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The beautiful village of Bredon stands at the foot of Bredon Hill, and is deservedly on everyone's list of favourite English villages.

The church of Headbourne Worthy is one of the oldest in southern England: it stood for long years before William the Conqueror won the realm at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

The church of Headbourne Worthy is one of the oldest in southern England: it stood for long years before William the Conqueror won the realm at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

The old pilchard-curing cellar, or 'palace', beside the shore in the foreground was one of the largest in Cornwall.

This general view of Ambleside, at the northern end of Windermere, was taken from the slopes of Loughrigg Fell.

Beyond the slipway (centre) are the open doors of the new lifeboat station, built in 1984 and housing the Spirit of Derbyshire, a Mersey Class boat capable of 16 knots and with a range of 145 nautical

Appleton-le-Street's hill-top parish church of All Saints is famous for its tower, the lower part of which shows signs of Saxon work.

High above the East Cliff promenade are the turrets and flags of The Royal Bath Hotel, one of the town's leading resorts at this time.

The grimly-austere gritstone buildings of Rotherham Town Hall's Welfare and Health Department are typical of the South Yorkshire town's 'muck and brass' reputation.

Norfolk's own California is just north of Caister.

Boatsheds on the right of the picture are typical of many, with mooring for several boats. A refuelling pump stands on the edge of the water next to a general stores.

From the bottom of Valley Road the camera captures a crowded South Beach scene, and a bay full of sail-driven fishing boats.

Henry II's great keep stands high above the mural towers of the inner bailey. It was under Henry and his son Richard I that Dover was transformed into one of the greatest fortresses in the kingdom.

Brecon is a well-manicured town on the River Usk with a smart range of buildings, mainly of the Georgian and Victorian periods, as we can see here.

Though he was the nephew of King Stephen, Hugh was a Prince-Bishop in the true sense of the word.

The pub occupies a picturesque setting on the crown of the hill, and is named after the leader of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.

Very close to Junction 19 on the M1 motorway, the village is unremarkable.

Newnham is situated south of Daventry, and is reached by a narrow country lane passing over Newnham Hill.

Leighton Buzzard's name has nothing directly to do with birds of prey, despite several local organisations adopting the title 'The Buzzards' and using the hawk as an emblem.

The top part of the cross was discovered in the 19th century at Tresmarrow Farm, and was put in the town museum.

The 15th-century local granite and limestone church tower of St Peter and St Paul, heavily restored in 1872 by P W Ordish, shows above the houses of quality which bound The Green.

The fine setting of the town church is shown in this picturesque view through the gateway.

Helston Penrose Walk 1913 Penrose Walk runs from the bottom end of Coronation Park down to the Loe and follows its shore to Penrose.

We can see the porch attached to the west tower, and also the good proportions of the building. Inside, the wide three-bay nave is tall and light with thin piers.