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Finedon is a large, scattered village with many houses and cottages built by the last squire of the village who tragically lost all three of his sons.

It is virtually impossible to believe that this landlocked village with its many beautiful old cottages was also once a port.

The village lies south of Redditch, with Studley and Astwood Bank encroaching from east and west.

This flint and brick village on the downs north of Brighton is now severed in two by the main A27. The village pond is an old dewpond; it is surrounded by sarsen stones found on the downs.

Since this picture was taken, the 'village' has undergone further housing developments which mean that it has become a suburb of Abergavenny.

The name of the village means 'castle' or 'entrenchment'. This quaint public house was probably built on the site of a coaching inn.

A wonderfully evocative village scene. This view is taken from the bridge, looking into the village.

This is a large village with a number of neat houses. It is close to the River Wissey and the main road to London.

The village was once famous for its lead mines, and the remains of many of them still survive in the gills of the surrounding fells.

An interesting collection of old cars can be seen along the left-hand side of the road next to the tea rooms on the main street of this pleasant village.

In front of St Oswald's Church, the old market cross and bullring provide a central point for the delightful village of Askrigg.

Athelhampton Hall is one of two grand houses near to the village of Puddletown, both lived in at various times by members of the Martyn family.

In the highly stratified society of Alderley Edge village, the Liberal Unionist Club in Stephen Street was for the village`s tradesmen.

The last view in this chapter and in the book looks from the large village green across the pond to housing typical of the development of Pirbright.

At the source of the Ribble and the Wharfe, the village has been a centre for granite, slate and limestone quarrying for over a century.

Quarrying for limestone and copper brought new people to this quiet agricultural village - mines were still operating in the 1920s. Now Melsonby is a well-kept residential village.

Hunsdon is one of the tidiest and most attractive villages in Hertfordshire, and proudly displays the Best Kept Village trophy. The black and white timbered building on the right is the Village Hall.

All three villages greens here were bought from the Duchy of Lancaster in 1926 for £5. St Leonard's Church was built in 1878 on the site of earlier ones dating back to 1220.

Kimpton was one of the Hertfordshire villages that kept up the tradition of celebrating May Day.

For an estate village, the houses are considered very large. This is believed to be because they were built to accommodate looms. It was a wealthy wool village for many years.

For an estate village, the houses are considered very large. This is believed to be because they were built to accommodate looms. It was a wealthy wool village for many years.

The chimneys, towers and winding wheels of the now-closed Whitwell Colliery dominate this view of the village. To the left we can see the village school with its walled playground.

Very much an estate village, Cornwell on the north- eastern periphery of the Cotswolds underwent full-scale modernisation of its cottages in the 1930s, when its American owner commissioned Sir Clough

Located at the western extremity of the South Downs, Buriton captures the essence of the traditional English vil- lage.