddle the river Stour and the county boundary with Suffolk.This picture shows the type of architecture so common hereabouts