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The old core of the village, clustered around St Martin's Parish Church, and backed by Belle Isle and Claiffe Heights, is being admired by three elegantly dressed ladies.

The survival of the green helps Tettenhall retain just a hint of its village character, though it is very much part of Wolverhampton now.

This picturesque view across the village contrasts the rugged foreground with the domestic quality of the buildings, emphasising the fact that they sit on pre-Cambrian rocks, which are among

At Killin are the dramatic Falls of Dochart, a series of rapids carrying the river under the bridge and through the village.

Dunk's Green 1901 Some fine stone and brick cottages and an oast house stand along the road leading towards Mereworth Woods near the village centre of Plaxtol, on the edge of the Ragstone Ridge

One mile above the village, accompanied by the Provost of Eton College, the legendary angler Izaak Walton used to fish 'for a little samlet or skegger trout, and catch 20 or 40 of them at a standing

John Sell Cotman, who founded the Norwich School of Artists with Crome, was born in this riverside village in 1782.

This picturesque flint village was once the most significant of the Glaven estuary ports, and its old Custom House bears testimony to its prestigious past.

The village of Braunston lies on a hill overlooking a picturesque stretch of the Grand Union Canal, one of Britain's most famous inland waterways.

Above the village of Rockingham lies the splendid castle, built by William the Conqueror on the site of an ancient fortress and at the heart of the great Rockingham Forest.

Now that most of the traffic by-passes this picturesque village, visitors can once again enjoy a prospect similar to that shown here, although it is seldom as quiet.

Botley Station (entrance on the left of the photograph), which is approached via Mill Hill, is well outside the village. One descends to it from a road bridge.

For centuries before it had been a common, where villagers had grazed their cattle. It was embellished by statues of Queen Victoria and Wellington, transferred from Victoria Square.

For centuries before it had been a common, where villagers had grazed their cattle. It was embellished by statues of Queen Victoria and Wellington, transferred from Victoria Square.

Fittleworth is a picturesque village of fine old houses, commons and fir woods.The local people call this 'Hallelujah Corner' because it is a sharp bend on a narrow and busy main road, near the church

Further uphill is the village centre. The only casualty since 1899 is the wall on the right, sacrificed for road widening at the junction with Hardwick Road.

For most people, the village of Heswall is centred on this road, the A540, linking Chester with all the towns along the western side of the Wirral.

The low coastal cliffs below the village provided a pleasant walk above the beach. Hidden by the trees is St Peter's Church, believed to have been founded in 967.

The bridge carries the Padiham road over Sabden Brook into the village.

Originally a small fishing village renowned for oysters, crabs and lobsters, Hamble was later to become a sprawling community with the accent on leisure and the aircraft industry.

Totton, Eling's larger neighbour, once claimed the title of the 'largest village in Hampshire' —though it has expanded so much in recent years that by no stretch of the imagination could it still

This picturesque village and cove has always attracted the eye of artist and photographer. One Victorian guide book writer described Beer as 'a rare subject for the pencil'.

The building on the left became the village's Jubilee Hall in 1978. The boy is carrying oars – most intriguing! Behind him is the small church of St Agatha.

Gainford is noted for its 13th-century church, Georgian houses, narrow streets and one of the finest village greens in the southern part of the county.