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The village takes its name from a farm which stood near broad stepping stones across the Blackwater stream. The farmhouse, renamed Brookdale, is Broadstone's oldest surviving house.

Here we see an image of disappearing Britain: the village pond, many of which have been removed since the time of this photograph, with a backdrop of cottages.

Hurtisberie, Berry Narbert, Berry-in-Herber, Bury Nerber - the village has had many names, but the constant component of all of them has been Berry, the name of the family who built their manor

The Village Hall is set back on the left beyond the forge. The River Brett runs parallel to the road over to the right.

Bute Town (Drenewydd), on the top left-hand side, was modelled after a rural Cumbrian village.

Nearby is the village hall.

Sadly the village pump, to the left of the lych gate is no longer there.

Despite being an ancient settlement, Maltby was still little more than a village at the beginning of the 20th century. Then things changed.

In addition, the post office was the social hub of many villages.

The church of St Peter stands in the village.

'Butterow', incidentally, is the more modern spelling of the village where the picture was taken.

South-east of Crewkerne, past its factories and over the railway, is the village of Misterton, which lies along the A356 Dorchester road.

Bognor's growth from a tiny fishing village started in the 1780s, with Sir Richard Hotham's grand scheme inland (modestly named Hothamton) aimed at the nobility and gentry being followed by

Stourport grew around the former village of Little Mitton by a stroke of fortune.

The village is the highest in Surrey at 750ft above sea level; it is situated on the east side of Leith Hill.

The village stands at the foot of the Hog's Back close to Aldershot, but it is actually in the parish of Guildford.

The village takes it name from Smallfield Place, an estate given to John de Burstow in the reign of Edward III for services rendered during the French wars.

With its white weather-boarded houses and leafy glades, this village was once home to Viscount Rothermere.

Ten years later, the designer Laura Ashley opened a mill in the village to mark the start of what has become a fashion empire still in business throughout Britain today.

There were few post boxes so John used to blow a whistle as a signal for villagers to bring their mail.

The Tudor houses have been subdivided to provide houses for the poorer members of the village. The children have just come out of the National School.

Looking north-west past the village cross, we see the church with its curiously plain tower and mean spire.

Collingham village has a fascinating mixture of houses - down past the parish church of St Oswald are the Old Rectory, the Manor House, the Dower House and some well preserved artisans' cottages.

The railway ran past the village from 1883 to 1950 on its way from Scarborough to Pickering and beyond. The Forge Valley is a delightful winding drive through the forest.