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The house on the left has been replaced by The Crispin Centre, a large shopping precinct.

At the other side, on a superb site, sits Chirk Castle, once a stronghold of the Mortimer family and now run by the National Trust.

In 1926 it was taken over by the Workers Travel Association and used as holiday accommodation until the Second World War, when it became a billet for Polish troops.

The name and licence were moved from a public house standing on the corner of the churchyard and owned by the parish. The rent was paid to the Overseer for the relief of the poor.

The mill is situated on the Broadfleet river near Broadfleet Bridge, where tradition has it that the devil, angered at being outwitted by the Cockerham schoolmaster, left the mark of his cloven hoof.

Three young boys in the distinctive uniform of Christ's Hospital school at Horsham, accompanied by a lady, pass by the 16th- and 17th-century cottages which stood at the beginning of Farnham Road.

The western section of the High Street (viewed here from the forecourt of The Spread Eagle) is dominated by the clock tower built by Butler and Hedge in 1847-48.

The mountain is now owned by the National Trust, and there are new plans for a more organic-looking structure.

The amount of water held back by the dam can apparently supply 555 million baths!

By the 1880s, it was the sixth most important port in the country. The promise has never been truly fulfilled.

Pronounced 'Burfam', the village is famous for its 12th-century church, which contains a leper's window through which the wretched victims of this terrible disease were blessed by the priest who remained

In 1902 the L&Y board approved electrification of the line 630v DC; a partial electric serv- ice was to begin in March 1904, with a full service to be in place by the start of that year's holiday

Saltfleet lies just behind the dunes, but is a remnant of the medieval town and port a little further east, long washed away by the sea.

Look south away from Stirling Corner and past Mill Hill Golf Club bordering Thistle Wood and Scratch Wood (a rural name now adopted by the local motorway service station), and take a moment to reflect

By the 17th century most villagers were involved in agriculture, along with allied trades like blacksmithing, wheelwrighting, and nail making. Carpet making, brewing ale and basket making followed.

Next door, in 1893, the newsagent's shop was held by the Rev Daniel Macmillan, Baptist minister of Kings Langley.

The roofed building has been replaced by the Ayscoughfee Café, and the gardens include an impressive war memorial to Spalding's dead of both wars.

There, beneath woods owned and managed by the Lowther Estate, the large municipal Penrith Cemetery was opened in 1872 to meet the needs of the expanding town.

It is based on a design by the great Italian architect Andrea Palladio.

The Luen family also ran the tea rooms at Watchtower Bay and the Watchtower tea rooms in the adjacent plot, which by the 50s was known by all as Luen's Cafe.

The council favoured controlled development by the private sector, but local amenity groups were adamant that the area should be preserved for public access and enjoyment.

DORSET'S RURAL HEARTLAND is best explored on foot, for walking the lanes and paths which thread from village to village is the only way to seek out the scenes captured at a vital time in their history by the

Scottish army allied to Parliament after a harsh nine-month siege. 100 years later, in 1745, the rather ramshackle defences of the castle were tested for a last time when they were captured by the

Throughout the First Civil War, both town and castle were held by the Royalists, and as such was one of the last to surrender.