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The village of Bolton-le-Sands sits astride the A6, four miles north of Lancaster.

These two photographs, taken in Village Road, depict the old village centre. The scene has changed remarkably little over the years, apart from what is sold in the shops.

The oldest building in the village, Ingleborough Hall, is now an education centre.

This village is a disappointment: its good bits are separated by development that started when the railway arrived in the 1880s.

East of Market Deeping and joined to it is Deeping St James village. At its heart is this curious structure in medieval stone.

Initially a hamlet, the village of Barns Green dates from the Middle Ages, but grew rapidly during the 18th and 19th centuries following the opening of the Mid-Sussex railway line.

The local policeman (centre) goes on his daily beat around this peaceful village – a sight not to be seen now. The nearby River Avon attracts anglers.

Slapton was one of the villages evacuated during the war. Villagers were given only a few days to pack up their belongings and move away.

The village hugs the huge limestone hillside, once the site of much lead mining and smelt mills.

The main part of Dullingham village lies along the southern edge of the grounds of the early 18th-century Dullingham House, hence the picturesque thatched estate cottages.

Victorian visitors soon discovered this rugged village once the railway opened up the dramatic Yorkshire coast in 1883.

East of Market Deeping and joined to it is Deeping St James village. At its heart is this curious structure in medieval stone.

It is on the top edge of the village: the road to the left leads out of the village towards Watling Street, and the one to the right takes you into the village street.

The ridgetop village of Bolsterstone stands at nearly 1,000 feet above the sea on the edge of the Peak District moors north-west of Sheffield.

Just past the Village Green, the Boot (left), one of the oldest pubs in the village, and the Barley Mow beyond, are both still trading, although the General Stores between them has been demolished to make

The village is only two miles from Richmond, but it retains its rural charm.

Still pleasantly rural, with views of woods and the distant Bowland Fells, this village stands near Wennington Hall, where Peter Hesketh, founder of Fleetwood-on-Wyre was born.

The River Pang cuts through the village, as does the line of the former Didcot to Southampton railway, which closed in 1964. Cattle are on the move through the village.

The original village, Old Langho, lies a mile to the north; the new village grew here alongside the main road after the opening of Spring Mill, whose chimney rises in the background.

Frampton, 'the settlement on the Frome', is an attractive downland village north-west of Dorchester. The old manor house of Frampton Court was demolished in 1939.

Madingley is a typical example of an estate village which was remodelled in order to improve the view from the landlord's mansion.

The village postman poses for the photographer, while another villager gets a bucket of water from the fountain memorial to Dent's most famous son, the pioneer geologist Adam Sedgwick.

Pronounced Slaffham, this quiet village lies close to the A23 London to Brighton road. Note the row of houses on the right - a varied mix of stone houses and tile-hung properties.

The village of Winster is one of the most complete 18th-century villages in Derbyshire, founded on the wealth won from the numerous lead mines which still pit the fields which surround it.