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Whitwick is a mining village, and is set amid some of the best scenery of Charnwood Forest. As early as 1293 it was granted a weekly market and a four-day fair. This view shows Market Street.

In the village there is a memorial to two pioneers of aviation, Lord Brabazon and Charles Stewart Rolls.

The majority of Sydling's fine houses and thatched cottages have survived into modern times, making this one of Dorset's most interesting villages for the student of local architecture.

This magnificent view shows a typical Achill scene, clouds hanging over Croaghaun, whilst the limewashed cottages huddle together in this remote Irish-speaking village.

Today there are moorings along the river bank, and housing development has completely swamped the old village.

Situated in Upper Wharfedale on the road between Grassington and Aysgarth, the village was already a favourite with walkers when this photograph was taken.

Below the village, seven springs spout a plentiful supply of water. These wells must have been used by locals for generations.

Being within a few miles of the village, they helped Wroxham become the major centre for cruising that it is today.

Coming off the old A604, now the A14, the High Street meanders through Swavesey village for over a mile passing chapels, farm houses, cottages and 19th-century terraces - very little has changed here for

Dick Turpin supposedly galloped through the village on his horse, Black Bess, en route to his aunt's cottage after a hold-up on the Bath Road.

Village boys stand at the edge of the pond in Horseshoe Lane, which was used for washing carts - note the floating board.

The long village of Downderry stands precariously on a shelf between the inland hills and a sea-washed cliff edge.

Many come to admire the broad village green, the leafy lanes and nearby woodland. There are places to explore, or you can just sit quietly and admire the scenery.

Acle Bridge, a mile from the village, crosses the Bure. Two years after this photograph was taken the fine stone bridge, built in about 1830, was replaced by a steel one.

Paignton's beaches and coves give a combined sea-frontage of over two miles; this led to the growth of the town's satellite villages of Preston and Goodrington.

The manor was granted to New Minster, later Hyde Abbey, at Winchester in 901, and the village subsequently became known as Abbotts Ann.

We are looking at the village from the end of the pier.

The Goatscliff entrance to the village of Grindleford is little changed today from the day when this photograph was taken.

Once a village, Chandler's Ford has now been swallowed up by the suburbs of nearby Southampton and Eastleigh.

Many a year has passed since Mrs Gillam ran a small general shop in the village, stocking all manner of things from mops and buckets to sugar and sweets.

Raglan was (and still is, thank goodness) the charming village pictured here. In the centre of the photograph is the parish church of St Cadoc with its distinctive tower.

Many years before Wargrave grew in popularity as a riverside village, Edith, wife of Edward the Confessor, held the manor, and at that time it was known as ‘Weregrave’.

This small village, now subsumed into Faversham, was originally the site of a Roman settlement and subsequently of a hospital and pilgrim hostel founded in 1234 by Henry III.

During the latter half of the 20th century, villages such as Tibberton became favoured places to live for people working in neighbouring cities. New buildings appeared for commuting residents.