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Ducks sometimes swim on the river flowing through this charming village, which used to be renowned for truffle hunting.

The compact market place on the north side of the town is enhanced by its octagonal timber market cross, built in 1903 in celebration of Edward VII's coronation to replace a stone Gothic cross of 1826.

The manor or honour of Tottington covered 15 square miles, and was awarded to General George Monck (1608-70) for services to the Crown.

These shops face the small bus shelter in the centre of S258082. Above G W Ager's 'Complete Outfitters' is an advertisement for Dunlop boots.

The next sequence of photographs looks at the picturesque village of Geddington.

The name 'saltern' suggests that this was a place where early inhabitants of the island would come to the seashore in search of salt for the winter preservation of meat.

Just off the Fosse Way, this village, once the site of a Roman settlement, clusters around the banks of the wide, shallow Windrush, which is crossed by a number of simple footbridges, some

A ground floor view of the Long Room showing the flanking busts of scholars. Famous students of Trinity include Oliver Goldsmith, Jonathan Swift, Edmund Burke, Oscar Wilde and Samuel Becket.

Because of the unstable nature of the cliffs above Bournemouth's beaches, many of the buildings were built at a distance from the cliff edge.

Situated on a rocky site at the entrance to the Sound of Mull, the Maclean fortress of Duart dates from the 13th century with 16th- and 17th-century additions.

Often referred to as 'the Alpine village' because of its sylvan setting at the head of a wooded valley, the cluster of houses known as Hutton Village dates from the mid 19th century, when Mr Thomas

As we see here, the large stone gateposts were left standing for a number of years before being removed to give the area in front of the church a more open look.

By contrast, Argyle Street, belonging to a previous generation of building, had no green spaces at all, and the solitary tree that towered over the tenements of Sandyford is believed to have begun

On the left, peeping through the trees, are the white gables of the Old Rectory; in the foreground are the meadows skirting the River Ash which were part of the grounds of the Bishop of London's palace

Edgbaston is the most famous of all Birmingham's suburbs.

The chancel of St Andrew's was restored in 1883, when all the stonework was renewed, but retaining the 14th-century detail of the windows.

The late Norman church, distinguished by its red crenellated tower, contains some ancient wall paintings, including a fresco of the murder of Thomas a Becket.

Some people may not agree with Pevsner's description of the interior of St Michael's as being 'uninspiring'.

In this tranquil scene, a farmer rests on a fence overlooking Windermere. The wooden gates and fences in the photograph are typical of this southern, less-mountainous part of the Lake District.

This photograph was taken from All Saints' Church, itself one of the finest examples of Perpendicular architecture in Yorkshire.

This well-worn structure of decorative flint work was part of the old medieval town walls, built as a fortification at the end of the 13th century.

This relatively tranquil view of the Ewell Road looks towards the cross roads and the foot of the High Street from the forecourt of the imposing showroom and garage of Cheam Motors.

The Fiat garage seen here is typical of the period; Castrol and Regent petrol are advertised, and so are Green Shield Stamps - when enough of these had been collected, they could be exchanged for a wide

Two miles north of Hitchin lies Ickleford, where the Roman Icknield way crosses the confluence of the Rivers Hiz and Oughton.