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At this time only some 10 per cent of the county's agricultural land was in the hands of owner-occupiers; the majority was still controlled by the great estates.

Oast houses like these can be seen in the east and middle of the county; they were used for storing hops, which were dried before being despatched to the local brewery.

Behind the two buses stands the County Sessions House, its splendid multi-columned tower rising over 170 feet into the air.

Until the county council rebuilt it in the 1930s, tolls had to be paid to cross.

John Abel built a number of market houses around the county of Herefordshire, only a few of which survive. This is said to be one of his although there is no documentation to prove it.

Port Talbot is an industrial town in the county of Glamorgan.

An ancient village, Wolviston lies close to Wynyard Hall, historically the family home of the Londonderry dynasty, whose fortune came from the ownership of several collieries and a port in County Durham

This is a general view of Chapel's cobbled market place, one of the highest in the county at 760ft above the sea.

Elected a town councillor and alderman in 1870, he was elected to Buckinghamshire County Council at its inception in 1889 and appointed a magistrate for the county in 1895.

Rushton is famous in the county for its connection with the Tresham family. They built nearby Rushton Hall.

Close to the Warwickshire county boundary and its near neighbour Lower Boddington, Upper Boddington has changed a good deal since this photograph was taken.

During the early part of the 17th century, busts began to take the place of effigies; the county's earliest bust can be found here, on the memorial to Sir Thomas Cornwallis, one-time governor

Behind the courts was the county prison, housing 800 male and 600 female prisoners. The prison was for its day a state-of-the-art secure establishment, with wings radiating out from a central block.

Although this is not the highest point in the county, the view from the top of the hill is superb in all directions.

In its time, Holt Hall has been used as a County School.

since its foundation by Roger de Poitou in 1070, the castle has been the seat of justice and punishment; the assizes were held there from 1166 to 1972 and, but for a brief period, has also served as the county

The market cross is an imposing structure, reflecting Ilchester's former status as the county town.

In the 1960s and 70s the Borough Council, aided and abetted by Derbyshire County Council, planned to demolish the Market Hall, New Square and The Shambles and sweep away the open market so that the area

The impressive building just right of centre was once Berkshire's old County Hall. Christopher Kempster, a master mason who had worked for Sir Christopher Wren, built it between 1678 and 1682.

Fletcher's House, a 17th-century building near the stocks, now houses the Oxfordshire County Museum.

This famous Edwardian county hotel was built on the edge of Savernake Forest, where the Great Western Railway and the Kennet and Avon Canal enter the Vale of Pewsey.

The County Lunatic Asylum was opened in 1853, though it was being constantly enlarged. 'The wards are airy, many commanding an extensive prospect', said Kelly's Directory.

The vicar was also chaplain to the County Lunatic Asylum, the Infirmary and the Workhouse.

Some of the county's most beautiful scenery can be seen in the Wealden region of Sussex.