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This village of scattered houses on a steep hillside some seven hundred feet above sea level has two noted literary associations.

The town of Calne boasts a stunning and attractive Perpendicular church, which was funded by the once- prosperous local cloth trade.

The houses are built of local stone. The stream meanders through the centre of the village, and local children play pooh sticks and just watch the stream.

The town's fine Market House dates from 1698; it rests on an arcade of pillars that are unusual in that they are made of stone on the outside, and timber on the inside.

This Cotswold stone hostelry takes its name from the nearby village of Amberley, which boasts a number of literary associations.

As it points Eastwards towards the North Sea where most of the stormy winds come from, there are not many occasions when visitors or locals can take advantage of the shelter on this pier.

This picture looks down the village of Wales towards Kiveton Park, both pit villages which boomed from 1867 during the heyday of the South Yorkshire coalfield.

Beyond Crispin Hall, most of the houses and shops date from the Clark era, with the occasional much lower earlier cottages interspersed.

South of the town, beyond the stock market, the Bridgwater Road crosses the River Brue, here canalised.

Stowe is of European importance in the history of landscape gardening.

The gateway on the right, facing the Eynsford Castle Inn, leads to the ruins of the Norman castle which was the property of William of Eynsford.

If you are a fan of open markets, Moreton on a Tuesday is your birthday and Christmas all rolled into one!

In the central High Street stands the Prince of Wales (left), which features the royal plume of feathers on its sign - Duchy of Cornwall lands stretch westwards around Dorchester.

This small village, about three miles to the east of Loughborough, has in recent decades expanded to accommodate country- dwelling commuters.

This hill figure cut in the chalk lies on the face of Hackpen Hill, to the right of the road from Wootton Bassett to Marlborough, where it zigzags to climb the hill.

The View North from the Town Hall This view, taken from the Town Hall, shows the layout of Regent Circus leading to Regent Street in the 1950s.

Only a stone's throw from the historic settlement of Arundel, the village of Burpham is a gem of a place.

This close-up of Bridge Street gives a clear picture of the Rows for which Chester is so famous.

The view shows an abundance of public houses and hotels. At far right three stand side by side - the Theatre Royal, then Clarence and (out of picture) the Cambrian.

The view shows an abundance of public houses and hotels. At far right three stand side by side - the Theatre Royal, then Clarence and (out of picture) the Cambrian.

The village gets its name from a Barton (or Berton), the old word for a rickyard.The village church of St James was remarkable for its time in that it was built all at once, and not over a couple

The forests had deposits of iron ore, and supplies of wood fuel to smelt it; the iron-making families brought much wealth to the parish.The church of St Margaret, with a shingled broach spire,

The thatched roofs of Ducks Bottom (left), the old post office (centre) and Vine Cottage (right) nestle in the heart of pastoral Eype hamlet in the coastal valley west of Bridport.

This is another of the Lincolnshire churches built with the local limestone. It overlooks the Trent and Witham valley towards the Nottinghamshire border.