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In the centre of this spacious village is the War Memorial, standing on the edge of the village green.

Number 18, on the left, was refronted in the 1770s in brick with Venetian windows (with their centre part arched), and a later Greek Doric- style porch added.

In medieval times it was a centre for the salt trade.

The town centre was constructed on a plateau halfway between Laindon and Vange.

The settlement was once the centre of a local iron-working industry, and the white-painted Gun Inn with its swinging signboard was where John Browne, the local ironmaster, designed ordnance for the navies

Wimborne was for centuries an important agricultural and commercial centre.

Dorchester Road 1906 Maiden Newton makes a good centre for exploring the Dorset downs.

Another view of Market Square, with the ivy-clad building of Wilson's High Class Confectioners and the Esthwaite Cafe in the centre of the photograph, and the King's Arms in the background.

The Old Vicarage can be seen on the hill (centre).

Despite the prominent date of 1631 in the centre of this door, the glorious ironwork depicting lions and trees is thought to date from the 13th century; the later date is probably that of a repair.

Behind (centre left) stands the tower of Holy Rood parish church.

The photographer seems to be the centre of attraction as the family from the left-hand house peer over the hedge.

The photographer seems to be the centre of attraction as the family from the left-hand house peer over the hedge.

Here we see a pleasing mixture of pantile-roofed cottages at Brookside, in the centre of the village.

Some of the sandstone cottages in the village of Swainby are still known as the Miners' Cottages, remembering the village's brief spell as an iron mining centre during the 19th century.

Most of the buildings in the town centre date from Tudor and Jacobean days.

The Pavilion has now been demolished, to be replaced by the Lakeside Arts Centre.

Here we see the view southwards along South Street, from the taxi rank (left) to the tower of St Mary's Parish Church (right of centre).

Up until just over a hundred years ago, a watercourse, or lode, ran down the centre of this street.

Continuing through the village, we come to The Black Bull public house (centre); the parish church stands in the background.

The two ambulances (centre), identified by the crosses on their roofs, are probably en route from the Royal Air Force Hospital in Lynn Road.

The village had once been a centre for lead-mining, but by 1900 it was once again reliant upon agriculture, though there was some quarrying in the locality.

Bowler-hatted farmers go about their business in the centre of town around the Butter and Poultry Market Hall.

This fine view shows the River Taw meandering down to the Long Bridge (just left of centre), and behind the bridge the dark wooded mound of the castle, built in the 10th century.