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The river Erme tumbles down and makes its way through the village. Ivybridge was a popular destination for day trips for the workers of Plymouth.

The mill at Witchampton stands on the site of a much older mill building.

Berrynarbor sits on the side of the Sterridge valley. St Peter's Church is the main landmark. It is mainly a 15th-century building, with the sandstone tower dated to 1480.

The village pub was, and often still is, the heart of the community. Whilst The Red Lion is still a pub, its appearance is changed - its porch is now a solid one.

This view, almost unchanged today, shows the 14th-century St Mary's Church overlooking the village greens.

Situated on a steep hill on a road that comes from Sandsend, the village has a Saxon church; here are buried the bodies of seven unidentified sailors that were washed up on the tides.

Just before the turn of the century, Datchet suffered serious flooding when the swollen Thames caused a pond in the centre of the village to overflow.

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 looking out of the village, towards the former toll bridge over Wicken Water.

Morcombelake, not far from Charmouth, originated in the early years of the 20th century as a retirement place for the elderly.

This village was long served by the nearby ferry terminal at New Holland.

Aylesford is a knot of twisting streets, clinging to the side of the valley.

Alderholt was an ancient settlement even before the Saxons came to live here and gave the village a name.

As the farmer leads his two draught horses along the road, the Convent of St Clare can be seen in the background.

Only a mile or so from Petworth, the village of Byworth typifies the rural community in this Edwardian photograph.

Once on the high road between Axminster and Bridport, Charmouth has now been bypassed, but even so the traffic up the steep hill out of the village will never be as quiet as on the peaceful day

Many of the buildings in the village date from the 17th and 18th centuries. Here we see two old 17th-century thatched cottages in Church Street.

Judging by the sign above the door, many tourists were already coming to Weobley in the 1960s. The sign reads '16th century Tudor Tea Room. Afternoon Teas. Home Made Cakes. Pottery. Gifts'.

What could be more English than the stocks (now restored) on the village green, with the manor house in the background?

The site of the village has moved several times over the centuries, and the name means 'smooth' or 'level'.

The site of the village has moved several times over the centuries, and the name means 'smooth' or 'level'.

This photograph shows the 17th-century Kings Arms Hotel, originally the Kings Head.

Grimspound, a few miles north of the village of Widecombe, is one of the finest examples of a Bronze Age village in Europe. It lies half a mile off the road to the right.

Originally known simply as Cleeve, this village gained its prefix at the time when it was owned by the Bishop of Worcester.