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Just outside the village of Weston Rhyn there is an unusual folly - a romanticised Stonehenge. It was erected in the 19th century by Thomas Barnes.

Taken from the eastern end of the village, above Burbitt Lane. This view looks north-eastwards to St Martin's Parish Church (right), and the distinctive 599-feet profile of Shipton Hill (centre).

This view looks south-east across the Mawddach estuary saltings towards the village, which lies on the south shore. The great bulk of Cadair Idris rises behind it.

Sixty years earlier the village had five inns and taverns, all of which took in paying guests; the Crown & Anchor, the Jolly Sailor, the Red Lion, The Ship, and the White Swan.

Finely situated on the brow of a hill to the north-east of the village, the hydro offered guests the usual water treatments and dietary regimes.

The Cliffe Hotel was a very popular hotel in Victorian days.

The village's name comes not from some gruesome event in its past, but probably from the Old English word 'sclotre', meaning a muddy place.

To the east of the village, the canalised river was heavily used for carrying stone, and waggon tipplers for loading up the boats can still be seen.

Lying about ten miles east of Hawes, Aysgarth is famous for a series of waterfalls on the River Ure, the upper of which can still be viewed from a 16th-century single-arch bridge.

Here we see the heart of the famous Cornish fishing village at its quaintest, and most deserted.

Nearby is the former village lock-up, built in 1830, and moved to its present position from its original site in the village street.

Lying about ten miles east of Hawes, Aysgarth is famous for a series of waterfalls on the River Ure, the upper of which can still be viewed from a 16th-century single arched bridge.

This view from the banks of the River Great Ouse looks towards the village, with the tower mill in the distance.

Instow is on the Torridge, opposite Appledore. Apart from a reinforced sea wall, this view of Marine Parade is little changed today. Here, visitors await the ferry for Appledore.

The excellent quality of the buildings at Marnhull shows that this part of the Blackmore Vale was wealthy from agriculture.

Fernhurst lies due north of Midhurst in rolling, wooded border country near the Surrey town of Haslemere.

This view shows Curbar and Baslow Edges in the background, with the houses of the village filling the dale in the foreground.

We are looking towards Colne with the road up to the Heath on the left. The thatched cottage on the left was until recently home to the village carpenter and funeral director.

This scene, with Lieutenant Colonel Tebbutt's 19th-century barograph under the shelter in front of the village shop has hardly changed.

Beyond the houses on the right- hand side of the road is the village recreation ground complete with its new Millennium village hall, a welcome amenity for the residents of Scaynes Hill.

One of the few thatched buildings in the area, the Duke's Head is no longer a public house.

The about-turn view of the last picture, this shows the unmistakable path beaten across The Green to the Queen's Head.

This charming Devon fishing village lies alongside the broad waters of the Torridge River, which swings left just beyond the point to join the Taw and the open sea.

7 miles from Clitheroe on the banks of the River Hodder amidst moorland, Slaidburn is a popular village with walkers and cyclists. The view from the bank shows the 15th-century church of St Andrew.