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From a scattered fishing village based around two sandy bays on the southern coast of the Lleyn Peninsula, Abersoch has developed into a busy resort.

Once as important as Arundel or Lewes, Bramber is now merely a village, the market centre having migrated to nearby Steyning.

The ancient village of Lancing, now by-passed by the A27, is swallowed up by suburban sprawl which is continuous south to the sea.

Here we see a Maytime scene of the long, tongue-shaped village green, with the church of St George in the background, and the chestnut trees in full blossom.

The village's only junction is shown here.

Today the mill has been turned into an inn, and the fields below the steep road have been laid out as a car park for visitors to Polperro village that lies down to the right.

There are plenty of thatched cottages in Yardley Hastings, a pretty village on the A428 between Northampton and Bedford.

Fans of Daphne du Maurier visit this place, too; she based her famous novel 'Frenchman's Creek' on the inlet inland of this village.

The original village remained agricultural, but a subsidiary settlement grew up on the Bristol road which had already become a sizeable suburb when Northfield was incorporated into Birmingham in

The photographer is standing on Monks Hill, looking down the winding road that leads to the centre of the original village.

Because of its industrial heritage, Ripponden village has been given conservation status.

Mitton means 'the village where the streams meet'. The Hodder and the Ribble meet here, and that is what gave the area its name.

On 26 June 1685 the village was the scene of a skirmish between 350 royalist troops and rebel forces of the Duke of Monmouth. Monmouth lost his nerve and turned away from Bristol.

Peveril Castle stands on a hill 260ft above the village, yet despite its looks it was far from impregnable; it was even in Scottish hands for a number of years.

Many of the buildings in Chideock are thatched and built of the warm local yellow sandstone which, despite modern traffic, makes this pretty village well worth a visit.

It was originally built as a chapel in the 12th century; the present commanding building on its hill overlooking the village mainly dates from the 15th century.

When this picture was taken, Ryton was a pit village in County Durham with no less than five working pits in the immediate vicinity.

Now only a hamlet, this village was once well-known for the quarrying of Bethersden marble; apart from being used locally, it was used for interior work in both Canterbury and Rochester cathedrals, and

A few villagers stand still for the photographer, while children sit in the dust of the pavement.

In a not unattractive red brick, end-of-village group, it is impossible not to notice the Black Horse pub, with its well- mannered frontage and attractive pantiled roofs.

The model village became a popular destination for sightseers, who travelled from Bournemouth in horse-drawn charabancs, to be greeted by a trumpet fanfare.

The model village became a popular destination for sightseers, who travelled from Bournemouth in horse-drawn charabancs, to be greeted by a trumpet fanfare.

This view is from the beach towards the village. The road was developed in the Victorian period, and most of the houses and shops, like those on the right, are of that date.

One of the finest churches in Cheshire, St Mary's has a lovely setting overlooking the village green.