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A rustic seat adorns the entrance to this enticing green lane near the village of Hope.

Further into the centre we see the public buildings of the village.

It is unclear how long this settlement has existed, though some claim it was a village at the time when King Offa ruled Mercia.

Before the days of a piped water supply, the well to the left would be the focus of a village life well known to the little boy standing at the doorway just beyond it.

The village of Goudhurst has always ranked as one of the most graceful of the Kentish Weald. This view shows the hilly nature of the place, perched over 400 ft up.

The village school is an integral part of a rural community, allowing children to be educated close to home. Older youngsters often have to go further afield to complete their education.

The late 19th-century industrial face of the village percolates through the photograph, providing a dramatic contrast to Church Lane, which runs almost picturesquely away to the right of the cross.

This fine brick-built village is one of north Dorset's loveliest, its cottage gardens a delight all year round. Even with modern day traffic it seems a place lost in time.

The village of Crowthorne takes its name from a group of thorn trees at nearby Brookers Corner. At one time the name 'Albertonville' was suggested in honour of the Prince Consort.

KIPPAX was a small estate village servicing Kippax Hall and Kippax Park for three centuries before developing rapidly in the mid 19th cen- tury with the discovery of coal reserves.

Walton is now part of the suburbs of Felixstowe, but a hundred years ago it was very much a village in its own right, with the occasional pony and trap the only concession to heavy traffic!

When this photograph was taken, Binfield was no more than a sleepy village.

The old market place is more of a grassy village green at this time. The High Street is relatively unchanged.

The 'Queen of Hampshire Villages', Twyford, now a very large settlement, belonged to the See of Winchester from Saxon times.

St Peter's Hill climbs out of the village towards Caversham's striking parish church of St Peter, which occupies a pleasant setting above the Thames.

When this photograph was taken, Binfield was no more than a sleepy village.

A conversation piece in Kingsdown village. With the First World War still rumbling on the Union flag has been hoisted on its white flagpole, but it hardly stirs in the summer breeze.

The village was formerly known as Wyrardisbury, and in medieval times was part of the Crown Lands of Windsor. Magna Carta Island, where the famous charter was signed in 1215, is nearby.

High Street c1965 Post-war expansion of Cambridge pushed the suburbs into outlying villages.

A ferry crosses the Exe from here to the village of Starcross on the opposite bank.

The buildings on the sea shore indicate that the transformation from fishing village to seaside resort is now complete.

Swallownest is a charmingly-named former mining village on the outskirts of Rotherham. This view shows the Swallownest Inn (centre) next to the petrol station with its old fashioned Esso petrol pumps.

This is another view of Stanifield Lane, but further out from the village. The pre-war houses stand neat and square on the lane. Farington is a parish in South Ribble Borough.

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