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On what is now Station Road, on the outskirts of the town, Marsh Hotel plied its trade in a position somewhat distant from the town.

A E W Marsh describes the village as 'the prettiest for miles around'. This view shows the main street with the Old School, centre, which closed in 1964.

Bislington looks over Romney Marsh, a region both low and flat, which was reclaimed from the sea in ancient times.

This type of elegant windmill came into its own during the spring and autumn when the marshes were often full of flood water; during this time it was literally 'all hands to the pump' to ensure the safety

This popular public house can be reached only by boat, bicycle or on foot - cars are not allowed on the narrow track across Exminster marshes.

This view is from the marsh-lined River Waveney.

The original monastic settlement at Minster was founded in AD670, overlooking Minster Marshes, then the open Wantsum Channel.

This inn, situated on Buckland Marsh near Tadpole Bridge, is very popular with those walking the Thames Path National Trail. It is about one and a half miles from the main village.

This popular public house can be reached only by boat, bicycle or on foot - cars are not allowed on the narrow track across Exminster marshes.

Long ago, this part of the Hampshire coast consisted of marsh and sandy wastes; it was from here that Henry III amassed his armies to re-conquer France.

At one time sheep from Romney Marsh in Kent were wintered here on the relatively dry sandy Surrey Hills.

At this time, too, the Rainham Marshes shore on the Essex bank opposite had not yet been raised by landfill. But the upstream skyline is little changed today.

This little church, dedicated to St Peter and St Paul, sits on the edge of Romney Marshes; its origins go back to the 12th century.

A century earlier this part of Exmouth was just a strand, backed by dunes, marsh and pasture.

Long ago, this part of the Hampshire coast consisted of marsh and sandy wastes; it was from here that Henry III amassed his armies to re-conquer France.

The marshes stretch towards Dungeness on the left. Rye once stood on the coast, but from the 15th century onwards silting of the harbour occurred, and Rye is now some two miles inland.

The village of Longdon lies on the western edge of some high ground, separating Longdon Marsh from the River Severn.

Beaumaris means 'beautiful marsh'. From mediaeval times until the 19th century, Beaumaris was Anglesey's main harbour; 111 sailing vessels and 8 steamers were registered in 1893.

Work began on the Parade in 1780, enclosing marsh and pastureland; a more substantial sea wall was built in the 19th century.

an ancient spelling preserving the word 'lundr', suggests that hereabouts Norse settlers entertained a superstitious awe for a wood or sacred grove set upon or close by moorland or marsh. A

This is a small village situated in the heart of Thanet, overlooking Minster Marshes. It is well-known for its wonderful old church, which has towers built by the Saxons and Normans.

Street, once the site of the market established under a charter from Edward I, was, at the turn of the last century, still very much a rendezvous for the cattle and sheep farmers of the Weald and Romney Marsh

The post office sat right in the corner of the crossroads, where a signpost directed motorists to the marshes, Woodchurch or Ashford. Today this village has several new housing developments.

Wagonettes and other horse-drawn traffic traversing Freckleton Marsh in the 18th and 19th centuries entered by this road. Straight ahead is the Primitive Methodist Jubilee Chapel built in 1861.