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Despite a 20th-century road sign which carried the name '6d Handley', the Sixpenny really has nothing to do with money at all.

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

This good view of the village pump captures some of the feel of the old village of Ickenham. The road has been widened substantially since this communal water supply was in regular use.

This watery way running through the village is where the stream was diverted to run along the road specifically to wash the wheels of carts and wagons and the feet of the horses.

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

Along with Great Haywood, this village was where the inhabitants of Shugborough were relocated, as their own village was gradually absorbed into the parkland surrounding Shugborough Hall.

The village lies north of the Seaford road, which crosses the Cuckmere River at Exceat.

A favourite place to visit from Cambridge in the early 20th century, this well known teahouse disappeared in the 1970s, along with the two village pubs, the Prince of Wales (adjoining the teahouse) and

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

A timbered barn stands opposite the entrance to this 13th-century church with its small square crenellated tower.

There are a surprising number and variety of shops for such a small village, reflecting the need to cater not only for local inhabitants but also for campers and caravanners on the cliffs between the village

Not far from Lyndhurst is the village of Emery Down, blessed with a number of attractive cottages and a row of quite beautiful almshouses.

South Cerney has some delightful street names, such as Bow Wow, close by the Old George Inn, and Upper Up, which now adjoins the village proper, but a reminder of the days when it was an outlying farming

As the home of such a famous racecourse, Prestbury has been the training ground for many famous racehorses.

This photograph shows Cuddesdon's long High Street, with the pub sign just visible at the far end.

The village of Eastham is about one mile inland from the River Mersey, but one of its claims to fame is that it has the largest canal locks in the country - these give entry to the Manchester Ship Canal

The beach is still a popular area, but now the coast road with its traffic runs in front of the sycamore tree on the left.

Next to Hilton's lovely church is the village green, landscaped by Capability Brown, and surrounded by houses dating back to Tudor times. Hilton sports a turf-cut maze as its most unusual feature.

This photograph captures the atmosphere and feel of the village around the turn of the century. Sir John Soane, who rebuilt the Bank of England, was born here.

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

Kelvedon Hatch is a popular commuter village in the Green Belt north-west of Brentwood. It is now well-known for its formerly 'secret' government nuclear bunker.

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

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.

The pub and shop go back hundreds of years. This is a large village with a number of neat houses. It is close to the River Wissey and the main road to London.