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The thatched house north of the crossroads no longer has a village shop. The outbuilding on the right is now The Cat's Whiskers, a hairdresser's whose name wittily puns on the road name.

A plaque on the structure protecting the stocks refers to the legislation of 1376, which required that stocks be set up in every town and village 'to encourage virtue and discourage evil doers'

Acle is a small market town, now really a village; it was granted its market charter in the 13th century. It became a major cattle-market, receiving a boost when the railway arrived.

With the M4 motorway nearby, this village is nevertheless surrounded by some imposing scenery.

Next to Hilton's lovely church is the village green, landscaped by Capability Brown, and surrounded by houses dating back to Tudor times. Hilton sports a turf-cut maze as its most unusual feature.

This photograph captures the atmosphere and feel of the village around the turn of the century. Sir John Soane, who rebuilt the Bank of England, was born here.

Bradpole is now a pleasant northern suburb of Bridport, but its heart still enjoys a village atmosphere.

Once a small village just a few miles west-south-west of Stockport, Gatley was chosen in the 1840s as the site for the Manchester Royal Lunatic Hospital.

Alfington is a tiny village alongside the river Otter, north of Ottery St Mary.

Beresford Dale is a northern extension of the more famous Dove Dale, and leads up towards the market village of Hartington.

Unfortunately, when the bypass was built it actually went right through the village, cutting off the original settlement on the hill with its church from the later roadside settlement.

The stream flows through the village, and is crossed by a sturdy replacement to what was once a wooden bridge.

Next to this is Mumford's grocery store where dozens of village children have always bought their sweeties. Opposite the chapel is the garage.

In the heart of the old coalfield, this large village had many inhabitants dependent upon the mine and its good coal.

Dunchurch, 4 miles to the south- west of Rugby, is a small village of thatched cottages and popular public houses and restaurants.

This elegant little suspension or 'swing bridge' over the River Derwent is a pleasing feature of the Plain of York village of Huttons Ambo, near Malton.

A thicket of fishing craft take shelter within the tiny harbour of this quintessentially picturesque fishing village, a few miles west along the coast from Looe.

Littlebourne is one of the charming little villages in the heart of the orchard country which stretches between Canterbury and Wingham; its cottages present an unusual mixture of architectural styles

A few miles outside the market town of Liskeard, but away from main roads, the village has largely escaped modern developments.

No longer a village, but a residential suburb of Wolverhampton, Penn spreads for miles along the dual carriageway we see here.

Though a fishing village since the 17th century, there was no harbour at Craster until the 20th century.

However, the white smock windmill, built in 1869 by the Ashford millwright J Hill, still rises over the village roofs, and is of course now preserved.

The village at this time is an unspoilt mix of traditional single-storey thatched crofts and solid-looking two-storey stone houses.

The Village 1913. Charminster stands across the valley of the River Frome from Dorchester. It has grown considerably since this picture was taken.