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Such was the attraction of Hiltingbury Common that a number of roads were cut through the woodlands, and large houses were built here with reasonably large gardens in a pleasant woodland setting.

In contrast, an evening scene further along the cut shows holidaymakers enjoying the company of other boat people whose boats are moored alongside.

Said to be the largest village in Northamptonshire, Irchester now has a population of more than 5,000.

The town of Romsey is known for its associations with two distinguished Englishmen.

Of all the varied attractions of the Peak District, this one is up towards the top of the list.

The Georgian house on the right is interesting. It is probably the last of the dwelling houses here, as most of them are now shops.

Gulls forage for food in the frozen wastes.The ice has broken and the waters of the river released.

To the east of the village, we see a timeless view of an industry wiped out by the growth of the national railway system.

Here we see the upper reaches of the Basingstoke Canal in Hampshire. The surface weed indicates a lack of commercial use. Note the telegraph poles on the left, once a regular sight alongside canals.

Godred Crovan created the 'House of Keys', and in his day it included representatives from the Hebrides, but since 1266 it has been comprised solely of Manxmen.

The hospital was founded in 1783, and the original building is still part of the present structure.

In the centre of the picture, by the shelter, is the site of the late 15th-century Torbay House, which was built over an ale house of ancient origin.

A holidaying family relax with their dog outside the Old King's Arms pub and boarding house in the cobbled centre of the ancient village of Hawkshead.

The small area of ground in the fork in the road was donated to the village by Major Anthony Buxton DSO, JP of Horsey Hall.

Standing in the sylvan setting of Lulworth Park, the parish church of St Andrew's at East Lulworth has an impressive 15th-century tower that predates nearby Lulworth Castle.

Mothers and daughters take advantage of the excellent views of the Severn afforded them from the churchyard of St Peter's.

There is a stone marker on the weedy green, in the foreground. It is a reminder of a famous battle in 1066 when King Harold of England defeated Harald of Norway.

The boundary wall of Manor Park lies to the right, with the manor house and vicarage, out of view behind the trees, on the opposite side of the road.

An inscription on the west face of Carew's Celtic cross commemorates Maredudd ap Edwin, joint ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth in south west Wales, who died two years into his reign

There is now plenty of traffic on the street. A sign in the middle of the row of buildings on the left is for the library.

This modern view of the inner basin and Military Road is interesting for two reasons: the construction of the new road brought a number of maritime business premises to Military Road, which

The Victorian village school in the small village of Huttons Ambo, on the River Derwent, served the twin villages of High and Low Hutton for many years.

The focus of Cutcombe is now Wheddon Cross. Here in the old part of the village were once shops, a school and a pub. A Victorian post box sits in the wall on the right, out of view.

The name of this village derives from 'dyke gate', referring to the control of water through sluices.