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In the distance is the ornamental gable of the village school built in 1876, now a house called, unsurprisingly, The Old School House.

Most of the houses are 19th-century, including the shop (dated 1881) on the corner of Ray Lane beyond the now relocated war memorial cross. It is now a private house called The Old Post Office.

They had between them several houses, and in the garden of each they planted a mulberry tree - school children from the village dance around the one at Shrubbery House.

There are connections with the Sussex iron industry, for an ironmaster once lived here.The 17th-century house Birch Grove was the home of Harold Macmillan, the former Prime Minister.

Here we see Hutton Hall from the north, showing the main entrance and driveway, the view that house party guests would first see upon arriving by carriage, having been brought up from the Pease's

The recreation ground was created from a part of the extensive grounds of what was originally a private house called St Clair.

East Park was developed after 1880 with terraces of artisan housing, mostly built by James Longley and Sons who moved here from Turners Hill.

The short battlemented tower adorns an attractive group of 18th- and 19th-century houses at the south-eastern end of the village.

A mile or so north of Ampthill, we divert right to visit the ruins of Houghton House.

The tall house on the right was the Manse - it became a shop in the 1930s. The white building behind the RAC sign (right) was at one time the Master Tanner's House.

This made Hicks a powerful landowner in the area, and to proclaim the fact he built himself an impressive seat named Campden House.

As well as the usual statutory facilities, such as tennis courts and a football ground, there is an attractive series of lakes and ponds, as well as Broomfield House with its stableyard, an early 18th-century

Then comes the HSBC bank followed by a building dated 1789 which now houses Calthop, solicitors. The pub, the Horse and Groom, is followed by the Central Fish Bar.

The Butter Market of 1853 (centre) is now Achurch Hardware Store, and the snack bar next door is now a pizza and kebab house.

The clock in front of the garage at the end on Gaol Square replaced a fountain built to commemorate Thomas Sidney, born in the end house on the right.

At one time, elegant Victorian terraced houses, which were built between l835 and l857, graced the Parade. Apart from the last two terraced houses, these were demolished in the 1930s.

This is a five-storey L-plan tower-house built by the Earl of Mar in 1628. It was here in August 1714 that a so-called hunt was assembled by John Erskine, sixth Earl of Mar.

The Black Lion public house on the right was originally on the opposite side of the road. In 1793, the site that now carries the name was known as the Sow and Pigs.

This five-storey, L-plan tower-house was built by the Earl of Mar in 1628. It was here in August 1714 that a so-called hunt was assembled by John Erskine, sixth Earl of Mar.

The gardens and the houses on the left have been replaced by a routine 1960s block, Kingsbury House.

The village is well-known for the National Trust-owned Clergy House, which was in fact the very first building the Trust acquired: it bought the house in 1896 for the princely sum of £10.

Here we see a peaceful open carriage ride on a hot Edwardian summer's day; the lady, protected by an umbrella, passes the 1850s east lodge to Offington House.

On the south side of the street are several half-timbered houses of notable quality, with Shakespeare House and its prominent gable, and the Chequers Inn, both very evident.

Above the trees is the water tower, disguised as the House in the Clouds. The 65-acre Meare was the first stage of the development. The houses on the left were built between 1911 and 1918.