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There were two Littlehamptons, a busy port and fishing village about half a mile inland on the east bank of the Arun, and the seaside resort which grew up after 1800.

There were two Littlehamptons, a busy port and fishing village about half a mile inland on the east bank of the Arun, and the seaside resort which grew up after 1800.

This view looks south-west. The cars occupy the site of the first Corn Exchange, which became the Floral Hall after its replacement opened in 1874.

This sizeable village nestles in a valley close to two notable landmarks: Lewesdon Hill (894 feet) and Pilsdon Pen, at 909 feet, the highest hill in Dorset.

As we head north-west, we should find Chobham village to be a relief after the rather drear urban townscape of Woking; but the traffic levels in Chobham prevent a true village atmosphere prevailing

Foundry Cottages (left) and three-storey Foundry House (far right), in West Allington, were the hub of Richard Robert Samson`s Grove Iron Works.

Built in 1870, this was one of the many West Yorkshire institutes to offer working craftsmen the opportunity to study new skills and learn more about the world.

Wares from the small shop on the right spill out onto the pavement, and among other commodities it advertises petrol! A garage stands on the left with a hose stretching out towards the road.

There could not be anywhere more northern-sounding than Mytholmroyd, the woollen village crammed into the bottom of the Calder Valley west of Halifax.

This view on the Stainby Road, with the houses on the left fronting onto the High Street, which runs left from the signpost, hardly does justice to this large and attractive village in whose part-Norman

The square red sandstone west tower of St Andrew's Parish Church is Norman, and was part of the original church on the site.

Clayton West was typical of many South Yorkshire coalfield villages in the 1950s, when this photograph was taken.

Standing high above the town centre and attractively sited on the crown of the hill, the church with its elegant broach spire was designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield in c1861, but not completed until 1881

Between 1903 and 1935 Waterlooville and Portsmouth were linked by tram. London Road is not the main road to London any more. Here a few Victorian houses survive, mostly rendered, some with verandahs.

Throughout the First Civil War, both town and castle were held by the Royalists, and as such was one of the last to surrender.

West of the Market Square the road divides: the left hand road goes to Long Sutton, the right fork heads for Langport.

We are south-west of the village centre, and the photograph exudes a strange feeling of well- cared-for neglect.

Another tablet commemorates Edward Mellish, 1707, and shows a large family, the man kneeling facing west and the woman east.

This photograph somehow conveys the feel of a picturesque West Country creek, with its thickly wooded shore and little boats stranded at low tide.The scene has changed little today.

It was now firmly on the map: its narrow crowded alleys and harbourside streets, its ruined abbey and its souvenirs made from jet, fossilised wood found in the local area, proved a magnet for day trippers

Here we have a good view of the area that is to the west of Market Square.

Heading north-west roughly parallel to the River Witham, we reach two small towns on either side of the River Bain, which meets the Witham a mile away at Dogdyke.

On the west coast of England, the old fishing communities tended to be housed in cottages with thatched roofs.

Navenby is a small market town with wide, airy views over the Trent valley to the west. There is a fine church, noted for its Decorated Gothic chancel, and a broad main street, once the market place.