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Frampton, 'the settlement on the Frome', is an attractive downland village north-west of Dorchester. The old manor house of Frampton Court was demolished in 1939.

The world seems to have passed Winthorpe by. The A1 is between it and Newark, so the village is free from through traffic.

The gardener is busy at work in this small garden beside the main road in the middle of the village, which contains a memorial to those of the village who lost their lives in two world wars

The post office, the Green Dragon and, opposite, the New Inn, overlook the cross-roads at the centre of the village. Galgate's inns once played a part in nominating the village 'mayor'.

The hedge at the right belongs to the churchyard of Holy Trinity, a somewhat unattractive Neo-Norman church of 1843.

Fivehead lies on a ridge overlooking the Levels. St Martin's Church dates from the 13th century, but it had a major Victorian overhaul.

Remote parts of Dorset were not connected to mains water until the 1960s.

As well as the River Hodder at the east of the village, it has Crossdale Brook running through it.

Cockerham, the village, and Cockersands, the Abbey, both take their names from the River Cocker, which runs between them.

At the east end of the village, the village green has the war memorial at its centre.

Without through traffic, this thousand-year-old village retains its rural traditions and sense of history. A century ago, West Burton was a lively farming village with a market and many shops.

We are less than a mile inland from the true Lizard - the most southerly point in England - and at the end of the A3083, which rolls out across the peninsula from Helston.

The village lost its medieval church to bombs in World War II and has expanded much since the War, partly due to Lincoln’s proximity and partly to the RAF.

Madingley is a typical example of an estate village which was remodelled in order to improve the view from the landlord's mansion.

A pony and trap stand on the main road which passes by the foot of the green on the left, around which are the tile-hung yeomens' cottages and the village pub.

Looking up the main street in Prestbury, the view 100 years ago seems to reveal a very similar dapper look to the one the village has today, although then there was no need for the extensive traffic

A Morris 8 Series E waits patiently outside the church of All Saints in the village of Whitwell, which, with Bendish, forms the parish of St Paul's Walden.

This lovely view shows the upper reaches of Nidderdale above the village of Lofthouse, between Ramsgill and Middlesmoor.

In the 18th century, fast flowing streams powered a variety of mills around the village, and many of its cottages date from this period, built to house an expanding work force.

The village of Winster is one of the most complete 18th-century villages in Derbyshire, founded on the wealth won from the numerous lead mines which still pit the fields which surround it.

A workman (centre) scythes the grass on the village green at Wensley.

South of Fareham, Stubbington has some attractive areas of modern housing, and the village shopping centre, the Parade, is built around a small green.

The general store, seen here on the right, was usually the hub of the village, where news and gossip were exchanged and most household goods bought and sold.

Nothing much has altered here except that the Narrow Road sign has been changed and there are some new power lines across the road.