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Geese run loose on the grass at Mannington hamlet, midway between the villages of Holt and Horton in the hills north of Wimborne.

The pretty village of Kemsing, on the Pilgrims' Way, boasts St Edith's Well, which is just by the walled war memorial at this road junction.

This charming view of the village of Heysham was taken from the cliff walk leading to Sandylands and Morecambe.

The parish church is dedicated to St Modwen, the founder of a 7th century Christian settlement at Burton.

An old boatman with a bright neckerchief sits on his oars, having rowed a passenger to this quiet backwater amongst the reedbeds.

Swanage has an advantage as a resort in that there is little difference between high and low tides, allowing good bathing at most times of the day.

This ornate fountain was erected in 1912 and cost £180; it was the subject of much public debate.

A new public school opened at the western fringes of Cheltenham in 1886. It was named Dean Close in honour of Francis Close, sometime Bishop of Carlisle.

Gweek lies at the very head of the Helford River. The river is tidal, and although there is nothing but mud here at low tide, it was navigable by small coasters well into the 20th century.

This view of the parish church of St Nicolas is from the corner of Bartholomew Street and West Mills.

One of the two war memorial crosses in the village, this one stands at the corner of Broadway Lane.

At this time, seaside entertainment at Felixstowe had not progressed to the garishly commercialised pursuits of today.

Just south of Penrith, Mayburgh Henge is a circular bank of earth and stones of about 1.5 acres, with one 10ft stone at the centre. It is thought to have been built between 1000BC-2000BC.

Just south of Penrith, Mayburgh Henge is a circular bank of earth and stones of about 1.5 acres, with one 10ft stone at the centre. It is thought to have been built between 1000BC-2000BC.

This picture, taken from the middle of South Green Road, shows the new Methodist Church in the High Street. It opened in 1880.

One early visitor to Budleigh was the Pre-Raphaelite artist Sir John Everett Millais, who lived for some time at The Octagon at the western end of the parade.

These compact, if undistinguished, houses still stand behind the Fox on the Hill in Smithy Lane, as it leads towards the busy A217 Brighton Road.

At the time of Leland, Worcester was a busy centre for the cloth trade.

Piel is one of three islands off the coast at Barrow, and is crowned by the ruined remains of 14th-century Piel Castle, which boasts the largest medieval keep in the north-west of England.

Ferries crossed at this point since the 18th century, carrying not only people, carriages and goods but, from 1800, the post for the Truro coach.

The village green at Crakehall, two miles from Bedale on the Wensleydale Road, lies at the heart of the village, and is still the site of the village cricket ground.

But most of all, Edwards remembered Clay Hill - West Hill as it is now - where he enjoyed the hospitality of Colonel Dennis O'Kelly, and was taken to view his stables.

Another view of Waterhead shows the Waterhead Hotel, built to serve the increasing numbers of tourists who were arriving by train at the lakeside station at Bowness, and catching a steamer up the lake

The partly Tudor Manor House is at the crossroads in the centre of the village, but at the east end is an equally fine house, Missenden House.