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Ashmore is a village of Cranborne Chase, with a splendid setting and a large pond that attracts a variety of birdlife.

Reed-thatched cottages abound in the pretty village of Wicken. Nearby Wicken Fen is virtually the only remaining piece of natural undrained Fenland left.

The late-Perpendicular building is situated in a commanding position in the village, near the ancient market cross (left).

A small village just south of Devizes, Potterne still has some famous and wonderfully ancient buildings. It was once a manor of the Bishop of Salisbury.

Like so many little Kent villages, with its cottages and houses clustered around a small green, Saltwood epitomises the rural atmosphere of the county at the turn of the last century.

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.

Kidderminster is an excellent centre for visiting northern Worcestershire, with some fascinating villages and beautiful scenery nearby.

By the time this photograph was taken, Crowthorne was firmly established as a community, though the centre of the village really only dates back to the 1860s.

This is an unusual style for a Cotswold village church; Holy Trinity was built in 1836 for David Ricardo, MP, with a church hall in the crypt.

This attractive village sits on the winding road between Guildford and Dorking. Gomshall tanneries were famous, but finally closed in 1988.

Exploring the dramatic coastline, pastoral countryside and delightful towns and villages never fails to make for a memorable holiday.

The original town was built around a six acre lake called the Mere, its southern edge bordered by a large village green.

A swan cruises on the river as it curves into the east side of the village, running by a municipalised garden of finely-mown grass, and a statutory wooden seat carefully placed under the only tree of consequence

Originally a Tudor house, to the north of the village, the building was remodelled in 1806 by Jeffry Wyatville and given its classical frontage in a manner which was strongly influenced by the work of

In the background is the 16th-century five-arched bridge which gave the village its name.

Just north of the village is Brewery House, home of Sir William Hooker and his son Joseph.

By the end of the 20th century the village had become a rural suburb of nearby Lyndhurst.

Ancient woods, common land and rural lanes around unspoilt Cranham make the village a favourite with walkers.

Ancient woods, common land and rural lanes around unspoilt Cranham make the village a favourite with walkers.

Water weaves its magic through the fabric of this little village, and the fountain on the Green makes a focal point in the perfect picture; its design echoes the steeply pitched and gabled

Once a village, Chandlers Ford has now been swallowed up by the suburbs of nearby Southampton and Eastleigh.

Acle Bridge, a mile from the village, crosses the Bure. Two years after this photograph was taken the fine stone bridge, built in about 1830, was replaced by a steel one.

Bothenhampton was once an important village in its own right, but within the memory of the oldest residents it has become a suburb of Bridport.

The village of Little Ann merges with Abbotts Ann so that the two virtually form one community. The fencing on the right has been replaced by a hedgerow, and the third cottage in the row is now tiled.