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In October 1644, during the Civil War, Cromwell's men camped in the fields surrounding the village of Chieveley before doing battle at Newbury the following day.

Athelhampton Hall is one of two grand houses near to the village of Puddletown, both lived in at various times by members of the Martyn family.

Once many villages were clustered around the village pond, and this shot of Finningley in South Yorkshire shows it was no exception.

The commanding tower of the village parish church overlooks the quiet South Yorkshire village of Sprotbrough, now divorced from the neighbouring town of Doncaster by the busy A1M motorway.

Cawood was once a busy port on the River Ouse with boat building and a ferry.

A pony and trap stand on the main road which passes by the foot of the green on the left, around which are the tile- hung yeomens' cottages and the village pub.

Up to the Second World War, Bacton remained a sleepy fishing hamlet.

The photographer is looking towards the village and the church from the junction with Desborough Road.

Axmouth stands at the southern end of the Fosse Way, the great Roman road that strides across England from far-off Lincolnshire.

Madingley is a typical example of an estate village, remodelled in order to improve the view from the landlord's mansion.

The village lost its medieval church to bombs in World War II and has expanded much since the War, partly due to Lincoln's proximity and partly to the RAF.

Looking over the village pond we see on the right a building with a black door and shutter.

The village lies at the confluence of the River Anton and the Pillhill brook.

Some of the best houses in Feckenham are clustered around the village green, or the Square, though only glimpses are revealed here.

From the 13th century, the village was part of the huge 3000-acre manor estate of the de Bellerbys. Rievaulx Abbey also farmed some 43 acres of land near the village.

On the way from Clapham to Horton-in-Ribblesdale we pass through the village of Austwick. The village's church of the Epiphany was built as a lecture hall in 1839.

We are looking down on the village centre from The Gate, facing the Rydal Fells.

Midway between the ancient sites of two Norman motte and bailey castles at the extreme ends of the village, Holy Trinity Church is the topographical as well as the spiritual centre of Ascott; old

The homes in the stone-built terrace (right) were once fitted with hand-looms, but the end cottage with the sign sold tyres at the time of the photograph.

This similar view of the village gives a closer impression of the mission house and the row of managers' houses (right).

In recent years, land to the west of the village has been developed for sports and recreation. To the north-east, houses have been built up to Charlton Nature Reserve.

Here we see the grocer's shop of William Free Ltd. It was also the village post office until it closed in the 1980s.

Pangbourne is home to the famous Nautical College, established on top of a hill in the village in 1917.

Here we have another view of picturesque thatched cottages in the village.