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In many parts of the world the countryside is largely unclaimed, untamed, even uninhabited; consider, say, the large swathes of Australia’s Kimberley region, Indonesia’s Kalimantan, or the interior of Baffin Island. ...Read more

A memory of Dorstone in 1940 by John S. Batts

My parents, brother and I moved to Nanpantan in 1949 and lived on Snells Nook Lane, we were there until 1954 and then moved down to Farningham in Kent for my Dad's new job. We hated to move as we all loved Nanpantan. I had 3 ...Read more

A memory of Nanpantan in 1949 by Norma Hauser

My family lived in Fishponds, Bristol, during the severe bombing of the town in 1941/42. It was decided by the government that all children should be evacuated to the country, families were to say who was or was not to go - my mother ...Read more

A memory of Bishopswood by sasquall

Risebourgh Hall was once a magnificent house and home about 3 miles from Thornton Le Dale and four miles from Pickering North Yorkshire. It stands on Risebourgh Hill and commands sweeping views across Ryedale from its ...Read more

A memory of Pickering by Margaret Ann Hill