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The railed and culverted Thornton Beck runs through the village of Thornton Dale, east of Pickering on the edge of the North York Moors.

The quiet village street at Appleton-le-Street, west of Malton, shows little passing traffic outside the village pub.

The village had once been a centre for lead-mining, but by 1900 it was once again reliant upon agriculture, though there was some quarrying in the locality.

Clayton West was typical of many South Yorkshire coalfield villages in the 1950s, when this photograph was taken.

Leigh stands near the River?Medway, and is another contender for the 'most attractive village in Kent' title.

Around the village green stands this collection of cottages leading back to St Michael's Church (1552). There has been milling here in the village since the 14th century.

Much of Theale High Street remains unchanged, though it is unlikely that we would find this part of the village free of traffic today.

Mells was the village of fabled Jack Horner, who misappropriated its deeds when the landowning monastery was dissolved. The village grew with coal, quarrying, an iron works and cloth making.

Streatley is the village to the left of the river, and Goring is to the right. Every year, a regatta is held upstream, a colourful and vibrant event, where the villagers fight it out for 'top dog'.

The Virginia creeper-clad gritstone walls of the Blue Lion Inn at East Witton, at the eastern entrance to Wensleydale. The inn has served the needs of the villagers for centuries.

The Village 1898.

The village stands on the River Medway in a somewhat blighted industrial landscape. In 1895 there were already extensive lime and cement works in the neighbourhood, as well as a large paper mill.

If there is any breeze blowing, it will blow onto Clee Hill, and consequently the village can sometimes be very bleak.

It was once said of the village that 'Puddington is singularly quiet; it is so quiet that it has never yet reached the fame of a picture postcard'.

The village centre with the Crown pub and the old church is a pleasant spot. To the south of the village, brick making has been an important local industry.

To the south of Wellingborough lies the village of Wollaston, separated from its neighbour Great Doddington by the River Nene.

The village of Cound is split in two by the Coundmoor Brook - this photograph was taken in Upper Cound, which is separated from the earlier part of the village (where the church stands).

Above Lulworth Cove is the village of West Lulworth. Much of the surrounding countryside has been used for military training since World War Two.

School House on the left looks out over the village green in this charming scene. Terrington Hall, set amongst the trees, is now a preparatory school.

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 of Bramber probably dates from the building of its Norman castle, since there is no evidence of a pre-Conquest settlement.

Dominating this photograph is the richly-decorated Saxon tower of the church of All Saints, standing sentinel and soaring above the rooftops of the village.

Beside the main road through the village on the base of the ancient cross is an elaborate war memorial.

Situated just outside Horsham, the village of Warnham is noted for its large mill pond.