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This is the small village green at North End - note the pump. The entrance to the Meldreth Training School, run by the Spastics Society, is on the left.

On market day the whole square was full of activity and people came into Nottingham from all the surrounding villages.

Many of the present buildings in Burley are Victorian and 20th-century, but the village itself is an ancient Forest settlement.

A pub and a church always seem to be intertwined in village life. Members of the Bronte family are certain to have imbibed here, and the 17th-century hotel traded heavily on this association.

As with several other fishing villages along the Yorkshire coast, Staithes clings alpine-like to the sides of steep cliffs and ravines.

The watermill at Crumplehorne, in the valley just above Polperro village, is a good example of an overshot waterwheel and its launder.

The railway once ran from Westport to Achill village, but closed in 1937.

The two parts of the village are Inner Hope and Outer Hope. There had once been a small fishing fleet here that worked the huge pilchard shoals that congregated in Bigbury Bay.

The river Erme tumbles down and makes its way through the village. Ivybridge was a popular destination for day trips for the workers of Plymouth.

The tiny village of Garboldisham on the Norfolk / Suffolk border has many houses made of the knapped flint which is so characteristic of the area.

Shaldon remains an unspoiled regency fishing village on the Torquay side of the Teign estuary. A long bridge and foot-ferry lead across to neighbouring Teignmouth.

Few villages in England enjoy such a beautiful setting.

Few villages in England enjoy such a beautiful setting.

Bradpole is another ancient West Dorset village, now overshadowed by its larger neighbour Bridport.

This would have been a familiar view for Carr John Glyn, rector of the village from 1829 to 1896, one of the longest serving parish priests on record.

There are several charming thatched cottages in the centre of the village.

Low Brook was built in the middle of the 20th century as an overspill housing estate just to the south-east of Rockbeare village.

The village pub was, and often still is, the heart of the community. Whilst The Red Lion is still a pub, its appearance is changed - its porch is now a solid one.

Mudeford is a pleasant fishing village at the mouth of Christchurch harbour, though the waters around are now full of leisure sailors.

Many Essex villages have fine examples of thatched buildings. This weather-board cottage has now been considerably altered, although many of the features we see here are still apparent.

This view, almost unchanged today, shows the 14th-century St Mary's Church overlooking the village greens.

The Church 1890 In this picture the ancient village church looks brand new; it was.

The white fencing around the cottage gardens is very typical of villages in the Weald of Kent.

This is the village of Sandbank on the western side of Holy Loch. On the far side are the houses of Kilmun and the heights of Stronchullin Hill, Beinn Ruadh and Creachan Mor.