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Smiddy Hill in Pickering, a bustling little market town west of Scarborough on the edge of the moors, probably takes its name from the site of a former blacksmith's shop in the area.

This view looks north towards the Market Place and captures well the character of this market town, most of whose 19th- and late 18th-century buildings still line the streets.

The Town Hall and magistrates' court still dominates Market Hill.

In the early 1960s Haverhill was named the Pioneer of Town Expansion, thanks to its receiving 'London Overspill' industries and workers.

We now embark on a tour of the Moors or Levels, the vast flat lands of central Somerset, where great drains and canalised rivers keep the marshes at bay.

Devizes Castle was originally a Norman motte and bailey fortification, but was rebuilt in 1120, possibly by Bishop Osmund of Salisbury. It then fell into ruin.

To the left of the Town Hall is the local branch of the National Provincial Bank, while to the right The Central Pharmacy is still a chemists, but under the name of Cherrington.

A fishing settlement existed here from early times, the town being burnt by French raiders during the reign of Richard II.

Banbury once boasted a castle which enabled the town to grow in the shadow of its protective walls.

Perhaps Richmond's most handsome and unchanged cobbled street, Newbiggin means 'new settlement'; its level width suggests that it was planned as the town's original market place.

Given its proximity to the seaside towns of Lymington and Christchurch, Sway became a popular place to live during the 20th century.

Dorchester, as the name suggests, was an important settlement during the heyday of the Roman Empire, and the surrounding countryside is rich in Roman remains.

The original Charter for this busy market was given around 1250 at the time the town became a borough.

Now demolished, this building had variously been Town Hall, factory, jail, and post office. In its place there is just grass.

During the reign of William the Conqueror, Selsey was a larger town than today, with many important buildings and a cathedral. However, much of it has been engulfed by the sea over the years.

Facing the sea and with a large garden and tennis court, this private hotel promoted itself as being central for the Staghound, Foxhound and Harrier Meets, popular sports for the gentry

This looks eastwards up West Street, with hand-carts and horse-carts, and plenty of activity in the Market Place, beside the Town Hall (right).

When Leeds town hall was opened by Queen Victoria, the streets were lined with palm trees and triumphal arches.

Tring is in Hertfordshire, a market town at the base of a salient of the county that projects into Buckinghamshire from the Chilterns along the valley of the River Bulbourne.

The town of Poole prospered as its merchant adventurers sailed to and traded with ports across the world. It sent ships to aid Edward III's invasion of France during the Hundred Years War.

An old picture of the original square and centre of the town known as the Diamond, which was the original market place of Monaghan.

Newton Abbot market has changed a great deal in both character and appearance since this photograph was taken in the 1920s.

On the right can be seen the gas works, which used to make the town's gas supply. (Courtesy of John David/ Porthcawl Museum and Historical

Public access to Endcliffe Woods was extended in 1887 when an additional nine acres were purchased through public subscription and presented to the town in celebration of Queen Victoria's golden jubilee