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South-west of Oxted, and on the course of a Roman Road across the Weald, the route turns left at Blindley Heath, a hamlet on former heathland in the south of Godstone parish.

One of Berkshire's finest villages is Sutton Courtenay, with the cooling towers of Didcot Power Station a constant companion to the south.

This unspoiled row of 16th- and 17th-century half-timbered houses facing onto the church was built and owned mainly by small farmers and tradesmen, who formed the backbone of the rural affluent society

Beside the waters of the Great Stour, this great house in its pleasant parkland marks the original birthplace in 1380 of Cardinal Kempe, the ecclesiastical statesman.

Holme is a hamlet on the east bank of the Trent slightly north of Winthorpe. The church was rebuilt in 1485 by John Barton of Calais.

Lord Trenchard, father of the modern Royal Air Force, chose the site right in the middle of the Lincolnshire countryside so as to be as far away as possible from the temptations of the big cities.

Beyond the tithing of Barton and after crossing water meadows, we come to the pretty village of Bishopstoke.

By the date this picture was taken, Doncaster had been a racing centre for nearly three hundred years and had been the home of the oldest classic race, the St Leger, since its first running in 1778.

The unusual 13th-century gabled chimney of the Checker (or Exchequer) building can be seen behind the old stone cottages in Thames Street.

Netley, on the east bank of Southampton Water, was another of Henry VIII's coastal forts, though this one was a conversion of an existing building, the gatehouse of Netley Abbey.

In the centre of this photograph is the rail terminus of the line from Faversham.

Looking northwest along the High Street, we see an interesting variety of Georgian buildings, including Woodstock's Baptist Chapel on the right.

An earlier trickle of visitors has now given way to something of a torrent, though increased numbers have not diminished the attractiveness of the setting.

Burnsall lies in the heart of Wharfedale, where the drystone walls spread like a net over the fells, as can be seen in the background of this picture.

This scene shows the view from near what is now the garden centre, and is somewhere near the site of the port of times past - the tide is now held back by the railway.

This scene shows the view from near what is now the garden centre, and is somewhere near the site of the port of times past - the tide is now held back by the railway.

The area south-east of the city was marshy and virtually undeveloped until its draining after the Witham Act of 1812.

The High Street is part of Old Swindon, which was the extent of the town before the railway arrived.

The palace was built by the 33rd Archbishop of York, Walter de Gray, in about 1250, using stone from a previous manor house that he had had demolished.There is a large amount of wonderful medieval

Before the availability of cars, visitors would explore the Isle of Wight in a variety of ways - perhaps on foot or bicycle in combination with the Island's excellent rail network.

The Sandown we see today is mostly Victorian in origin, and most of the buildings are functional rather than decorative.

One of the last bobbin lace makers at work. The industry started around the time of Queen Elizabeth I, and by 1700 there were the astonishing number of 4,695 people in the area engaged in the trade.

The most interesting feature of the town is the Rows, enormous numbers of parallel alleys leading off to the west of King Street.

Described by Leland as 'a great long town', Marazion, close by Penzance, was in the Middle Ages a sizeable settlement of Jews smelting tin.