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Situated at the head of the valley of the East Allen, Allenheads was an important centre for the lead-mining industry from the late 18th to the mid 19th century; the mines here produced around 14 per

Valley Gardens was a favourite place for a mild constitutional after taking the waters.

We are in a valley of the Downs near Beachy Head. The Tiger Inn is a fine building that was a barracks during the Napoleonic wars.

West of the village, in the quiet valley of a stream, was a small abbey founded in 1154, and long-vanished.

The castle has wonderful views from its escarpment overlooking the Welland Valley, notably from the Salvin Tower.

Moving on north from Dunsfold, we come to Hascombe, a most attractive and tranquil village set in a curving wooded valley in the greensand hills.

The Star pub stands at the junction of the Crawley road, leading to the left, and the old Roman road heading towards London via the Caterham Valley.

Back inthe Chess Valley we reach Latimer, a very pretty village with a triangular green and, uphill to the west, Latimer House.

a new planning row broke out over plans by Richmond College, the local tertiary college (which is actually in Twickenham) to fund expansion plans by selling off part of their site in Crane Valley

A large village, equidistant from Moreton in Marsh and Chipping Campden but not distant enough to develop into a market town itself, Blockley harnessed the water power of its deeply cleft valley

Moreton Hall, Whalley lies just over the boundary from Great Harwood at the other side of the valley of the Calder.

The village of Bradpole is shown here from the north-east, looking south-west from above Hole House Farm and the valley of the Mangerton River across to Holy Trinity Parish Church (right) and the fields

Ardingly is a village overlooking the Ouse valley, north of Haywards Heath. The 14th-century church of St Peter has an impressive tower. Ardingly College, situated nearby, is a notable Public School.

Hadlow lies in the Medway valley close to Tonbridge. A car is turning by the King's Head, with the eccentric Hadlow tower looming over the roofs in the background.

As a part of the Heavy Woollen District of Dewsbury and the Spen Valley, Morley suffered during the slump of the 1930s.

Much of the land in the valley nearby was flooded in 1953 to create Blithfield Reservoir.

West of Dorking up on the chalk and just inboard of the North Downs escarpment, and west of the valley cut by the River Mole, is Ranmore Common.

Chedworth is a sprawling village with Cotswold stone cottages that cling to the valley sides.

The village has grown rapidly in the 20th century east and west along and parallel to the main road and northwards along the valley of a small stream.

Not far from Stroud, the village of Chalford clings to the steep wooded hillside of the Golden Valley.

South-east of the town, along the valley of the River Ise and west of Barton Seagrave village, is The Wicksteed Park with the river dammed to form a large lake as the centrepiece.

The tour moves south-west to Alfriston, situated in the River Cuckmere valley where the river cuts through the South Downs chalk.

Built in 1154 by Henry de Essex on the edge of a valley, this high-walled building became the residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury.

This picturesque village sits in a beautiful valley between the Rivers Camel and Allen.