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He founded an abbey in his home village, parts of which survive in Abbey Farm.

Dating from 1220, St Andrew's Church has a commanding view over the village centre.

It is probably most famous for the fact that the dead from the drowned village of Derwent were re-interred in its churchyard after the construction of the Ladybower Dam during the Second World War.

At the north end of the village is a tall oblong keep set in a neat moat with massive towers at each angle, which was licensed in 1373 for John de la Mare, Sheriff of Somerset.

Here we see a typical village post office and general stores selling most everyday requirements. Anything more, and the inhabitants would travel into nearby Helston.

This is one of several villages typical of the industrial china clay area around St Austell.

The village is blessed with fine country houses as well as more modest cottages, built from locally quarried stone that has mellowed to the colour of honey on butter.

A good mile to the west of Littlebredy is the downland village of Litton Cheney, which contains a variety of stone-built thatched cottages and a lovely old church.

This carefully-posed photograph shows the site of this historic well, which is situated a little way down a lane from St Keyne village in the East Looe valley.

The Village 1906. Litton Cheney has a charming collection of Stuart and Georgian cottages strung out along its winding streets.

The leafless lime tree in the middle distance occupies the spot where the village pond once existed, while All Saints' churchyard is concealed behind the trees on the extreme right.

The massive keep of the castle that gives the village its name attracts many visitors.

Remnants of the Earl of Leicester's castle which was destroyed in the early 13th century can still be seen in this rather dismal but interesting village.

Almost all of the remainder of the original village was cleared and its community moved eastwards, for the creation of Lulworth Park between 1753 and 1785.

Little Comberton lies on the northern side of Bredon Hill, not far from its sister village of Great Comberton.

This charming woodland parish without a village covers parts of the banks of the River Severn. The great house belonged originally to the de Ribbesfords.

On the bench a villager watches the photographer.

Another view of the centre of the village, showing the Old Hall Hotel on the right and the raised, walled churchyard on the left.

The centre of the village is located around the White Horse public house (centre right).

Since this tranquil image was captured by Frith, only pleasure boats ply the canal and tie at up Moore to stock up at the village shop.

Both of my children went to this school, which retains its village atmosphere.

This leafy flint village is situated in the Cuckmere valley near Alfriston. Nearby is one of the smallest Neolithic long barrows in Sussex.

'The Biggest Village in Devon' is how Braunton likes to be known. This view is of St Brannock's Church.

This photograph of Bray shows the village centre, with the perpendicular chalk and stone tower of the parish church of St Michael peeping above the rooftops.