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It is lunch time in the village; the post office is closed, and the lady street vendor is resting on her cart.

This photograph shows the Dolphin Hotel on the right of the square, next to the mid-19th century Market Hall.

Hanmer takes the name of one of the great aristocratic families of the Borderlands.

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

A radically transformed settlement now, with the bridge long rebuilt, Bathpool is just off the modern road built to link the town with the M5's Junction 25.

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.

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 pretty village of Bainbridge, centred on its extensive green, stands on the banks of the River Ure (foreground).

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

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

Mothers and children make their way to Chilbolton's village store and post office. Power lines are visible in the picture, but electricity came to Chilbolton much later than many other communities.

St Paul's serves what was once a sleepy village, separated from the hustle and bustle of Swansea by green fields. However, Sketty is now very much part of the extended city.

When the first Earl of Dorchester purchased Milton Abbey in 1752, he had the entire village dismantled, moving it further away from his new home.

The pretty estate village of Hovingham in the Vale of Pickering is famous for Hovingham Hall, built about 1760 by Thomas Worsley, Surveyor General to William III.

Martham is one of the prettiest villages of east Norfolk, with its large green and village pond.

The pretty estate village of Hovingham, in the Vale of Pickering, is famous for its lime trees which shade the entrance to Hovingham Hall, built about 1760 by Thomas Worsley, Surveyor General to William

Eyam made a great sacrifice during the Great Plague of 1665-66.

This part of the village is immediately behind the church. Bolton Hall Estate own most of the property here; no new houses have been built, nor is there employment other than in agriculture.

This view from the church tower looks towards the wooded slopes of High Guards and up the valley of the Yewdale Beck.The whitewashed cottages of the village cluster around the church where the

Part of the village is clustered around the top of a ravine; notice the steep flight of steps in the lower foreground dropping away down toward the sea.

Puddletown is the 'Weatherbury' of Thomas Hardy's 'Far From the Madding Crowd'. This area is rich in Hardy associations.

Instow is on the Torridge, opposite Appledore. Apart from a reinforced sea wall, this view of Marine Parade is little changed today. Here, visitors await the ferry for Appledore.

However, the influence of the Roman Occupation is still much in evidence. The Devil's Highway, a Roman road, passes through the village, and two Roman milestones can still be seen locally.

Designed again by W & S Owen, the parish church is built of Helsby sandstone in the Gothic manner.