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The village sits astride an ancient, pre-Roman trackway which ran from Burrough Camp, some six miles south of Melton Mowbray, into Nottinghamshire, with to its south the escarpment of the Wolds

Located in a remote region north of Petworth, the village was originally formed in a clearing in the woods. The local wealden clay district is remarkable for large oak trees.

Wartling is another parish like Herstmonceux, with its parish church and part of the village over a mile south of the main road and on the edge of the Pevensey Levels.

It has a medieval parish church in the western part of the village, but all is not as it seems in this view from the east.

Grindleton is a classic case of village development: here ancient roads cross, and ribbon building took place along those roads.

The village church is hidden behind the trees on the right. During the war the aerodrome was under the command of Bomber Command, and 101 Squadron was stationed there for several years.

In the summer time and on Bank Holidays, you could be an hour just getting through this mile-long village.

Heading south towards Bourne, the route diverts north-east of the town to Edenham, a delightful village on the east bank of the winding East Glen River, whose church has many remarkable monuments to the

This Wealden village lies on a Roman road.

This is a well-kept Garden of Remembrance in the centre of this large village; next door is the County Library.

The small village is famous for its waterfall and for being the home of William Morgan, vicar of Llanrhaeadr and 16th-century translator of the Bible into Welsh.

Between the wars, the five hundred inhabitants of this picturesque village included a wheelwright, saddler, blacksmith and farrier, carpenter, carrier, coalman, thatcher, thresher, shepherd, milkman, baker

This charming village lies within the deep Nidd valley. Here looking down the High Street we see splendid views of Upper Nidderdale.

A view of the King William IV public house, one of the four that existed in the village at this time.

Castle Combe was originally the site of a Roman villa; the Normans built a castle here, and for centuries the village was a centre for cloth weaving.

The village was extensively remodelled in the 1820s, though parts of the parish church date from the 14th century. This picture shows the cobbled square, complete with stocks and the village cross.

Plaxtol is a pleasantly-situated hilltop village, with a long main street. There is a lovely group of cottages near the church, which date from the 17th century.

The village lies three miles inland along what passes for a ridge in this flat country between the Wolds and the sand dunes.

The village was extensively remodelled in the 1820s, though parts of the parish church date from the 14th century. This picture shows the cobbled square, complete with stocks and the village cross.

The inn's name, the Foresters' Arms, hints that the village stands on the southern hilly fringe of Ashdown Forest. The inn was originally a private house - it was first a licensed premises in 1898.

Now merged with Dorking, North Holmwood is one of three small villages along the west side of the large and mostly wooded Holmwood Common - the other two villages are Mid Holmwood and South

The sun is shining on another outstanding Hampshire village with some timeless timber-framed cottages and nicely cut hedges. The broadcaster Sir David Frost is rumoured to live here.

Now in effect a suburb of Taunton, the village is still distinctly a village architecturally, with its 1586 Elizabethan manor house, recently freshly yellow ochre colourwashed.

The AA sign on the Amroth Arms beckons as a recommendation in this pleasant Pembrokeshire village.