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Like Geddington, the village of Hardingstone is famous for its Queen Eleanor Cross, erected by Edward I in memory of his wife. The funeral procession rested here en route to London in 1290.

The Green Man, at Mulberry Green, may well be Harlow's oldest pub. It dates from the 16th century.

Flendyshe House, facing the small green, is an early 17th-century house remodelled in 1807. On the green is the war memorial.

This must be one of the most attractive villages in Surrey, with its large, sloping triangular green surrounded by good houses.

The camera looks north towards the large green; on its right is the three- storey early 19th- century red brick Royal Oak pub.

Torquay Bowling Club was founded in 1892 on the recreation ground; it moved to Princess Gardens in 1913, apparently after an elephant wrecked the green.

An impromptu cricket match takes place on The Green at Aldbrough St John on a glorious summer's day.

Adjacent to the former King's Mill, the lane leads via the Green to the ford of the River Whitewater. From there a footpath leads to Odiham Castle.

Old England can still be found in villages like these, and even today Westleton is a delight to explore, with church and green and very particular ducks on the pond.

Many of the trees on the Green were planted in the 1850s, when prosperous locals were invited to plant a tree for the hefty sum of £5 each.

We are standing on the small brick-parapeted bridge over the Walthambury Brook.

The village green at Crakehall, two miles from Bedale on the Wensleydale Road, lies at the heart of the village, and is still the site of the village cricket ground.

This church is worth a visit and the east window by Morris and Co, as late as 1912, should not be missed. The nave and aisles date from about 1210 with a later square-topped tower.

After crossing the ancient causeway known as the King's Highway (which runs from Belsars Hill at Willingham to Aldreth), we reach the green at Haddenham and the road to Ely.

One local resident of two centuries ago was Philip Salkeld, who won the Victoria Cross at Delhi in 1857.

This remarkable village has three medieval stone houses, as well as the Norman church whose tower we see in this view.

These cottages on the green, against the backdrop of the church, are probably the most photographed houses in Suffolk.

The early 1960s witnessed a significant increase in traffic through the area, in part due to the further increase in car ownership and commuting.

The Green continues south from the market place. The half-timbered house on the right dates from Tudor times.

Newick is situated halfway between two great Christian centres of worship - Canterbury and Winchester - so the village was used as a resting-place for pilgrims.

We are looking west towards the Green Bridge, with the castle rock more visible here. The young woman on the right needs her parasol, because Castle Walk is a south-facing sun trap.

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.

Looking across the green, on the right-hand side we can see the boot and shoe shop of the Foord family, and in the centre the butcherís shop of H J Harvey.

Number 20 Hutton Village, the house on the left-hand end of the terrace, was extended during the early years of the 20th century and almost doubled in size.