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The town grew up at the gates of the abbey on a low island amid the surrounding marshes, receiving its charter in 1142.

Taunton is a town surrounded by water, with the Tone passing through its heart and the marshes not far away.

The subsequent retreat of the sea and the reclamation of the surrounding marshes resulted in a lengthening coastline.

Other grand houses in the Cotswolds, such as Chastleton House near Moreton-in-the-Marsh, are built in a similar design.

At that time, of course, Athelney was an island in the marshes, and eminently defensible.

This view encompasses the whole village looking across the extensive salt marshes, which are a haven for birds of every description, especially wild-fowl and migrating birds.

Russell Thorndike, brother of the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike, lived here when he wrote the eerie Dr Syn novels set in Romney Marsh. A

Amidst the Cowholm marshes are the scanty ruins of St Benet's Abbey, founded by Canute.

Standing on the fringes of the Norfolk marshes, Blakeney, like Cley, once knew busier days.

Most of the area we see is now smothered with modern housing, and the countryside cut off by the fast dual carriageway to Romney Marsh.

The floating jetty we see here has disappeared, to be replaced by a more substantial structure, but large chunks of the original wood still litter the marshes.

Isolated on an island amidst the marshes, the community grew lax and neglected their religious discipline; the monks developed a taste for worldly comforts.

Marsh's Stores, shown on the right, is currently the village's general store and post office, while a modern building fills the gap to the left of the stores.

Upper Green was originally known as Marsh Green, but it has long since been drained. This pool was previously a farm pond belonging to Upper Green Farm.

A famous curate was the Reverend Richard Barham, who later moved to Romney Marsh and wrote the 'Ingoldsby Legends'.

The Sussex Turnpike Trust was set up in 1749 to maintain the road from Hindhead Heath to Chichester with a tollgate at Kingsley Marsh (now Green).

Dymchurch's other literary son was Russell Thorndike; he penned the 'Dr Syn' series of novels, concerning the activities of Romney Marsh smugglers.

There was also a proposal to build a docks development on the marshes to the east of Keyhaven. The residents must have been thankful that neither plan came to fruition.

On the edge of Romney Marsh, this village, with its broad street, was once a flourishing seaport and shipbuilding centre; it was captured by the Danes with a fleet of 250 ships in the 9th century.

The church of St Mary the Virgin, standing on its mound on the edge of Romney Marsh and viewed here from the south-west, dates from the 13th and 15th centuries.

North of Wainfleet, on the Skegness to Lincoln road, Burgh le Marsh is a market town whose charter was granted in 1401. At its east end is another of Lincolnshire's preserved windmills.

The salt marshes are famous for their varied wildlife.

Romney Marsh. During the 9th century, it was an important Viking base. From here they penetrated far inland on destructive forays.

Here the Burn winds its way through lavender-covered salt marshes to the sea; here the sand dunes stretch away to Holkham in the east and Scolt Head island to the west.