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The church, mainly of the 14th century, stands within a grassy churchyard, close to the A6 Leicester-Loughborough Road.

Like so many of its neighbours, Downham Market was a river port of some importance until railway workings cut it off from the waters of the Ouse.

Situated at the edge of a wild tract of limestone country, the town was generally called Skipton-in-Craven.

St Peter's stands in meadows beside the Usk, to the left of the A40 and just beyond the western outskirts of Abergavenny.

She is watching for the tell-tale pair of small holes which betray the cockle's presence an inch or so below the surface.

In translation, Tal-y-Llyn means 'the end of the lake': that aptly describes the location of the village, with its little church and inns in the shadow of Cadair Idris.

At 127 miles, this is the longest canal in Britain, and creates a vital trans-Pennine crossing between the mill towns of Yorkshire and the seaports of the Mersey.

Cranbrook's High Street, entering the town from Hawkhurst, and Stone Street, leading on towards Tenterden and Maidstone, form a L-shape with the tile-hung fascia of the 15th-century George Hotel at

Just beyond Barclays Bank you can see the gates to Forrest Stores (also at Shere).

We are just north-west of Horsham. The church of St Margaret's has a neatly clipped yew tunnel at the churchyard entrance.

This evocative photograph is taken west of Chertsey on the A30 London Road at its junction with Christchurch Road, the B389, which lies beyond the policeman on points duty and to the left of the

Its official name is the Church of St Thomas and St Luke, but everyone in Dudley knows it as 'top church.'

About five miles east of Haywards Heath (and halfway to Lewes) is Chailey, a scattered village whose centre is shown in the photographs.

Mr Pallister's butcher's shop flanks the entry to Bow Street. Next to him is Elizabeth's the outfitter's and then Mr Winter's jeweller's shop.

At 195 grt and powered by a two-cylinder simple engine, she was used on local services on the Medway, though from 1901 she was based at Ramsgate during the summer season for excursion traffic.

The River Trent is navigable for some 93 miles, and plays a vital role in linking the waterways of the North East with those of the Midlands.

The 1405ft long concrete four-span Royal Tweed Bridge, designed by L G Mouchel & Partners, was built in 1925-28 to take traffic off the old stone bridge that still stands nearby.

Donkeys are awaiting the arrival of the day's holidaymakers on the beach. A fisherwoman in a tall hat stands behind the donkey boys and their mounts.

The complete sign on the left, Tetley's Fine Ales, was fixed to the old Bowling Green Hotel; it marked the narrowest point on the London to Edinburgh Great North Road.

The Cathedral viewed from the south has been a favourite subject for artists - including, of course, Constable.

When they see it from the road or the nearby railway, travellers are puzzled by this church with towers at both ends.

The King's Arms (right, and now no longer a pub) was the scene of the Haslemere Riot and the murder of Inspector William Donaldson on 28 July 1855.

Maesteg is a town defined by its one time principal industry - coal. By the mid 1980s, most of the mines had shut, with dire consequences for the communities here.

Strangely devoid of motor traffic, this view of the Cheam Road captures a small group of adults and schoolboys waiting at the bus stop on the right for a 213, 408 or 470 bus to transport them westwards