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These thatched cottages are on either side of the road to Brent Pelham at the eastern, outer reaches of Anstey.

Ardingly, pronounced Arding-lie, is situated to the north of Haywards Heath and is famous in Sussex as the setting for Ardingly College.

Gwithian Towans, the three-mile stretch of sandhills in which the village stands, was from 1889-1920 the home of the National Explosives works, which produced much of the cordite used in artillery shells

The village is 400ft above sea level off the A59. Its parish church, Christ Church, was erected in 1837, shortly after Queen Victoria came to the throne.

A range of 16th-century houses and cottages descends the hill towards a central crossroads, notably Old Forge, Bowries and Ricksteddle.

This wonderful timber-framed building dates from the 1400s. It sits opposite the church, and was once the vicarage. It has also been known as the Red House.

The Sheffield Arms dominates the scene, and still does to this day. The corner shop has gone, and Darley's Ales are not available - the hostelry is now part of the Pubmaster chain.

Dorset's rural heartland is best explored on foot, for walking the lanes and paths which thread from village to village is the only way to seek out the scenes captured at a vital time in their

This village is in the Ouse valley just north of the town of Newhaven. St John's church is on high ground overlooking the tidal river.

The photograph is of the War Memorial to the dead of both World Wars sited on the original Stopsley village green.

Archaeologists say that during the Dark Ages the village centre was north of the church, around what is now the car park opposite the Civic Hall.

East of the church and the Moot Hall, a jettied timber-framed building of about 1500, standing in its green, is the main north-south village road, the High Street.

Overlooked by the slopes of Box Hill and the sweep of the North Downs, this delightful village acquired its name from the badgers whose setts were by the River Mole.

As in so many views taken of seaside resorts, Frith's photographer pointed his camera along the sea front from the vantage point of the pier.

East of Redhill, on the A25, Nutfield is still heavy with traffic, despite the M25 by- passing it to the north.

Old documents relating to Whitby refer to the western part of the town as Ruswarp, though the village itself lies about a mile from the town.

This is a well-kept Garden of Remembrance in the centre of this large village; next door is the County Library.

On the right is the busy village store run by the Foxwell family, who only recently gave up the business.

The Barley Arms (right) is an 18th-century inn with stone quoins and stone window surrounds. It is one of three attractive inns, which must add to the popularity of the village.

On the stony Stanton Road, Domesday Scepecote (meaning 'shelter for sheep') was home to the powerful Bassett family.

Revesby is an estate village, and the Estate Office on is the nearby A153 main road. The village was laid out in the 1850s around a huge green.

It is sometimes almost unbelievable when we realise how much of our heritage has been destroyed during the past century.

This area was built by the mill owner Titus Salt as a model industrial village alongside a canal, river and railway, well away from the pollution of Bradford.

Next to an 18th century house of some interest, the post office, along with the pub, was the focal point of village life.