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The little hamlet of Brockweir, straggling along the floor of the Wye Valley and with a utilitarian bridge spanning the river itself, lies on the county border with Gwent.

On the ridge nearby is the source of the River Frome - that beautiful Dorset brook that crosses nearly forty miles of the county before reaching the sea.

The county boundary between Cambridgeshire and Norfolk actually runs along the middle of the river at this point, so the church is in Norfolk, while the pub is in Cambridgeshire!

They were designed by Sydney Smith, Rector of Foston, and built in the 1820s after the site had been purchased by the County Committee for use as a gaol.

It was erected in 1896 in memory of Henry Yool, a local benefactor and Vice-Chairman of the newly-formed Surrey County Council from 1889-92.

THE ANCIENT city of Lancaster gave its name not only to the Palatine County, but also to a royal house.

The county border is not far away. Many of the farms in the parish date back over 800 years, and there are a number of picturesque cottages.

Close to the county boundary, Roydon retains a timeless air. Here we see the White Horse, partly weatherboarded, with small, brick-built cottages beyond.

Over the Town Bridge, which forms the old county boundary, the power station has been replaced with a shopping centre.

A walk along the county's rivers will reveal many other mills - a delight to the eye and a temptation for the camera.

The assize courts were held here when Maidstone, as the county town, was a considerable day's journey away.

Cruciform in plan, it is early 14th-century (one of only seven remaining in Devon) and contains the finest collection of monuments in the county.

The Capital and Counties Bank (centre) is now Lloyds TSB.

More than 50 years before this photograph was taken, Bracknell was described in the county directory as 'a small village consisting of a long, narrow street, inhabited principally

On a clear day, 13 counties can be seen from the Gothic battlements.

This view, taken from St John's Church across Cathedral Square, shows the Canadian Government offices next door to the Capital and Counties Bank, St Nicholas' Gate, the print works, a toy

It bucked the trend seen throughout the rest of the county in Victorian times by doubling its size, but by the 1890s the population had peaked, and in 1907 it was declining.

Boddington spent a vast amount on Pownell, transforming it into one of the finest examples of Arts and Crafts Movement decoration in the county.

On the left is the sombre but reassuringly secure frontage of the Capital and Counties Bank.

Before the establishment of county police forces in the 1840s, parish constables had to punish offenders. They could either be placed in the stocks for a period of time, or whipped.

On the left is the sombre but reassuringly secure frontage of the Capital and Counties Bank.

A walk through the countryside around Uplyme often takes you as much into Dorset as Devon, for the county border weaves around the ridges, woods and tiny brooks of the locality.

This attractive building is reputed to be one of the finest village halls in the county. Cotswold stone tiles cover a splendid hammer beam roof made with very large oak timbers.

There are two Hamsterleys in the county. One is on the Derwent; the other is on the Wear.