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At the beginning of the last millennium, marauding Danes landed on these sandy Devon beaches and put the village of Exmouth to fire and sword.

The red sandstone parish church of St Mary was built by Roger Growdon and dedicated in 1450 by Bishop Lacey, whose name can still be seen on pub signs around Devon.

Otterton has some of the best examples of cob and thatch cottages in Devon. Many of the homes we see in this photograph date from between the 15th and 18th centuries.

This photograph epitomises Devon a century ago. Hay is being gathered at Chestwood buy horse power; traffic on the A39, which now roars across the valley below, is a mere nightmare for the future.

Once a sleepy Devon backwater, Croyde's beach and bay was discovered by holidaymakers in the 19th century. With two huge caravan parks, this area fills up dramatically in the short summer season.

Taken close to Junction station, this photograph shows the North Devon Infirmary, the white building below the church tower.

Taken from alongside the River Devon, this picture shows its confluence with the lesser arm of the Trent as they flow past what is now Newark Marina.

These two forms of transport still battle for space in the lanes of South Devon.

Maiden Newton stands on the high road between Dorchester and Crewkerne, an old route connecting Dorset with Devon. Its old mill became a carpet factory in the 20th century.

Beer was the birthplace in 1788 of the smuggler Jack Rattenbury, who lived a life of adventure landing untaxed cargoes along much of the Devon coast.

Woolsthorpe, but the village west of Grantham in rolling countryside right on the Leicestershire border; it has fine views of Belvoir Castle a mile away on its hill on the other side of the valley of the River Devon

Beer was the birthplace in 1788 of the smuggler Jack Rattenbury, who lived a life of adventure landing untaxed cargoes along much of the Devon coast.

Grinding up with slipping clutch and near-bursting radiators, it was, I recall, one of the trickiest parts of our summer holiday route in the 1950s to North Devon and Cornwall, with its

The curious broach spire - one of three in North Devon - was added in 1389, paid for by the corporation. S.

To the left is the confectionary shop of H Bovett; then comes the Volunteer Inn, and in the distance the premises of the East Devon Motor Company - unchanged in use today, for it is still

With its steep, winding streets and pretty cottages, there is a definite hint of Devon or Cornwall about it.

He was also publisher and proprietor of the local newspaper, the full title of which was the `Bridport News & Dorset, Devon and Somerset Advertiser`. Wilfrid Frost lived at Glyn in Park Road.

He was also publisher and proprietor of the local newspaper, the full title of which was the 'Bridport News & Dorset, Devon and Somerset Advertiser'. Wilfrid Frost lived at Glyn in Park Road.

Beside him stands the post donkey, who was vital to efficient and regular deliveries in this isolated village in North Devon.

The 19th-century author Charles Kingsley was passionately fond of Devon; Rose of Torridge and the Brotherhood of the Rose feature in his best-known book, 'Westward Ho!'

The Saxons were here and had a mint, one of four in Devon.

Barclay's Bank, originally built for the East Cornwall Bank in 1885 with the town clock on its corner, placed there in 1922 and still running today; Lloyd's Bank (centre left), which took over the earlier Devon

Fishermen from all over Devon and Cornwall worked the cod stocks of the Grand Banks, and Topsham sent more ships across the Atlantic than any other port.

The construction workyard on the Devon bank has been cleared, but the wooden ketch 'Garlandstone' can be seen being built at James Goss's shipyard just behind the viaduct.