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This is another stone village to the south of Grantham, and houses being built there now must still be stone-faced. The rounded corner house now has lots of roses growing up the wall.

Much of Theale High Street remains unchanged, though it is unlikely that we would find this part of the village free of traffic today.

Northfield is frequently described as having retained much of its village character.

This is a typical wool village of the region.

The village stands on the River Medway in a somewhat blighted industrial landscape. In 1895 there were already extensive lime and cement works in the neighbourhood, as well as a large paper mill.

If there is any breeze blowing, it will blow onto Clee Hill, and consequently the village can sometimes be very bleak.

It was once said of the village that 'Puddington is singularly quiet; it is so quiet that it has never yet reached the fame of a picture postcard'.

Aveley is a small village situated a few miles to the east of Rainham and close to the Thames and Essex Marshes.The parked bicycles on the right, no cars to be seen and the crowd waiting for the bus

Uplyme tends to be overshadowed by its famous Dorset neighbour Lyme Regis, though in past times the latter was known as Nether Lyme to distinguish it from the village higher up the valley

The Mutton, as it is known locally, is in the centre of the village, with the old forge to the left and the church away to the right.

On the triangular village green, far left, is the war memorial and another recording the tragedy in August 1944 when an American bomber aeroplane fell on Holy Trinity village school.

This pleasant village has a farm and a church. The rest of the village is to the south.

Circling Frome, we head north to the Mells Stream valley and Mells village, the home of the Horners, the nursery rhyme Little Jack Horner's family.

The mill seen here on the right is of considerable antiquity, even in this village of old buildings. A little further up the road is Stanford Court, once the home of the Winnington family.

While West Clandon with its railway station definitely has the air of a commuter village, East Clandon, facing the slope of the North Downs and surrounded by fields, still has a rural feel

The village centre with the Crown pub and the old church is a pleasant spot. To the south of the village, brick making has been an important local industry.

This village was built around an ancient defence tower, later rebuilt into Bolton Old Hall. In 1603 two residents, John and Kit Wright, were part of the Gunpowder Plot with Guy Fawkes.

Here we have another view of the village, with its cottages and barns built in its local sandstone.

Streatley is the village to the left of the river, and Goring is to the right. Every year, a regatta is held upstream, a colourful and vibrant event, where the villagers fight it out for 'top dog'.

The inn has served the needs of the villagers for centuries. East Witton is perhaps best known for the disastrous fire which devastated the village in 1796.

The Village c1955 Despite the steady encroachment of urban and residential development along the shores of Southampton Water, we may be thankful that the quaint lit- tle village of Hamble remains

The Village c1955 Situated on the high road between Cowes and Ryde, Binstead has views across the Solent to Spithead.

Generally regarded as the prettiest village in Surrey, this delightful picture of two small girls beneath the venerable oak trees, against a backdrop of some of the picturesque cottages at the heart of

Ramblers (right) head for the hills, striding purposefully out past the Rayburne Hotel and Cafe in the centre of Coniston village.