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St Mary's has been called 'the Cathedral of North Hampshire' and it is said that the arcaded walling around the sanctuary was inspired by Salisbury Cathedral.

The Norman church of St Giles is at the north end of the village. Along a footpath nearby is a well-restored watermill with a wooden overshot waterwheel.

It is cruciform, with a Norman nave, aisles and north transept.

Two railways touched the town: the North West line was followed by the famous Settle-Carlisle line in 1876.

From North Curry, we skirt the south edge of West Sedge Moor to the town of Langport on the east bank of the River Parrett.

To the north of Newbury, on the edge of the downs, lies Hampstead Norris, surrounded by hills and woodland.

The picture is north- eastwards to the gable ends of the Cedars and Garston (centre right).

Much of the village lies on the north bank of the Thames, in the vicinity of the Henley road.

Corpach lies to the north of Fort William, where Loch Linnhe turns sharply to the west, narrowing and then widening out again to form Loch Eil.

Leaving the sprawl of Worthing behind, we move west along the coast and inland to Angmering, a village much expanded to the north and east but retaining its historic core relatively intact.

An expansive village, it sits on the River Devon, about a mile north of the Grantham Canal of 1797. This view looks south, away from the church.

With a plan based on its Roman predecessor, Noviomagus, this fine walled city is divided into quarters by North, South, East and West Streets, which all meet at the splendid Market Cross in the centre

The biggest docks were the Royal group east of Canning Town on the north bank of the Thames. The Royal Victoria Dock opened in 1855, enclosing 94 acres of water.

This fine photograph of Malmesbury Abbey was taken from the north, with the abbey mill buildings below.

Unlike Staines on the north bank, the river plays no part in Egham's townscape. This view looks east along the High Street.

Built on slightly higher land away from the river, it turns its back on it, and this view looks north-west along the High Street to the Church Street crossroads.

The almshouse set was completed by Twitty's Almshouses on the north side of the churchyard, founded in 1707.

The tower, which is considered by many to be a keep, was possibly built as a residence for Sir Otto de Grandison (1238-1328), the first justiciar of North Wales.

The village of Bradpole is shown here from the north-east, looking south-west from above Hole House Farm and the valley of the Mangerton River across to Holy Trinity Parish Church (right) and the fields

The link between London Road and Gallowtree Gate, this short north-south road is visually of the later 19th century.

This photograph shows the view north-westwards up Church Street from beside the Old Monmouth Hotel, with the churchyard railings on the right.

The Chequers (left) has become a tea rooms, whilst next door the North Metro Engineering Works provide service for all kinds of motor vehicles.

650 years of shipbuilding on the Wear came to an end with the closure of North East Shipbuilder's Southwick yard in 1989.

Ardingly is a village overlooking the Ouse valley, north of Haywards Heath. The 14th-century church of St Peter has an impressive tower. Ardingly College, situated nearby, is a notable Public School.