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We are on the upper River Medway north of the Ashdown Forest, near the Kent border. The 13th-century church of St Mary is on a knoll in the centre of the village.

The parish church is a survivor, standing defiantly against the changes that have affected the village. It is the oldest building in Corby, parts of it dating to the 12th century.

The elegant brick railway station is at the far end, and the Grand Hotel is on the left. On the right is the Taliesin Hotel.

After crossing the ancient causeway known as the King's Highway (which runs from Belsars Hill at Willingham to Aldreth) we reach the green at Haddenham and the road to Ely.

Main Street crosses Church Street, the A612, to become Station Road as far as the railway line, which runs between the village and the river.

This view of Welton, looking back up the main street, has changed dramatically in recent years.

Today modern houses are interspersed with the cottages. Nearby, close to the church, older cottages with thatched roofs and latticed windows can be found.

Once a busy market until the plague forced customers away, the village was then eclipsed by Leyburn.

Cam Beck once powered the 13th-century mill. Next to the stream is the old Methodist chapel of 1860, now a house, but with gravestones still in the back garden.

In 1791 Bognor was re-named Hothamton after Sir Richard Hotham, whose intention was to change the village into 'a desirable sea-bathing resort' for those of the nobility and gentry wishing to avoid the

The inn occupied both of these buildings. The one to the left is 16th-century, with a brick façade of 1759. The taller building was erected in 1826.

Nearby lies the churchyard; here we can find the grave of James Parker, who was brutally murdered outside the village in 1886.

Further north along the High Street, the photographer looks past the junction with Vicarage Street past a jumble of piecemeal development, mostly late 19th-century small shops.

Five bridges step over the Windrush in Bourton before it flows on downstream to the village that bears its name, and then to Barrington, Burford and Witney to join the Thames.

18th-century cottages in Main Street at West Lulworth, looking westwards from the wide triangle of highway and grass beside the Castle Inn.

Situated six miles northwest of Barnard Castle, the village takes its name from St Romald, the son of a Northumbrian king; he was born in Buckingham in about 800, his mother having taken refuge there during

Positioned cosily under the downs, and with its cluster of thatched and slate-roofed cottages around it, the Perpendicular tower of St Lawrence's Church rises above the surrounding gravestones.

The famous church at Hawkshead sits on a little knoll above the village. William Wordsworth's 'snow white church upon her hill' lost its white rendering in 1876.

The cows are lying down, a sure sign of rain, the old saying goes, but whether this is true or false they add a picturesque finishing touch to a watery scene.

St Michael's stands on the east side of Melton Road in the centre of the village.

St Michael's stands on the east side of Melton Road in the centre of the village.

This view of Welton, looking back up the main street, has changed dramatically in recent years.

We are a little further north than view C105008; we can see the BP petrol pumps of Overton's Garage with the parade of shops beyond the Crossways.

The village street shown in this picture is now a busy part of the town.The two cars, a motor cycle and one bicycle reflect a slower pace of life.The bank, with its solid door, is half hidden by