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This view is taken from the west, near the north-east corner of the Green, at the foot of Angel Hill. The fine west tower of All Saints dominates the scene.

The loftiness results from Scott's restoration. His are the Victorian pews, but side galleries had been removed in 1921.

The Dog & Partridge sign stands in the middle of the green; the pub is still trading, and it is the Official Monster Raving Loony Party's headquarters. Yateley is near the Berkshire border.

The village is named after five ash trees on the green. Twits Gill was once the home of Sir Austen Chamberlain, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1903 and Foreign Secretary in the 1920s.

The road to London passes through The Green, which was preserved by the 1810 Act of Parliament that enclosed the rest of the former common land of the parish for agriculture.

Although the pond has diminished in size, little else has changed.

The villagers bought the green from the lord of the manor in 1969. The Black Bull dates from the early 18th century; it was a pub until 1924, and is now a house.

A step away from the green by the staithe is the inn, which is now called the Stokesby Ferry.

Mitcham is a town with two greens. This view is of Lower Green, and on the right, out of view, is Cricket Green.

All three villages greens here were bought from the Duchy of Lancaster in 1926 for £5. St Leonard's Church was built in 1878 on the site of earlier ones dating back to 1220.

This broad parade, named after Queen Victoria, runs along the East Cliff in front of Wellington Crescent and the lawns.

Still on the green, the camera points south to Steventon Road, the south lane from the High Street, already in 1955 closed to traffic.

The backdrop of houses in Marine Crescent and Marine Terrace show little of the passing years as the 'greening' of the protective sands between them and Crosby Marina adds to the pleasant outlook

The Green continues south from the market place. The half-timbered house on the right dates from Tudor times.

The Greene King dray (left) is outside Everard's Hotel, which closed in 1987. On the right is the Corn Exchange of 1861, now with shops on the ground floor.

There are two greens in the village and this view shows The Plough Inn nearby. The Old Plough was opposite but closed in 1948, the licence being transferred to the 'new' Plough.

A Roman basilica once occupied the site of the Green. The quay is in the foreground, with fishermen sitting around and tending their boats.

By the time the castle was finished in around 1200, Richmond had grown in size; a market has been held here since 1155.

This view shows the great width of the street running north to the Green and the church.

This very attractive village has a fine triangular green dominated on the south side by its remarkably apt parish church, which from a distance looks as though it has always been there.

A lane leads south-west from the green by the former post office to St Paul's Church and Culham Manor.

This is perhaps the largest village green in Lancashire, although the duck pond seems to be diminishing. Cottages, the Grapes Inn, the church and the school are facing or clustered round the green.

Built around 1130, the Manor is supposed to be the oldest continuously inhabited house in Britain.

This chapter finishes across the next valley and up on the chalk ridge at Warlingham, 600 feet above sea level.