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Storms in the 19th century twice claimed all the houses here, but the rebuilding has not diminished the charm of this largely car-free village.

Henfield is a long, straggling village a mile or so to the east of the River Adur.

Formby was once a fishing village, but the sea has receded at a number of places along the west coast (as at Southport), leaving the town two miles inland from Formby Point.

Bursledon village consists of two distinct halves - the new and the old.

Thomas a Becket hid in the village before embarking on his secret flight to France in 1164.

Commissioned by Archbishop Laud, the ragstone church stands at the centre of this lovely village, and according to an inscription over the porch's inner door it was originally built in 1649.

This is still a distinct village, with lanes winding uphill, although the wall on the right has now been replaced by a 1970s close, Titan Barrow, the name perpetuating a house of 1748 by Wood the Elder

Flood relief works alleviated the threat, but in 1994 the village was again struck by flooding.

Modern-day Warrington aspires to city status, but the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that the village of Thelwall briefly held that honour.

The Post Office Stores provided provisions, small household goods and postal services for the villagers.

The village still has an old brick kiln. It is reputed that Queen Elizabeth I once stayed in the White Hart Hotel, which gives some indication of its age.

The village bypass is just to the other side of the church.

Reeth's green is typical of many Pennine villages: in more troubled ancient times, cattle were herded here, with the cottages grouped defensively around it.

Luccombe village itself is seen here against the backdrop of the wooded Horner Hill in a view taken from Knowle Top.

A fine stone village a mile from Frome, Beckington has some superb stone houses and a church with an excellent Norman tower.

Swimbridge was the next village along the Barnstaple to South Molton road after Landkey. In this 1890s picture, there are roadside poles. Are they for gas lighting, or telephones even?

A scene that was once familiar in many villages up and down the country. Notice the petrol pump on the right.

The village became popular with visitors to the falls.

Part of the village is clustered around the top of a ravine; notice the steep flight of steps in the lower foreground dropping away down toward the sea.

The fencing behind has now been removed, and an open, grassy area gives the village a heart. The petrol station on the right is now a large self-service garage.

A row of Cotswold stone cottages in Vineyard Street, named after the former abbey's vineyard which was once nearby, built in the style so beloved of all who love the towns and villages of the Cotswolds—and

The 15th-century spire soars above the River Wreake on its south side, with the now rather mundane Village Street to its north.

Just off the Fosse Way, this village, once the site of a Roman settlement, clusters around the banks of the wide, shallow Windrush, which is crossed by a number of simple footbridges, some

Once this was the most important village of many locally; today it has itself been surrounded by the growing town of Widnes.