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One story is that it is derived from a cairn erected over the bodies of the two sons of Wulfhere, a 7th century King of Mercia who slew his sons because they had adopted Christianity and been baptized

The name 'tithe' indicates the building where tithes were stored, a tithe being a tax or contribution of a tenth part of one's income for the support of a religious establishment.

According to Eric Parker, scores of visitors to Leith Hill would alight at Holmwood railway station and be taken by horse-drawn brake to the foot of the hill - the rest of the

The village is the highest in Surrey at 750ft above sea level; it is situated on the east side of Leith Hill.

The figures on top of the Market Hall were removed for five years when sewerage work was being undertaken nearby, but they were returned after cleaning and repair in December 1986.

This 1890 bronze statue of General Gordon of Khartoum on camel-back was the work of E Onslow Ford, and commemorates his illustrious career.

Limerick or Belmont Arch was built in about 1865 to allow access to the Earl of Limerick's property on the other side of the wall.

The people of Weybridge held a meeting in June 1895 to decide on a suitable memorial for Mr Yool, and the first suggestion was to build a technical institute to be named after him.

The first notable event of the 21st century (or the last of the 20th) was unpropitious. For the first time since 1946 Stafford suffered serious flooding.

Harrogate is one of the oldest of England's spa towns: its mineral springs were discovered in the 16th century.

Hardly any changes have occurred here; the custodians of Norton's past are determined to protect it for future generations. Norton was lucky in that it escaped the worst ravages of industry.

This charming village straddles the banks of the River Bure amidst beautiful marshland.

Between the Conservative Club building and the stuccoed, wisteria-clad cottages at the Falconer Road end of the High Street, rises the Coronation Arch marking the accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the

Marked out by plough according to the great architect Sir Decimus Burton's directions, streets radiated from the Mount, which was the highest point in a chain of sandhills.

This town was almost completely formed and defined by the production of coal.

The creators of Golden Acre Holiday Bungalows - as they are now called - proposed a relatively modest development of 18 such buildings.

The parish church of St Peter and St Paul was attached to a nunnery founded by the abbot of Ramsey in c1006 and dissolved in 1537.

These views, with only a few years between them, illustrate the widening of the road with the construction of the new bridge.

A fishing settlement existed here from early times, the town being burnt by French raiders during the reign of Richard II.

The not unlovely village of Saxelby is situated about a mile north of industrial Asfordby, and on a stream which empties into the River Wreake.

The only set of traffic lights in Kettering coped with a trickle of traffic.

The poster on the extreme right of this picture is advertising the forthcoming local District Council elections. This has obviously not caused too much of a stir in sleepy Bedwas.

Hothfield Place was the seat of the Tufton family, but was pulled down after the Second World War. In the 16th century Sir John Tufton entertained Queen Elizabeth I over two days.

Another of the surrounding parishes into which Bridport borough expanded, Bothenhampton lies to the south-east, with a deep-cut village street which has left a dense cluster of terraces standing