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Parts of Little Comberton's church date back to at least the 12th century, though there was considerable rebuilding in 1887.

a most attractive position on the shore of Restronguet Creek off the Carrick Roads, the old thatched inn was once owned by the captain of the 'Pandora', which sailed to the South Pacific to bring back

This attractive scene, with fishing boats in a harbour backed by cottages climbing the hillside, gives the reason why.

Restoration is bringing it back to its former glory.

The spire in the middle back- ground is the church of St John the Baptist. The chimneys to the right of the area are a reminder of Frome's industrial past.

The other lady, walking along the back of the jetty, is oblivious to everything other than the book in which she is

Its churchyard, shadowed by the saddle-backed church tower, is one of the prettiest in the Cotswolds, and a good place to linger on a peaceful day.

The peaceful sea could be deceptive: a memorial in the church relates to nine local people who went boating one Sunday in 1799 and never came back.

In 1906 it was possible to hire a horse and carriage at Warwick for a trip to Kenilworth and back for 10s 6d, though with two horses the price went up to £1, including the driver's fee.

We are looking eastwards back down the street. The centre house with two-storeyed mullion windows is 16th-century. Note the excellent thatch.

Unique to the city of Chester, the Rows are a double tier of shops that are thought to date back to medieval times.

They succeeded - the first white men to do so - but three out of the four men, including Burke and Wills, died of starvation on the way back.

Note too the bicycle parked on the other side of the road, with the pedal set back on the kerb so it can act as a stand.

Bovington Camp dates back to the First World War, and is the home of the Royal Armoured Corps. The surrounding heathland is heavily used for tank training.

The settlement may date back to the earliest Saxon arrivals in Britain.

The bridge is mentioned in documents dating back to the reign of Henry III, and probably replaces the old Roman ford.

The White Hart (right) is believed to date back at least to 1720; it is now no longer an inn.

Most had two large driving wheels with a stabilizing wheel at either the front or back, or in some cases, both. Some tricycles were made to seat two people, either side by side, or in tandem.

The present High Light, pictured here, dates back to 1676, and was originally coal-fired. In front of it is a tank from the Great War.

Mention of a Roman signal station in the Domesday Book in 1086 dates the history of this area back as far as the fourth century.

There are various family portraits inside the castle, some of them dating back to the Wars of the Roses.

The advent of the motor carriage did not prevent the hotel advertising the stables at the back of this famous coaching hotel.

The single-street village is characterised by orchards, walnut trees and cottages with tall chimneys with the backs of bread ovens bulging from their bases.

Peaceful Abberley might have become one of the notable battlefields of England and changed the course of history, had not the elusive Glyndwr slipped back across the Welsh Marches.