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Aspatria's unusual-sounding name means 'the place of St Patrick's ash', a reference to the early Celtic Christians who followed the Irish saint.

Below Plymouth Hoe, where legend tells us that Sir Francis Drake played that famous game of bowls, is a promenade for strolling or lounging on deckchairs.

This very interesting picture shows, in the centre, the fishmarket of 1881, which was demolished in the 1960s.

The house before the Bell Inn, at the end of the street, is now a garage.

To the left of the tower stands the Belfry Tree, a huge sycamore which blew down in a gale a decade after this picture was taken.

Once a thriving, populous town dependent on its coal and steel industries, the town was deeply affected by the problems faced by the British Steel Corporation in the 1970s.

The King's Head, on the corner of the green, was a favourite stop for race-goers on their way to the Newmarket races.

Visitors enjoy the beach at Dymchurch whilst a boat waits to take people on a cruise.

The centre of attraction around which Ramsgate visitors and residents once clustered to listen to regimental and dance bands perform during 1920s and 1930s, the bandstand has survived two World Wars

Another view from Cromford Bridge of Willersley Castle, this time seen peeping above the trees.

The narrow and winding Main Street, seen here, is typical of most White Peak villages, and definitely not built for modern traffic.

Ashburton lies on the River Ashburn, and was declared a Stannary Town in 1285 by Edward I.

James Powell, the vicar from 1789 to 1844, married Mary Twining of the tea family; the lychgate, visible behind the telephone post, was built in his memory.

The long building at the end of the cul-de-sac, now Windsor Court, is a home for the elderly.

The original schoolhouse was converted to a hostel for pupils of the adjacent Green Hedges School for handicapped children.

This is another postern gate surviving from the Town Wall, which was built to defend Richmond against Scottish raids shortly before the Battle of Bannockburn.

The main public entrance to the Post Office is just out of sight around the corner on the right. Staff entered through the central doors.

Many of the present buildings in Burley are Victorian and 20th-century, but the village itself is an ancient Forest settlement.

Emery Down, like many old Forest settlements, has seen its share of England's history.

Bath Place, off Holywell Street, is just such a place. Its Victorian, Georgian and timber-framed buildings give it a fascinating mix of architectural styles.

Here we see one of the famous Lincolnshire beaches with its necessary donkeys. No beach is complete without these loveable and cuddlesome beasts, all with their friendly names.

The house on the right, outside which the rather formidable-looking woman is standing, is reputed to be the oldest in Downderry.

Such is the unbroken nature of the West Dorset coastline that artificial harbours had to be constructed at Lyme Regis and West Bay.

The castle underwent large-scale remodelling and extension over a fifty-year period during the 13th century, much of the work being commissioned by John de Barri.