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The old village, which consisted of about eighteen houses, lay to the south-west of Belsay Castle - or rather it did until the early 19th century, when Sir Charles Monck had it demolished and moved to

Lightermen pose on barges at low tide at one of the many working wharves.

Coming off the old A604, now the A14, the High Street meanders through Swavesey village for over a mile passing chapels, farm houses, cottages and 19th-century terraces - very little has changed here for

Ticehurst's attractive village square is all but deserted.

Liphook expanded as a village thanks to the London-Portsmouth road and the arrival of the railway in 1859.

The only traffic is a horse-drawn conveyance in this view of the cross-roads village on a ridge of the High Weald above the River Rother. Today, Stonegate is close to the Bewl Bridge Reservoir.

The majority of Sydling's fine houses and thatched cottages have survived into modern times, making this one of Dorset's most interesting villages for the student of local architecture.

Willington stands on the Trent and Mersey Canal in the Trent valley to the south of Derby.

Langley Park is a pit village just off the road between Lanchester and Durham. The road to the left goes to Quebec and Cornsay Colliery.

Whitwick is a mining village, and is set amid some of the best scenery of Charnwood Forest. As early as 1293 it was granted a weekly market and a four-day fair. This view shows Market Street.

The name Corless is associated with the family who lived at Springfield House, Pilling.

Bashall Eaves stands on the banks of the river Hodder in the parish of Mitton.

The Free Trade Inn has served many generations in this industrial village.

A beautifully-posed scene - all eyes are on the photographer - on a sunny day in the early years of the 20th century.

This is a pretty, quiet village close to the Roman River. The Whalebone remains virtually unchanged from the time when this photograph was taken. Nearby is St Michael's church and the school.

Today there are moorings along the river bank, and housing development has completely swamped the old village.

Raglan was (and still is, thank goodness) the charming village pictured here. In the centre of the photograph is the parish church of St Cadoc with its distinctive tower.

This ancient and beautiful village dates back to Saxon times. The beacon on Pendle Hill is said to be Saxon, and the field known as Kirkacre was in existence when Alfred the Saxon was chieftain.

The wonderful church of All Saints has a fine 13th-century tower with lancet windows inserted into blind arcades. The belfry is embattled, with turrets at the corners.

Reed-thatched cottages abound in the pretty village of Wicken. Nearby Wicken Fen is virtually the only remaining piece of natural undrained Fenland left.

Thatched cottages abound in this view; at this time, Trumpington was a village separate from Cambridge.

While Chorley Old Hall is still recognisable for what it was, and lies, still with its moat, on the outskirts of Alderley Edge village, Hawthorn Hall, originally part of the hamlet of Morley, is

Despite a great deal of demolition in the 1950s, Bishop's Cleeve boasts many fine old buildings.

The Plough Inn, now known as Toad Hall, has long provided a place of refreshment to both villagers and travellers alike.