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This rural lane leading to Kettering was to change dramatically in the 1930s, when it would be bordered by large detached houses with elaborate gardens.

A virtually deserted tree-lined High Street in Longtown, a small town on the Esk a few miles short of the Scottish Border. Locals gather outside the Globe Tavern, perhaps waiting for opening time.

This stronghold formed an integral part of the defences of the western border of Glamorgan, which also included castles at Bridgend and Coity.

With its castle and town established by the Normans at the end of the 11th century, Ludlow was later to become a most important military base controlling the Welsh Marches (or borders).

This large village, just off the ancient Roman Road of Dere Street, later the Great North Road and the A1, lies near the Durham border west of Darlington.

Described in 1972 by Maxwell Fraser in his book, 'Welsh Border Country' as 'one of those perfect English towns which are unsurpassable in their friendly atmosphere and old-world charm', Ross is beautifully

Bordering the wonderful weald of Kent, Chipstead is near the great house of Chevening - a favourite spot for Prince Charles.

Part of a large complex of military buildings, Victoria Barracks were built in 1880 and occupied by the King's Own Scottish Borderers until 1939.

Tree-lined Criffel Street, in the handsome Solway seaside town of Silloth, is a reminder of the proximity of the Scottish Border.

We are now right on the border - part of the inn is in Hampshire. The name of the inn comes from two stagecoaches, 'The Fly' and 'The Bull', which plied the road.

Standing high in the Pennines on Yorkshire's border with Lancashire, Ripponden has been an important settlement on the River Ryburn, but made its name from the wool trade in the 19th century and before

Lamberhurst sits in rolling downland in the beautiful Teise valley close to the border with Sussex, surrounded by orchards and hop gardens. The main road is a lot quieter here than it is today.

The architect who had planned Sir Walter Scott's home in the Scottish borders rebuilt Canford's manor in the 1820s.

The village lies in the far west of the county, close to the Wiltshire border.

The sign reads, 'The first hotel in England' - and we are, indeed, very close to the English/Welsh border.

The town's name comes from the Anglo-Saxon word for frontier or border.

Its close proximity to the Dorset border makes it an ideal place to stay for anyone exploring both counties.

Only a century and a half ago Hyde Park was bordered by mire and wilderness. Londoners tended market gardens close by which are now smothered by the buildings of Kensington.

This little town, on the Yorkshire/Lancashire border, has been famed for its potteries since Roman times. Coal mining and quarrying also sustained the population.

Gretna stands on the Scottish/English border, and as a result became popular for runaway marriages of English couples - Lord Hardwicke's act of 1754 abolished irregular marriages in England, but not in

Victoria Barracks 1898 Part of a large complex of military build- ings, Victoria Barracks were built in 1880 and occupied by the King's Own Scottish Borderers until 1939.

Well off the beaten track and close to the West Sussex border, this village is now more commonly known as Oakwoodhill. It has a delightful old church standing on its own in woodland.

The village had its own mill, Ascott Mill, at one time; Langley Mill, shown here, was outside the village, nudging the Shipton-under- Wychwood border - the River Evenlode marks the parish boundary.

On the border between Dorset and Hampshire, Alderholt lies on the edge of the great medieval hunting ground of Cranborne Chase.