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We always built a hut in the woods — and would like to have slept there, but weren't allowed to.

Monceux in 1320, the last of the family that had held the manor since the 12th century and had given the village the second part of its name; the other part, 'hyrst', is Anglo-Saxon for 'a wooded

Located in a remote region north of Petworth, the village was originally formed in a clearing in the woods. The local wealden clay district is remarkable for large oak trees.

We always built a hut in the woods — and would like to have slept there, but weren't allowed to.

Fittleworth is a picturesque village of fine old houses, commons and fir woods. On the left of the picture is the Swan, a 14th-century coaching inn with a sign spanning the main road.

The wire was used, among other things, to make brushes for carding in the wool industry.

The medieval stone screen dividing the nave from the choir was demolished some time in the 16th century and replaced in about 1665 by one of richly carved wood.

It is rumoured that the timbers supporting the belfry came from ships of the Armada, but they are more likely to have grown in the nearby woods. The chancel and south aisle were added later.

A monument near the south porch in the churchyard has a simple inscribed slab of 1930 to Christopher Wood, the painter who lived in nearby Reddish House, which has since been the home of Cecil

In this photograph we can see wood stacked for seasoning within the dock area. Frequent visitors here were the Russian ships bringing in hardwoods.

Having curved from the woods on Shapwick Hill (top right) and around Combpyne Hill (centre), the new six-mile railway line from Axminster to Lyme Regis crossed the deep-cut valley at Cannington

In 1672, following the Declaration of Indulgence, licences to preach in Dorking were issued to James Fisher and John Wood, who formed the Independent Congregational Church.

As early as 1869 he called a public meeting to win support for the acquisition of the Greenhead estate, including Gledholt Glen (now known as T P Woods after former owner, T P Crosland), to prevent

We always built a hut in the woods — and would like to have slept there, but weren't allowed to.

The spring at Whittle le Woods was known to have healing properties, and when it was made into beer and stout it was said to be good for arthritis and other ailments.

In this photograph we can see wood stacked for seasoning within the dock area. Frequent visitors here were the Russian ships bringing in hardwoods.

Thousands of pieces of new wood had to be let into the elaborate canopies of the choir stalls seen here. Most of these stalls had been put here by Sir James Stanley in 1513.

Thousands of pieces of new wood had to be let into the elaborate canopies of the choir stalls seen here. Most of these stalls had been put here by Sir James Stanley in 1513.

Wood and parts of the ship soon sank into the sand, but the bales of cotton did not. Then grass started to grow on the cotton bales, and this held firm in the sand.

During race week the firm of Barnards put up temporary stands of wood and canvas along the course to the right, and on the left there was a smaller stand built for the Prince Regent.

Silver Street lives up to its medieval Latin name - 'silva', meaning a wood - as it rises through trees on the western skyline (top left).

All this can be seen at Styal, which nestles in the steep sided wooded valley of the River Bollin, now welcoming hordes of visitors, especially school children, who come to experience what it was

Wood Green Farm still cultivates acres of pasture on the north bank of the Severn as far as Burlish Top, but changes came about after World War II.

Often referred to as 'the Alpine village' because of its sylvan setting at the head of a wooded valley, the cluster of houses known as Hutton Village dates from the mid 19th century, when Mr Thomas