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The Nene valley has been important for Peterborough's development as a railway junction; there are complexes of lines and buildings, and the LNWR runs near the bank.

The town of Wadebridge falls within the parish of St Breock, but the church lies in a quiet valley nearly a mile away.

It required 49 arches to carry the track across the wide Calder Valley, the highest of which are 70 feet above the river.

The terraced cottages in Primrose Valley below are still intact.

The line of the Par to Newquay railway can be seen across the valley. It is interesting to note that the tide came up to this point when the church was built.

Here we see the village tucked away in its valley, with the great expanse of the bay reaching beyond to Black Head (centre) and the Dodman Point (left).

There is a post office and a church here, and the River Anton flows through the valley.

The caravan park beyond the millpond is still popular, with access to the Ouse Valley way via the white footbridge.

Northfield was founded by Saxon settlers in the fertile valley of the River Rea.

Here we see the old corn mill deep in the valley at Crumplehorn in working order, with its overshot waterwheel fed by the trough of a launder.

Royalties from the Ecton Copper Mine in the Manifold Valley enabled the House to be furnished on a lavish scale. Between 1760 and 1817 the profits from Ecton were in excess of £335,000 a year.

Above the trees and below the houses in the centre, the busy Heads of the Valleys road passes very close to the canal.

Sheep feeding on the fringes of a valley town are still a common sight.

The Howden Dam was built between 1901 and 1912 and was the first in the series of three in the Derwent Valley to be completed.

In the beautiful valley which lies between Guisborough and Saltburn, we find the hamlet of Upleatham and this delightful tiny church.

The lonely grandeur of the Snowdonia mountains is emphasised in stark monochrome in this lake set high above the village on the flank of the Conwy Valley.

Claimed to be the highest market town in England, Alston commands sweeping views of the North Pennines and the South Tyne Valley.

In the distance is the former main line from London to Nottingham; it passes over the Welland Valley on the massive Harrington Viaduct, an engineering triumph of the 1880s.

This expansive view down the valley of Great Langdale shows Harrison Stickle (2,403ft) and Gimmer Crag prominent on the skyline.

Lower Brockhampton Farm is so secluded that it sits quietly in its own valley, a mile or so from the nearest road. Today the estate is owned by the National Trust and is a magical place to visit.

Across the valley behind, known as Rifts Wood, is the footbridge known as the Ha'penny Bridge - a reference to the toll which was levied when crossing the bridge.

Established in AD550, St David's is the birthplace of St David, and the cathedral was built in the valley where he worked.

In the shadow of Woodcock Hill with the River Darwen flowing beneath, the viaduct also spans the valley floor with its wealth of mature trees.

There are fine views from the building over the Trent and Witham valley.