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This reservoir was newly built when the picture was taken.

This Edwardian photograph somehow captures the feel of an English village; note the sign beneath the tree, which points towards Brighton and Shoreham.

The parish church of Clewer village, now part of Windsor, St Andrew’s retains its village character in its old traditional setting.

The picturesque village of Burwash was once a centre of the Wealden iron industry. Nearby stands Batemans, a 17th-century iron-master's house, the home of Rudyard Kipling for many years.

This old woman is 'scratting' (scratching) the sands for the dark-coloured Devon cockles.

Hest Bank was the seaward side of the village, right at the southern side of the mouth of the River Kent. At one time, the area was referred to as Slyne with Hest.

Heysham Tower was built by T J Knowles in about 1837, and it was the home of the Cawthra family.

There is perhaps a brighter face to the village centre today than is apparent in the photograph, although the traffic problem is ghastly.

The recently afforested mountains near Dinas changed the landscape for a generation.

King James I beggared the Hoghtons by overstaying on a visit with all his retainers.

Apart from a lean-to added to the front, the building is remarkably unchanged; a lane leads into the superb village with its great Elizabethan mansion.

This hilltop village, at the head of the Coombe Valley, sits astride the main road between Bude and Barnstaple. It was once the Pilgrim's route to St Michael's Mount.

Many years before Wargrave grew in popularity as a riverside village, Edith, wife of Edward the Confessor, held the manor, and at that time it was known as ‘Weregrave’.

During the latter half of the 20th century, villages such as Tibberton became favoured places to live for people working in neighbouring cities. New buildings appeared for commuting residents.

In a small village, the post office and general store was always important. This one states boldly that telegrams could be dispatched. A letterbox is set in the wall.

Here we see Hever prior to Lord Astor's creation of a Tudor-style village adjacent to the castle. A horse-drawn wagon comes down the lane, and to the left is the spire of St Peter's Church.

Hoyland, properly Hoyland Nether, is a large former coal mining village between Sheffield and Barnsley.

Little can be usefully gleaned from the remains shown here, but it is known that Dorchester was a centre for a school of mosaicists in the 3rd and 4th centuries.

Ashmore is a village of Cranborne Chase, with a splendid setting and a large pond that attracts a variety of birdlife.

A small village just south of Devizes, Potterne still has some famous and wonderfully ancient buildings. It was once a manor of the Bishop of Salisbury.

This magnificent view shows a typical Achill scene, clouds hanging over Croaghaun, whilst the limewashed cottages huddle together in this remote Irish-speaking village.

The tiny village of Garboldisham on the Norfolk / Suffolk border has many houses made of the knapped flint which is so characteristic of the area.

Water weaves its magic through the fabric of this little village, and the fountain on the Green makes a focal point in the perfect picture; its design echoes the steeply pitched and gabled

On market day the whole square was full of activity and people came into Nottingham from all the surrounding villages.