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A bronze tablet removed from an earlier bridge reads: 'Pray for Humfrey Pakynton Esquyer borne in Stanford which payde for ye workemanshepe and makyng of this brygg the whiche was rered & made the first

Stanford's rectory was the birthplace in 1775 of the author and moralist Mrs Sherwood, whose novel 'The Fairchild Family' was a popular improving text with the more rigidly censorious readers of Regency

A little further up the road is Stanford Court, once the home of the Winnington family.

The Drive is typical of the development of the Stanford Estate after 1871: yellow brick semi-detached villas with cement dressings, slate roofs and bay windows in wide tree-lined streets - totally different

Eastchurch has always had a link with aviation: the RAF had an aerodrome here, and the Royal Aero Club was based at Stanford Hill – it later became an open prison.

Although the east part of Hove developed in Brighton stucco style from the 1820s, it was not until the 1850s that things got going, while the Stanford estate was not developed until after 1871.

We are in the extreme southern tip of the county: whilst Stanford Hall is in Leicestershire, the parish church and the village are in Northamptonshire.

We are in the extreme southern tip of the county: whilst Stanford Hall is in Leicestershire, the parish church and the village are in Northamptonshire.

The people of Langdon Hills and Laindon took part in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, along with those at the fishing villages of Fobbing, Corringham and Stanford-le- Hope, when during the revolt three

This brief tour of Stamford has now climbed up to St Mary's Street to look east past the north nave aisle of St Mary's Church to the Stamford Hotel, somewhat over-large for the narrow street and towering

Church Lane has always been one of the most attractive parts of Stafford. Legionnaire's Disease The most notorious misfortune to affect 20th-century Stafford occurred in April 1985.

Both Sheep Market and All Saints Street lead down to what was the Great North Road, but Stamford has since been bypassed. The town bus station is on the right, on the site of Stamford Castle.

Both Sheep Market and All Saints Street lead down to what was the Great North Road, but Stamford has since been bypassed. The town bus station is on the right, on the site of Stamford Castle.

Amongst the earliest is the table tomb of Sir Humphrey Stafford of Grafton, who died in 1450 during Jack Cade's rebellion.

Much of 18th-century Stamford's trade came from its location on the Great North Road, and it had numerous coaching inns.

The ivy-clad ruins of Wothorpe House have been an attraction for tourists for over a hundred years, and it is of no surprise that they were included by the Frith photographer in his collection of Stamford

The White Lion Inn Unfortunately, construction of Stafford's new road system was accompanied by another act of civic vandalism.

This is the A606 Oakham to Stamford Road. Most of the village lies to the left.

During the Civil War, Sir John Gell was asked by Staffordshire moorlanders for help against the Royalist garrison at Stafford.

In 1348 the original timber castle was replaced in stone by Ralph Stafford, a successful soldier and friend of Edward III - he later became Earl of Stafford.

The first castle on this site is thought to have been built by Robert de Stafford during the 1070s.The timber keep was replaced by one built of stone, and about 1350 the fortress underwent extensive

The first castle on this site is thought to have been built by Robert de Stafford during the 1070s.

Stafford was next involved in national politics when William Howard, Viscount Stafford (1614-80), became one of the victims of the so-called 'Popish Plot' invented by the notorious Titus Oates.

The first castle on this site is thought to have been built by Robert de Stafford during the 1070s.