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Paglesham is a village of two parts, Church End and East End.

This is the centre of Milford, with the road to Keyhaven and the coast on the right by the Midland Bank.

The wooden swing bridge appeared on maps in 1847.

The Village, Upton is this quaintly-named road. It leads up to St Mary's, a 19th-century church with its handsome pulpit and a thousand-year-old runic Viking stone in a small showcase.

The village of West Retford, with its own medieval parish church, St Michael's, lies on the west bank of the River Idle, and has long been absorbed into the town.

The village was developed by Mr McDougall of the flour company at the end of the 19th century as part of his estate, and Fairbourne has become a popular destination for holidaymakers from the Midlands

Nestled in the rear slopes of the North Downs, the village derives its ancient name from the Saxon word 'wudmeresthorn', meaning 'thornbush by the boundary of the wood', and was mentioned in the Domesday

The church of All Saints at the east end of the village began as a chapel in 1847, increasing in size fifty years later.

The Cherry Tree restaurant advertises its grills, well-known locally; from this point coach trips started, more ambitious in destination than the old wagonette trips.

Just north of Richmond are the remains of this old Norman castle. Inside the keep, the massive fireplaces needed to keep this rather desolate monument warm can still be seen.

This estate village, now owned by the Downshire family, was established around a wide green in the 17th century on land previously part of the Jervaulx and Coverham monasteries, abandoned in 1539.

Prees is a small village that sits beside the road linking Shrewsbury and Whitchurch.

Beside the delightful village pond stands the Day and Secondary School (right), a gift in 1876 of John Todd, owner of Swanland Hall.

Llanover is the village where Augusta Waddington, Lady Llanover, made it her mission to revive Welsh language and culture.

This scene shows the delightful variety of sizes and styles of weatherboarded houses in the village. The Horse and Groom pub is now a private house.

Flimwell is centred on a crossroads near the Kent border. Its church, St Augustine's, was built in 1873.

The village was named after the bridges crossing the River Mole. The picture shows a well-stocked corner shop dealing in general and fancy drapery, and acting also as a Postal Telegraph office.

The church looks six hundred years old, but was only built in 1836.

Previously known as Chich, the village of St Osyth (generally pronounced 'Toosey'), takes its name from an East Anglian princess. She established a nunnery here.

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.

We are south-west of the village centre, and the photograph exudes a strange feeling of well- cared-for neglect.

West Street is quieter than the High Street and this view looks south-west past the village hall with its somewhat ungainly porch 'perched' on the roof.

Inside, there are many monuments, including a number of interesting tablets of the Georgian period to members of the Calley family of Burderop Park.

The village was named after the bridges crossing the River Mole.The picture shows a well-stocked corner shop dealing in general and fancy drapery, and acting also as a Postal Telegraph office.