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The village is certainly one of Devon's prettiest, not least for its setting, strung in a series of hamlets around the junction of several pastoral and wooded combes.

This lovely view was taken just a few miles north of Dunsop Bridge.We can see the tiny River Brennand running down to join the Whitendale River to make the River Dunsop, which gives the town its

Interestingly, from the mid-1930s the village had a direct and frequent Green Line Coach link with Aldgate in the City of London.

Ruffetts Cottages, High Road, on the right probably date from the early 18th century and at one time belonged to the Shabden Estate.

Elmore Cottages still command the High Road opposite the village pond and crossroads but have been extended on the south side where the fence on the flint wall has been removed.

The village sits below the North Downs on the main road between Dorking and Reigate.

The Village 1909 A handsome farm cart stands in the yard of a timber-framed two-storey building, in this small hamlet on the road between Tenterden and Hythe.

Good examples of 18th-century architecture can be seen in Uley; one is The King's Head, with a brightly painted sign outside that dates from the time of George I.

Between Canterbury and the sea, and built on a section of the Roman road which ran from Dover to Richborough, Eastry was once the site of a palace of the Kings of Kent, who divided their realm into 'lathes

Polperro's narrow valley is particularly prone to flash floods; in the drought summer of 1976 a sudden downpour changed the stream into a raging torrent which threw cars around like corks and deposited

Modern-day Warrington aspires to city status, but the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that the village of Thelwall briefly held that honour.

The Post Office Stores provided provisions, small household goods and postal services for the villagers.

Some attractive red brick houses lining the High Street are a reminder that Nettlebed was a major brick-making centre - the industry dates back to the 14th century.

The church of St Mary and the Holy Rood has many historical connections with Donington's famous son, the great explorer Matthew Flinders.

Just along the road from Duntisbourne Abbots is the village of Duntisbourne Leer, named after the great Normandy Abbey at Lire which once owned the manor.

This pub has a date of 1635 in sheep's knucklebones set in the floor of the bar.

All the classic ingredients of a large village are seen in this photograph.

The Mutton, as it is known locally, is in the centre of the village, with the old forge to the left and the church away to the right.

Circling Frome, we head north to the Mells Stream valley and Mells village, the home of the Horners, the nursery rhyme Little Jack Horner's family.

This is a typical wool village of the region.

During the Second World War villagers were evacuated from many villages around the South Hams so that the district could become a D-Day training ground for American soldiers, who would practise troop

The mill seen here on the right is of considerable antiquity, even in this village of old buildings. A little further up the road is Stanford Court, once the home of the Winnington family.

Aveley is a small village situated a few miles to the east of Rainham and close to the Thames and Essex Marshes.The parked bicycles on the right, no cars to be seen and the crowd waiting for the bus

E J and D Cartwright's newsagent's and tobacconist's shop is the building with the sun blinds, whilst further along Garner's baker's shop (fresh Hovis and pies daily) was doing some good trade; but little