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Situated in the Lox Yeo valley, this village enjoyed one of the finest views of the Mendip Hills.

Thomas Hardy described Swanage as '…a seaside village, lying snugly within two headlands as between a finger and thumb'.

Here we see the Post Office complete with children and a horse and trap out- side.

There has been a ferry at Farndon for centuries; these days the village offers river users extensive facilities, including a large marina created out of some old gravel pits.

The name of the village comes from an Old English personal name, Aethel, meaning 'a noble friend'.

Beaulieu village lies not far from Lymington, at the head of the Beaulieu River, and is attractive in itself.

At this time, the village was separate from Cambridge. Although only visible from its sign in this picture, the Green Man is a magnificent timbered public house.

Old Weston is fragmented as a village, with the church standing somewhat detached from the main part of it.

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

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.

Melbury Osmond is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to the Arundell family. It stayed in their possession until about a century ago.

Visitors who halt for a while here may walk a little way to the village of Holt. There is the much-restored Holt Castle and a church dating back to the 14th century to see.

A 1930s Rover saloon is parked on the road. A trout stream flows through the water meadow here.

The assembled staff pose outside a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients from London set up just outside the village of Ockley.

Here we see a quiet scene in the centre of a village that has become overwhelmed by post-war bungalow developments and surrounded by caravan and camping parks.

The Village Hall at Hunsdon was originally the school until the building of the new school in 1924 at a cost of £4000.

This view looks south down the hill to the village. The churchyard is on the right, and the wooded ridge of the spur south of Dursley flows across the horizon.

THE only safe anchorage on the inhospitable, craggy coastline between Appledore and Boscastle, Clovelly lived precariously for centuries from the herring fishery.

hen travelling south from Leatherhead, we pass on our right the fine house in Norbury Park; it is said to be one of the loveliest estates in Surrey.

Middlesmoor is one of the highest villages in Nidderdale, enjoying fine views down the dale, especially from the churchyard of St Chad's parish church.

Three miles from Wellingborough, between the Nene and the Ise, lies the village of Finedon.

This charming view illustrates the picturesque charm of Staithes, which has enchanted visitors for generations.

Elsecar was one of the many collieries which formerly existed in the South Yorkshire coalfield around the village of Hoyland.

The large lettering of the Stroud Brewery across the façade takes precedence over the smaller hanging signs of the Prince Albert Hotel on this attractive corner.