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Spaldwick became part of the Duke of Manchester's Kimbolton estate in the 17th century. The church has been altered in nearly every century.

The railings (left) are in front of Street Farmhouse of c1600; next is The Firs, dated 1908, then Savage's shop, and in the distance the sign of The Duke William.

It is said that the Duke fell in love with a singer in 'The Beggar's Opera' and kept her as his mistress for many years.

The public house sign (centre) is that of the Duke of Wellington.

The park, situated along the Yarm Road, was the gift of Sir Robert Ropner, and was opened by the Duke and Duchess of York on 4 October 1893.

Next to the archway was Miss Fitch's bakery, and then beyond another house was the early 19th-century Duke of York pub, a listed building.

The gates were presented to the town by the Duke of Bedford, and the park was opened by his eldest son, the Marquess of Tavistock, in July 1888 during Joshua Hawkins's fourth mayoralty.

Its foundation stone was laid by the Marquess of Tavistock, the eldest son of the Duke of Bedford, in 1811. The costs proved high.

In 1398, Robert III named his eldest son Duke of Rothesay, and to this day the heir to the throne retains this as one of his titles - Prince Charles is the current holder.

Down the tracks packhorses would have brought wool and cloth to the harbour, and rebels would have wearily tramped to join the Duke of Monmouth's army, which gathered in the town in 1685.

The statue is of George, fifth and last Duke of Gordon, as the inscription on the plinth poignantly explains.

This took development as far east as the old main road which had turned south to Walton, now marked by King Edward's Avenue.

Brampton Park covers about 100 acres and in 1898 it was the property of the Duke of Manchester. There had been a grand house on the site since the 12th century.

reads: 'This plaque was erected by the Sawbridgeworth Urban District to commemorate the transfer to the Council of the manorial rights in the Fair Green, which rights are the subject of a charter granted by King

The castle eventually passed into the hands of the Neville family, and in 1471 Richard, Duke of Gloucester, came here to be tutored by the Earl of Warwick.

The two 19th-century pubs remain open: the Old Star, once a farmhouse, and the Duke of Wellington (right of the white lodge).

This classic view of Buxton from The Slopes was taken during its heyday as an inland spa created largely by the efforts of the 5th Duke of Devonshire.

Henry VIII awarded Russell Woburn Abbey as a reward for service, and his descendants became Dukes of Bedford.

Following the move of the gaol and assizes to Bodmin in 1842, the grounds were landscaped and turned into a pleasure park by the Duke of Northumberland.

Down below, on what was once marsh land, and an area known as Duke's Fields, is not only the Manchester Ship Canal but the Waver Navigation Canal and the Runcorn Docks.

The Duke of Kent, father of Queen Victoria, was an early visitor. His grandson, the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII, stayed here on a boyhood walking tour with his tutor.

Down the tracks packhorses would have brought wool and cloth to the harbour, and rebels would have wearily tramped to join the Duke of Monmouth's army, which gathered in the town in 1685.

Once the haunt of highwaymen, the common was given to the National Trust by the Duke of Norfolk in 1956. The Cabin is now part of the Forbuoys chain, but it is still the same sort of shop.

To the right of this is the Council House, which was opened formally by HRH The Duke of Kent in December 1935. The Civic Gardens lie in front of them.