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High on the hill above the village from which it takes its name lies the Triscombe Stone.

The partly Tudor Manor House is at the crossroads in the centre of the village, but at the east end is an equally fine house, Missenden House.

The Village c1955 Buried in the churchyard lies the poet and intellectual rebel Algernon Charles Swinburne, who died in 1909.

Goring-on-Thames is famous for its rather complex series of locks and weirs which are designed to control the river's water level and allow the passage of pleasure craft.

This is a tranquil scene showing Angmering Green, where lime trees were planted during the first decade of the 20th century, and a war memorial was erected in 1920.

Stone from Waddington Fell was used to rebuild the church of St Helen in 1901. Only the tower of the old church remains - it dates back to c1500. That too was built from Waddington Fell stone.

Quarrying and textile industries are still carried on here, but for centuries the villagers were mainly workers on the land. Chatburn ran a Friendly Society, or Blanket Club, in about 1750.

Willow Cottage is still trading, although the proprietor is no longer P A Jones.

We are looking down on the village from the site of a Roman camp. The old Roman road drops steeply down onto the green, via a bridge over the short river from Semer Water, two miles away.

Dunk's Green 1901 Some fine stone and brick cottages and an oast house stand along the road leading towards Mereworth Woods near the village centre of Plaxtol, on the edge of the Ragstone Ridge

Cranham has not suffered too much at the hands of unsympathetic development over the years, partly because it is situated in a steep valley and surrounded by dense woodland.

Once Cromer and Sheringham became popular as holiday destinations, the Runtons (the villages between the towns) enjoyed the benefits of the overflowing holiday trade.

Once Cromer and Sheringham became popular as holiday destinations, the Runtons (the villages between the towns) enjoyed the benefits of the overflowing holiday trade.

Edward Blore also rebuilt the medieval chapel in brick in 1841. The church is away from the present centre of the village and relates more to Latimer Park.

This is the old heart of the village. The old King's Arms opened in 1749, and opposite is the Black Bull, dating back to 1758.

The broad street of the village, with its grass verges, is lined with brick and weatherboarded houses.

Standing 533 metres above sea level, this hill is made up of a stone known as dhustone (from the Welsh word 'dhu', meaning black).

The village expanded after World War II and this view along Moorend Road is an interesting example.

This photograph was taken from the village hall looking towards the Street. The man on the left is standing in front of Leys, a medieval hall-house with a jettied wing.

The first of this row of Victorian cottages has the original name, Fern Cottage, painted on the glass fanlight. An ice-cream tricycle stands outside Row End (centre).

The Bible tells us that we should build our houses on rock and not sand – and all the oldest cottages in Burton sit perched on outcrops of sandstone.

This peaceful view shows the Lancaster Canal as it passes through Bolton-le-Sands. The canal arrived here in 1797, and transformed the village into a town.

Built in St Mary`s churchyard in the late 17th century with an endowment from Thomas Deane de Parke, this building educated the village boys until early last century.

Colaton dates from at least Saxon times, and it was a royal manor at the time of the Domesday Book.