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The nave of the priory was retained; it still serves as the parish church for the Duke of Devonshire's estate village.

This view shows the village of Brockworth, and what is now the old ICI site and airfield. From here you can not only see the city of Gloucester, but also Cheltenham Spa.

This view shows a varied mixture of buildings in the central part of this small village, with a tiled dormer-windowed cottage and a weather-boarded two storey house on the left, while on the right stands

Originally a separate village from Broadstairs and taking its name from the medieval church, this small collection of shops and houses lies inland from the sea.

In 1838, the writer Robert Maudie observed: 'church and the village are beautifully situated, the former close by the bank of the river'.

Not far outside the village are the twin towers of Sissinghurst Castle with its beautiful gardens, once home to the author Vita Sackville West.

A holidaying family relax with their dog outside the Old King's Arms pub and boarding house in the cobbled centre of the ancient village of Hawkshead.

As with several other fishing villages along the Yorkshire coast, Staithes clings alpine-like to the sides of steep cliffs and ravines.

Each day they would walk from the village of Llangwm the 11 miles across country to Tenby to sell their prawns, cockles and oysters.

The village is said to have begun as the result of a shipwreck, when survivors from a French ship scrambled ashore and decided to stay.

The 'Cambrian Traveller's Guide' of 1813 was a little sceptical, pointedly recording that 'the village contains a castle of somewhat modern construction'.

The Old Cherry Tree Inn, one of two pubs in Great Houghton, is a cosy village hostelry with quaint beams and plenty of character.

The village shop, with its prominent Woodbine and Capstan cigarette advertisements, has since been converted into a house.

To the east of Waddington is a vast Royal Air Force station, but the old village core with its mellow limestone houses and cottages remains remarkably unspoilt.

Broadstairs, a well-known resort on the Isle of Thanet between Margate and Ramsgate, retains its village atmosphere.

For centuries Kineton was a market town, but the market ceased in 1890 and now it is just a large village.

Amroth is a former coal mining village at the southerly end of the 186 mile-long Pembrokeshire Coast Path.

The large white building is the Hean Castle Hotel, previously the Picton Castle Hotel, and still a popular hostelry in the village. George Borrow, author of Wild Wales, stayed here in 1857.

Here we have a close up view of the White Horse and a good view of the old Village Hall, where WI meetings had to be fairly restrained in case the floor gave way!

These brakes were the only means of transporting the tourist to places such as Pegwell Bay or Minster; although these were popular venues, there were no tram services to these villages.

This village is justt below the Downs on the main road between Midhurst and Chichester. The church has a 14th-century tower, and a mural painting in the nave dated 1220.

Ardingly is a village overlooking the Ouse valley, north of Haywards Heath.The 14th-century church of St Peter has an impressive tower.

This is something that must have happened all over the country to a greater or lesser degree, but is seldom reflected in our village place-names.

Greasbrough was once described as a pleasant village 'situated on a delightful eminence'; by the early 19th century it was a farming and mining community of over 1,000.The skyline is dominated by the