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It remains one of the leafier suburbs, though in 1936 the city council destroyed much of its appeal by demolishing the lovely old cottages which clustered round the green.

Here we see the extensive village green at Reeth, the largest village in Swaledale.

A pony and trap stand on the main road which passes by the foot of the green on the left, around which are the tile- hung yeomens' cottages and the village pub.

When this view was taken, the road was the A30 to the west country and already notorious for delays during the summer.

The survival of the green helps Tettenhall retain just a hint of its village character, though it is very much part of Wolverhampton now.

The memorial shelter and clock tower were erected to the memory of G W Brown by Mr Whymper in 1902. We cannot see the clock; it was made by J R Ingram of St Ives.

Another iron-making village, situated on a tributary of the River Mole, Leigh (pronounced 'Lye') is centred on this demure, triangular village green with its covered pump.

The Green was the traditional site of the Feast, which featured a procession led by a brass band.

Nether End c1955 Baslow, situated 8 miles west of Chesterfield and 12 miles south of Sheffield, was once a part of the parish of Bakewell, but became independent in July 1869, taking with it

The memorial seat commemorates the six agricultural labourers who met beneath the sycamore tree (centre) in 1834, and were transported to Australia for taking an illegal oath during an initiation

The imposing early 19th-century building to the right is timber-framed, with the ground floor of the house imitating stone blocks; the shop front has fluted Ionic pilasters.

Until the 1960s, most people relied on public transport, and the green-liveried buses of United Counties carried workers and shoppers in and out of town on busy timetables.

Littlehampton had been an important port in the Middle Ages and even a Tudor royal shipyard, but it declined until reviving with the canalisation of the Arun in 1723; it was most successful during Victorian

The small village of Lilbourne had a market charter granted in 1219 by Henry III, but it clearly never developed into a fully fledged town.

The cottages and mature trees are typical of Bolton-by-Bowland. This beautiful village, once famous for its skilled bowmen, stands on the edge of Bowland Forest.

A step away from the green by the staithe is the inn, which is now called the Stokesby Ferry.

The villagers bought the green from the lord of the manor in 1969. The Black Bull dates from the early 18th century; it was a pub until 1924, and is now a house.

Although the pond has diminished in size, little else has changed.

The road to London passes through The Green, which was preserved by the 1810 Act of Parliament that enclosed the rest of the former common land of the parish for agriculture.

The large trees have gone, but they were replaced in 2004. The 'bus station next to the library and museum has moved – and so has the library.

The large trees have gone, but they were replaced in 2004. The 'bus station next to the library and museum has moved – and so has the library.

Mitcham is a town with two greens. This view is of Lower Green, and on the right, out of view, is Cricket Green.

This must be one of the smallest and one of the most recently created greens in the country.

The memorial at the edge of the green was erected in 1878 as a memorial to seventeen parishioners who perished during their voyage to New Zealand.