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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.

It is a delightful village on the northern edge of Ashdown Forest above the River Medway.

We are in the village centre on Queensway. The restaurant was closed for the winter here, but it certainly looked neat and tidy and waiting for the rush of summer visitors.

Back in the 1950s it would have been quite normal for a bank to have a branch in a small village. Rationalisation has seen a good many of them close down.

He described Mousehole as 'the loveliest village in England'. Who can argue with that?

The village became part of Berkshire in 1911, having previously been in neighbouring

Both villages feature many delightful stone and timber houses.

OF ALL the villages in this collection, Nether Alderley perhaps gives us the best impression of what a north-eastern Cheshire village was like before the Industrial Revolution changed both the

The name of the village is Saxon and means 'Hill of Cuthwine.' From the churchyard there are wonderful views across the plain of Oxford to the Chilterns beyond.

The battlemented spire of St James' parish church rises above the village centre at Bonsall, and its Perpendicular style dates it mainly from the 13th century.

Guest houses such as this one were once a common feature of villages; many no longer serve the same purpose.

The village of Cookham is famous for the colourful tradition of swan-upping, which dates from time immemorial and involves the swans being upped, or counted, classified and marked.

Dedicated to St Mary Magdalene, Westoning's parish church closely follows other church architecture in Bedfordshire villages, being in the Early English style with battlements and buttresses and a tower

Here the Yare cuts close into a wooded 150 ft ridge, a view now obscured by trees between village and river.

The village hardware shop is now the Alfresco Restaurant.

Halstock is a large village close to Dorset's border with Somerset.

The trees on the green in the estate village of Bolton Abbey at the entrance to Wharfedale had just been subjected to a severe pollarding when the Frith photographer called to take this photograph.

It is often said that this place is the largest village in England. The coming of the railway in the 19th century turned it into one of the more genteel suburbs of the city.

Enamelled metal advertising signs, much sought after as collector's items these days, abound on the walls of this little village shop.

The village of Theydon Bois Green has existed since the 18th century; it constituted the parish's only real settlement.

Rayne is still a charming village with a long history, little changed from this photograph.

Several cottages in the village now offer bed and breakfast to weary ramblers.

This village is situated not far from Grassington. It has a history of mining. The limestone from the hills is used to build the farm cottages of this peaceful part of Yorkshire.

The village became part of Berkshire in 1911, having previously been in neighbouring Oxfordshire.