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The battlemented spire of St James' parish church rises above the village centre at Bonsall, and its Perpendicular style dates it mainly from the 13th century.

The village of Cookham is famous for the colourful tradition of swan-upping, which dates from time immemorial and involves the swans being upped, or counted, classified and marked.

This range of 18th- and 19th-century cottages, some thatched, look across to the parish church, whose churchyard wall can be seen on the left. The village hardware shop is now the Alfresco Restaurant.

We are in the village centre on Queensway. The restaurant was closed for the winter here, but it certainly looked neat and tidy and waiting for the rush of summer visitors.

This photograph shows Bridge Street in the centre of Caversham, at the point where it crosses the Thames.

The original village, Old Langho, lies a mile to the north; the new village grew here alongside the main road after the opening of Spring Mill, whose chimney rises in the background.

The Lilley Arms is the oldest public house in the village and dates from around 1705.

This is the first village in Rutland when approaching from the flood plain of the River Welland. The River Eye flows below the bridge seen here, which was once much narrower.

These two photographs, taken in Village Road, depict the old village centre. The scene has changed remarkably little over the years, apart from what is sold in the shops.

This village lies along the Itchen, where many old buildings can be found - the wide river fills one side of the road. Since the 1960s the village has expanded with new estates.

The village in which John Bunyan once lived has almost become a place of pilgrimage.

Of all the villages that surround Durham City, old Brancepeth is particularly well steeped in legend and history.

The main part of Dullingham village lies along the southern edge of the grounds of the early 18th-century Dullingham House, hence the picturesque thatched estate cottages.

Victorian visitors soon discovered this rugged village once the railway opened up the dramatic Yorkshire coast in 1883.

This is the old part of the village close to the church. Despite post Second World War development, several thatched cottages have survived to the present day.

East of Market Deeping and joined to it is Deeping St James village. At its heart is this curious structure in medieval stone.

An ornamental Swiss Garden in Old Warden Park complements the Swiss styling that was built into the village by the third Lord Ongley in the 19th century. The Swiss Garden is open to the public.

The village of Streatley can be seen nestling between the Thames and the steep escarpment of the chalk downs, which are dotted with yews and junipers. The river is wide and shallow at this point.

Once the village smithy, the inn at Godmanstone is said to be the smallest public house in England. The beautifully-thatched building measures only 20 ft by 10 ft; it is about 500 years old.

One of the two war memorial crosses in the village, this one stands at the corner of Broadway Lane.

This view looks into the village as you would see it if you were approaching from Kington.

Many village children will remember this school; the bell rang from the small gable bell turret calling them to lessons. The school was built on part of the village green in the late 19th century.

These houses and shops were built on the old green when the railway cut through the village in c1850. Lloyds Bank occupies a house and shop combined (right), and next door is the Plough pub.

The open green and the large pond beyond the trees are surrounded by houses and cottages. The steps up to the village pump were built so that water churns could be filled from a cart.