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Often described as the gateway to the Cotswolds, the picturesque town of Burford has changed little over the years.

The only real change to this scene is that now there are no cars - the whole of Bridge Street up to Cathedral Square has been closed to traffic and paved over.

Taunton is a town surrounded by water, with the Tone passing through its heart and the marshes not far away.

Originally a village, Eastleigh expanded rapidly around Bishopstoke Junction after the London and South Western Railway Company's carriage works moved here in 1889-90, followed by the locomotive workshops

On the southern part of the market is the old Town Hall or Market House; the original open arcade on the ground floor was used as a butter and poultry market.

Built in 1540, during the post-moot age really, this red brick and half-timbered Moot Hall would have been a hotbed of commercial and legal activities during the town's most prosperous

The priory was dissolved in 1538, and it became a residence. Later it was used as a school, and formed part of the workhouse and poorhouse for the town. It now provides accommodation as almshouses.

Prosperity came to Warrington along with industry in the 1800s, and this is reflected in the quality of all the town's commercial buildings.

Old - or Upper - Sheringham is on a hill well inland; the town only developed towards the sea in the late 19th and early 20th century.

For such an old town, the church of St Michael and All Angels is modern, being built as recently as 1860 over the site of an older church and a 13th-century chapel.

Cheltenham today has a thriving musical and literary festival, and many other connections with the arts.

The hillside town of Ruthin retains its medieval origins, although the aggressively black and white mock-Tudor half-timbering of the bank and outfitters' buildings on the left is perhaps a little over

A fishing settlement existed here from early times, the town being burnt by French raiders during the reign of Richard II.

Banbury once boasted a castle which enabled the town to grow in the shadow of its protective walls.

During the reign of William the Conqueror, Selsey was a larger town than today, with many important buildings and a cathedral. However, much of it has been engulfed by the sea over the years.

Perhaps Richmond's most handsome and unchanged cobbled street, Newbiggin means 'new settlement'; its level width suggests that it was planned as the town's original market place.

Given its proximity to the seaside towns of Lymington and Christchurch, Sway became a popular place to live during the 20th century.

To the left of the Town Hall is the local branch of the National Provincial Bank, while to the right The Central Pharmacy is still a chemists, but under the name of Cherrington.

The original Charter for this busy market was given around 1250 at the time the town became a borough.

Now demolished, this building had variously been Town Hall, factory, jail, and post office. In its place there is just grass.

Dorchester, as the name suggests, was an important settlement during the heyday of the Roman Empire, and the surrounding countryside is rich in Roman remains.

Facing the sea and with a large garden and tennis court, this private hotel promoted itself as being central for the Staghound, Foxhound and Harrier Meets, popular sports for the gentry

This looks eastwards up West Street, with hand-carts and horse-carts, and plenty of activity in the Market Place, beside the Town Hall (right).

When Leeds town hall was opened by Queen Victoria, the streets were lined with palm trees and triumphal arches.