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The village church, which can be seen on the right-hand side of the picture, was completed in the 1730s, and is unusual in that it has a pyramidal roof.

The village's name derives from a long bank along the river Ouse, on the right of the photograph, defending the low-lying land from flooding.

Here on Main Street the Institute still provides recreation facilities for the village. A foundation stone for it was laid in July 1909.

Although Writtle is close to Chelmsford, it still manages to retain a village atmosphere. Here we see a large, attractive duck pond. The shop with the awning still serves as the post office.

For nearly a hundred years, the Holwell ironworks were an important focus for the village.

This photograph shows W H Smith & Son on the left of the picture, a few yards from the road bridge crossing the River Pang in the centre of the village.

bridge in the foreground of this photograph leads over the River Leven to a car park designated for the use of patrons of Suggitts ice cream parlour, something of an institution in the village

It is five years after photograph 75706 was taken, and the green is still attractive for the villagers.

This sought-after village grew up at the head of Mylor Creek.

There has been a ferry at Farndon for centuries; these days the village offers river users extensive facilities, including a large marina created out of some old gravel pits.

The pretty little village of Barton Mills, and the Bull Inn. In the 13th century, the local rector, Jacobus de Scabellis, became a cardinal, and ultimately, Pope Honorius IV.

The name of the village comes from an Old English personal name, Aethel, meaning 'a noble friend'.

Many a schoolboy probably bought sweets at Priors' Village Stores.

Flanked by two extensions, the oldest part of this inn dates from the 17th century, and is an important building in today's village. It still has a rural atmosphere.

Many years before Wargrave grew in popularity as a riverside village, Edith, wife of Edward the Confessor, held the manor, and at that time it was known as 'Weregrave'.

The model village was a popular tripper attraction. We see it just before the site was developed for full-size housing.

Situated on a steep hill on a road that comes from Sandsend, the village has a Saxon church; here are buried the bodies of seven unidentified sailors that were washed up on the tides.

Just before the turn of the century, Datchet suffered serious flooding when the swollen Thames caused a pond in the centre of the village to overflow.

The village hardware shop is now the Alfresco Restaurant.

Dittisham is one of the larger villages along the steeply wooded banks of the romantic Dart estuary. A foot ferry takes passengers across the river to Greenway, once the home of Dame Agatha Christie.

We are looking out of the village, towards the former toll bridge over Wicken Water.

The cottages of the new village were probably healthier and more substantial than those of the old settlement.

The battlemented parish church of St James in the former lead mining village of Bonsall dates mainly from the 13th century, and has a distinguished pinnacled tower and spire built in the

However, Charles Kingsley's use of the village as a location in 'Westward Ho!' alerted the new breed of holidaymaker to the charm of its steep, cobbled streets; by 1890 there were three hotels.