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Clanfield sits in a valley to the west of the A3, 12 miles north of Portsmouth, and 6 miles south of Petersfield. Its name derives from Old English, and means 'field clean of weeds'.

The Ribble Valley has many good examples, notably at Edisford and Halton, and Cromwell's bridge over the river Hodder.

Lying in the valley of the Severn, the town does not seem particularly Welsh. Its original name was 'Pool', with the 'Welsh' prefix added to distinguish it from Poole in Dorset.

There are fine views from the building over the Trent and Witham valley.

This thatched cottage with its little garden stood in Pondhu Road, in the valley bottom to the south west of the town centre.

Moving south to the Cuckmere River valley, our tour reaches Upper Dicker, about two and a half miles west of Hailsham.

This delightful group of contrasting buildings clusters along the river valley, with the church on higher ground to the north. The Eight Bells (left) closed in the 1980s and is now Peal House.

The abbey is set at the end of a narrow, winding lane a mile out of Richmond, and sits comfortably in the peaceful valley of the River Swale.

It shows the last of the original two lakes—Leathe's Water and Wythburn Water—which formerly filled the valley below Helvellyn; they were later joined and became the Thirlmere Reservoir, when Manchester

The Eastern Telegraph Co's large cable station was established in the valley just inland from the beach at Porthcurno, where undersea cables came ashore.

Situated in one of the most picturesque valleys in this part of the county, and spelled as Cidihoc in the Domesday Book, this peaceful view of the village street lined with well-built cob and

Today, however, the valley is thickly wooded and it would be impossible to hold a concert here. Instead the hill is now an important nature reserve.

At this point the River Medway ceases to be tidal; the electrical sluice gates here, thirty feet wide and fifteen feet deep, are an essential part of the flood control scheme of the Medway Valley.

It is one of four dams in the Elan Valley which supply water to Birmingham.

Built at the junction of two valleys, Nailsworth represents the transition between the old wool- based industry and more modern industries.

It overlooks the Trent and Witham valley towards the Nottinghamshire border. The tower of the church of St Peter was rebuilt in the 18th century after the previous one fell down.

Sheep could be rested and watered in the valley before resuming the drove to Weyhill Fair.

Packing the hillside of Happy Valley above Llandudno, holidaymakers and residents alike enjoyed the views of the activity below them beside the recently constructed Victoria Pier.

Panshanger was built in 1806 by Peter, fifth Earl Cowper on high ground close to the valley of the River Mimram.

The village of Slad sits in one of the loveliest valleys in Gloucestershire.

This is prime sheep-farming country, with wide open fields on either side of the river valley. When Charles Kingsley stayed at Bridge End, the area inspired him to write his novel The Water Babies.

The village takes its name from the river that flows through the valley and from the earls of the de Vere family. This photograph is typical of the type of rural scene to be found in Essex.

It is isolated from the rest of the Preseli range by the Cwm Gwaun (Gwaun Valley). The Castle is just visible in the centre of the picture.

The castle was strategically sited so as to control the principal route between Nant Conway and Meirionnydd by way of the Lledr Valley, and was Iorwerth's home for many years.