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Combe Martin (or Combmartin as it was known until the 1890s) takes its name from Robert FitzMartin, the first lord of the manor, whose family retained the title until the 14th century.

Combe Martin (or Combmartin as it was known until the 1890s) takes its name from Robert FitzMartin, the first lord of the manor, whose family retained the title until the 14th century.

John Evelyn wrote in his diary in 1678: 'After dinner, I walked to Ham, to see the house and garden of the Duke of Lauderdale, which is indeede inferior to few of the best villas in Italy itself; the

Known by locals as 'The Cages', the three rows of lime trees were planted on the north east side of the road in the early 1840s.

The name of this long, narrow and very pretty open space is self-explanatory.

Situated just beyond Queen's Park, Wistaston is now a suburb of the town of Crewe. John Gerard, born in Nantwich in 1545, was educated in this village.

The Ship was described as one of the 'three good inns' of Mundesley in 1845. Among the facilities offered by the hotel were a quoits bed and bowling green.

A weekend or holiday for the many children making good use of the slide and swings in this view.

In contrast to the rest of Corfe Mullen, the lower part of the village around St Hubert's Church has changed very little, and the Old Mill even less.

This magnificent Elizabethan mansion is one of the county's gems. The wonderful setting, deer park and views of the South Downs enhance its beauty. Little has changed here since Tudor times.

This magnificent Elizabethan mansion is one of the county's gems. The wonderful setting, deer park and views of the South Downs enhance its beauty. Little has changed here since Tudor times.

The bold black-and-white half-timbering of G Sedgwick's draper and outfitters shop in the centre of the picture (the owners are proudly standing outside) is in marked contrast to the same shop which

Members of the St Ives lifeboat wear the cork life-jacket designed in 1854 by Capt John Ross Ward. Cumbersome though it may look to us today, Ward's jacket worked.

The photographer is standing in the middle of the road, where there was once a gateway into Whitehall Palace. Just out of sight to the right is the Banqueting House. Ahead is Trafalgar Square.

The people of Gawsworth are very proud of an 18th-century occupant of the village. His name was Samuel 'Maggoty' Johnson, and he was the last professional jester in England.

Helsby Hill totally dominates all views of the village that sits below.

Like many other shopping streets in Salisbury, Fisherton Street has changed very little over the last fifty years, in spite of most of the shops themselves moving or closing down and being replaced

This imposing building is impressively situated on the shores of Southampton Water.The original castle, built by Henry VIII in 1542 as part of his many coastal defences, has all but disappeared, and

In 1627 Richard Foley opened a slitting mill at Hyde in Kinver for the purpose of cutting iron rods into suitable lengths for nailers.At this time nailmaking was an important industry in southern Staffordshire

Holyhead is best known as the ferry port for Ireland, and stands on Holy Island, linked by a causeway to the Isle of Anglesey.

From Saxon times Feckenham was the administrative centre for the Forest of Feckenham, which once covered most of north Worcestershire.

This smock windmill was built in 1808 by Thomas Hunt of Soham in just five months. It was built on one acre of land allotted to John Chaplin after the enclosure of 1806.

This prosperous small town witnessed a day of rioting on 22 May 1822. The rioters were protesting against their starvation wages and the high levels of unemployment.

The shopping parade was built between 1960 and 1966 by Wallis, Finlay, Smith & Ball on the site of a house of some historic interest called Fountainville.