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The A50 bypass now divides the village from its castle, of which only the motte survives; the remainder was demolished in the later 12th century.

East of the park is the village, a figure of eight of winding lanes. This view looks east along Ashby Road to the small green at its junction with Station Road and High Street (to the right).

Smarden is an attractive Wealden village in H E Bates country, with a number of fine old timbered houses. At one time it had a substantial trade in linen and woollen goods.

The village encompasses riverside and hillside, and has a main line railway station. The 15th-century church is on the hillside.

Henfield is a main road village midway between Horsham and Brighton. St Peter's 13th-century church was rebuilt in 1870. Nearby is the Cat House, a quaintly decorated half-timbered residence.

This view shows the characteristic rendered walls of the village houses. The render hides walls built in the local limey clay known as 'witchert', a corruption of white earth.

This was the village's grandest house, a mansion designed by Giacomo Leoni in the early 18th century for Edward Carlton, who was a London tobacco merchant.

Portmadoc was originally intended to be the port of Tremadoc, a new town that never got beyond a village; it was planned by the speculator William Madocks, who had a grand scheme to persuade the Government

Though this appears as a timeless rural backwater, it was a re- settlement area after the original village was cleared to make room for Lulworth Park.

This village is noted for its beautiful woods, a railway tunnel under the Balcombe Forest and a brick viaduct over the Ouse valley. The church of St Mary was built in 1847.

The village of Warton, shown here, lies sheltered beneath the Crag and looks peaceful, but it was a hard-working place to live in a century ago.

The house in the distance was once the village shop.

Here is a village at ease with itself, in the heart of stone country. On the extreme right is a single-decker bus which would now be an asset to any transport collection.

In an area of architectural gems (Rockingham Castle, Lyddington Bede House and Stoke Dry parish church), the village has a number of good ironstone houses of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries

Behind the camera is the Leicester- Nottingham railway line, with Swithland village, better known for its slate quarries, sited at the south end of the water.

Situated on the main coast road, this public house is extremely convenient for tourists and the villagers.

Along Padleys Lane, which curves north out of the village amid 1950s and later estate houses, we pass Burton Joyce Primary School.

To the left was the Co-operative store, now the Village Stores. To the right the 'Lyons Tea' sign signifies another shop, of which no evidence could be found.

The flint-faced buildings on the right are some of the original village houses, but virtually all the rest of the High Street buildings have been replaced.

This state of affairs continued until a referendum was held amongst the villagers in 1903: they voted 4:1 in favour of a drinks licence for the building. Sensible people!

Almost opposite Foresters Cottages is the headquarters of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain, and members' cars often visit the village.

Half close your eyes, and it is almost possible to visualise village Edgware.

This tranquil scene, showing the church of St Mary, tastefully rebuilt in 1860 by Henry Woodyer, and the picturesque village stores and post office, gives little hint of a gruesome legend which developed

During the reconstruction process, it was discovered that the timbers had previously been incorporated into an earlier building, leading to speculation that it had once stood in the village of Cuddington