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This is a spectacular view from the top of Portland, with the expanse of the Chesil Bank on the left, stretching 16 miles along the Dorset coast to Barton Cliff, and the broad expanse of Portland Harbour

During the Civil War, Newnham, like many Royalist garrisons surrounding Gloucester, was on the receiving end of a raid mounted by Colonel Edward Massey's forces.

Shefford is a corruption of Sheep Ford - possibly the title bestowed by herders as they moved their flocks across the River Ivel at this point to stay ahead of Danish invaders.

Non-conformist places of worship, such as this Baptist chapel erected in 1876 at Cononley, just south of Skipton in Airedale, are common in the villages of the Yorkshire Dales, reflecting the stubbornly

Cheltenham absorbed the industries of the last century quite well; most of the factories were sited on the outskirts of the town.

Paignton's beaches and coves give a combined sea-frontage of over two miles; this led to the growth of the town's satellite villages of Preston and Goodrington.

This photograph captures the bustle and activity of one of Eton's most colourful events.

The roof of Eton College Chapel, visible in this photograph, is a familiar sight in Eton.

St Helens was only a small village until the advent of the Industrial Revolution.

Holywell developed by the Great Ouse as a traditional `ring` village: the main street runs around the perimeter of the community with only one access road.

This view of the overhanging, topmost rocks of the Black Rocks shows some of the many examples of graffiti, some of which is Victorian, which deface the gritstone boulders in the foreground

The wooded estate of Mount Edgecumbe is the hereditary seat of the Earls of Mount Edgecumbe.

The provision of the public gardens of the Promenade at Bowness also followed the coming of the railway in 1847, and the increased popularity of the Lake District as a health-giving holiday resort for

Here we see the bridge over the River Greta in the busy little market town of Keswick in the northern Lakes.

This well-known manor house was built by Sir William Fermor during the reign of Henry VII. Other families who lived here were the Calthorpes and Le Stranges.

It is recorded that the site of the present St Peter's Church was used as a place of worship as early as the 9th century at the time of King Bertulph of Mercia.

'The Queen of Welsh resorts', Llandudno preserves much of its Victorian flavour, with its sweeping promenade faced by numerous hotels, its expanse of sands between the headlands of the Great and Little

This village was one of Britain's major naval shipbuilding centres in the 18th and 19th centuries. For 500 years, oaks here were used in the building of some of Britain's greatest ships.

In 1651, Sir Richard Weston of nearby Sutton Place embarked on his great enterprise to create the Wey Navigation and make the river commercially navigable from Guildford to the Thames, by straightening

Between 1921 and 1951 the population of Lancing nearly quadrupled, resulting in a rapid increase in the number of shops, businesses and houses in South Lancing.

The Revolution House, formerly the Cock and Pynot (or Magpie) Inn, at Old Whittington, north of Chesterfield, was the scene of the hatching of the plot for the Glorious Revolution of 1688, which aimed

The independent parish of Dinnington almost cuts the parish of Laughton-en-le-Morthen in two.

The new-found cleanliness following the demise of the tin plate industry can be clearly seen here.

The smooth slopes of 3,054-ft Skiddaw dominates the northern Lakeland town of Keswick in this view from Castle Head.