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It is thought to date from the Neolithic or early Bronze Age periods, predating the Druids by many centuries.

Ellington's church is mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086, but the oldest surviving part dates back to the 13th century.

The magnificent sweep of York station dates from the completion of the Doncaster-Selby-York line. Opened in 1877, the station allowed through running of trains.

These vast buildings, the brick ones in part dated 1886, are well known landmarks when approaching Wellingborough from the south.

The present buildings date from the 13th to the 16th centuries, though some earlier Norman features survive.

The Lighthouse c1960 The striking stone-built lighthouse at Southwick dates back to 1846; though no longer in use, it is still regarded fondly as a local landmark.

Penkridge was important in Saxon times, and in 958 Edgar of Mercia dated a charter from 'the famous place, which is called Penric'.

All Saints' church, admired for its brick tower, has a nave dating back to the 12th century.

Now, like Cockington, owned by the council, Torre Abbey dates back to the 12th century; before the reformation it was one of the richest monasteries in the land.

It dates from the 13th century, and its soaring 212ft spire is a landmark for miles around.

Much of the structure dates from the 14th century, although it is thought that building work was probably interrupted by the Black Death and only resumed much later that same century.

Here the rural charm of the village still exists, complete with duck pond and beautiful flint cottages, some of which date back to the 17th century.

The village pump on the left, by Pump Cottage, is dated 1765 and bears the initials BB. The buildings on the right were outbuildings to the ones opposite, and one part was used as a washhouse.

By the date of this photograph, much of the town's main streets were established, and they display the characteristic detail of the period: projecting shop fronts proudly display their goods (including

By the date of this picture, its working days were over, leaving a pleasant riverside town, well loved for its ornate architecture.

Its tower has a cupola and plaque dating from the restoration after a storm in 1703. Inside is a chapel to St Barbara with a 15th-century picture of her in stained glass.

The Bear Hotel (right) was a coaching inn; the present building dates from the 18th century.

Although we have a precise date for the buildiing, its purpose seems a little more obscure. Brentor was once an active volcano.

Many of the buildings along the Parade date back to this period.

But Carperby's market was revived in the 17th century, and the present Market Cross, erected in 1674, dates from that time.

The church was extensively remodelled in 1867, but parts of the imposing building date from the 13th century, when Hemsworth was a prosperous market town.

The buildings range in date from the end of the 16th century to those of Drew-Edwards Keen of the 1980s.

This was Jesse Boot's finest shop to date. When, in 1903, the Corporation cleared High Street of all its old properties, he seized the opportunity to build an even more splendid shop here.

Ye Olde Blue Bell and Ye Olde Cabin both date from the 15th century.