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The name means simply 'long street', and the village is spread along the main road, originally the Roman road running from London to Caistor St Edmund, the Roman town just south of Norwich.

A scene which is familiar to us all, even in the rush of today's 'rat-run' world. Plodding cows head for the milking parlour, guided by the farmer on his wobbly upright bicycle.

At the western end of Westgate, we see very clearly how the trees planted at either side of the road created a very attractive avenue effect when entering the town in this direction.

Formerly named `Hill of St Thomas`, or `Hill Street`, it runs from St Thomas` Green to Market Street. Note the `parked` cars to the left and the busy traffic!

An evangelical mission wagon lies idle in the quiet village street. This large parish runs along the eastern bank of the Severn for several miles.

A feature of several East Devon villages is a brook running alongside a main street.

The late 19th-century industrial face of the village percolates through the photograph, providing a dramatic contrast to Church Lane, which runs almost picturesquely away to the right of the cross.

South of Bakewell, the river runs through elegant parkland that forms the grounds of Haddon Hall. In this view, the lush nature of this wonderful valley is clearly illustrated.

Undercliff Drive runs the long distance eastwards from Bournemouth's Pier to the pier at Boscombe.

This building was once a pin factory and dates from the mid 16th century.

The railway at Datchet runs between the Thames and the village centre. Datchet is mentioned in Shakespeare's 'Merry Wives of Windsor' and Jerome K Jerome's 'Three Men in a Boat'.

Built in the late 1700s by 'Capability' Brown, who is usually better known for his gardens, this extravagant mansion was demolished in 1954. Today the M54 motorway runs right over the site.

Running above the course of the Flete brook, this broad street, now one of Torquay's premiere shopping malls, was constructed in 1865 to replace the narrow lane of slums and fishermen's cottages that originally

The Furness Railway paddle-steamer 'Philomel' entering Fleetwood. Built in 1899 for the General Steam Navigation Co, the paddler was purchased by the Furness Railway in 1907.

This photograph shows Cornmarket Street running down to Carfax, with the outline of Tom Tower dominating St Aldates on the far side.

A source of water was essential for the use of the monks and the parishioners. The small River Eea (or Ay) is the largest stream in the area, and it runs through the centre of Cartmel.

This view of the rear of the Town Hall is taken from Town Hall Gardens.

St Thomas Becket church is at the east end of Cliffe High Street, which runs west to cross the Ouse into School Hill and Lewes proper.

Northgate Street runs north from The Cross; it is here, in the basement of No 23, that remains thought to belong to the headquarters building of the XXth Legion can be seen.

Westover Road, with its clean-cut and dramatic lines, runs from the direction of the sea to the square; it is still an important shopping street.

Some of the water off the surrounding high ground runs through Glen Rushen and Glen Mooar before entering the sea by way of Glen Maye.

This is the view from Rochester Castle looking across the River Medway.

Lightermen pose on barges at low tide at one of the many working wharves.

The Guernsey Steam Tug & Trading Co's 'Assistance' appears to have been on a luggage run, as cases and trunks are being unloaded and placed upon a cart.