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By 1086 the Soar Valley was well settled, and although the Domesday village of Barhou offers little to delight the visitor, the river has a watery magnetism which draws families from Leicester to its banks

It took five years to build with workmen tunnelling from both ends; it carried water from the Derwent Valley to the reservoir at Rivelin.

Risca is a parish and village in the valley between the Twyn Barlwyn and the Machen mountains. Lloyds Bank with the white-painted frontage is visible on the right.

Shown here are two of the several bridges that cross the rivers of this valley, with hens scrabbling for food in the meadow nearby.

The church's carillon consists of 35 bells, which were cast at Louvain; their lovely tunes are often heard across the valley.

It was laid out to provide a picturesque walk from the shore of the western side of the town, and lies in the valley between two cliffs.

This more expansive view of the valley conveys a feeling of peace and beauty.

The reservoir occupies a pleasant, tree-lined site in the valley of the River Amber.

In the heart of the Soar Valley, Sileby is still home to workshops for various trades, hosiery and light engineering being the most important.

Smarden is one of Kent's most beautiful villages; its name derives from the Saxon 'smeredaenne', meaning 'butter valley and pasture'.

Clovelly is the original picture postcard village, clinging to a steep wooded valley prohibited to motor vehicles.

The red sandstone cliffs of East Devon break into the green and pastoral valley of the River Sid; Sidmouth lines the slopes of the gap.

Complete with a stream and ornamental flowerbeds, the Valley Gardens still give much pleasure to shoppers seeking relaxation after shopping in nearby Carlton Street.

This hilltop village, at the head of the Coombe Valley, sits astride the main road between Bude and Barnstaple. It was once the Pilgrim's route to St Michael's Mount.

The plateau-top village of Youlgreave stands between the valleys of the Bradford and the Lathkill; it is a prosperous settlement based on lead mining and farming.

Crackington Haven, six miles south of Bude, sits in a deep valley in the parish of St Gennys.

This view across the River Wye portrays the deep valley the river has carved through the hills here.

The small hamlet of slate-roofed farm houses and cottages lies at the end of a lane near Black Head, sheltered in the valley which climbs up from Hallane Beach.

This leafy flint village is situated in the Cuckmere valley near Alfriston. Nearby is one of the smallest Neolithic long barrows in Sussex.

This carefully-posed photograph shows the site of this historic well, which is situated a little way down a lane from St Keyne village in the East Looe valley.

The 15th-century tower of Charminster's church dominates the valley of the River Cerne, and was built under the direction of Sir Thomas Trenchard.

In breathtaking splendour, the river picks its way through the valley. The old railway line is visible in the distance.

This part of the Severn between Stourport and Lenchford remains one of its most pleasant stretches, the river running through a valley and wooded hills.

As it climbs the area known as Golden Valley, the scenery is magnificent.