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Villagers pose for the camera outside their homes in this little village near Braintree. This was the earliest English settlement of the Knights Templar, who were given the manor in 1135.

Almost fifty years after this tranquil scene was captured by our photographer, this village near Edenbridge would become known as the place of a dreadful train crash which killed five and injured 11 in

Cregneish lies between Port St Mary and the Calf of Man. When this picture was taken, most of the villagers would have earned their living from agriculture or fishing, or both.

Traditional Norfolk cottages with thatched roofs and flint walls are built on the edge of a large village green: this kind of green-edge or common-edge settlement is characteristic of Norfolk.

The attraction of Studland is not only the attractive beach and picturesque coastal scenery, but also the wild heathland around the village.

This postcard shows the parish church of St Martin in the centre, and clockwise from the top left, the village centre; the `Roman` Baths in the Nook; Lover`s Leap; and the view down from the Bank.

Mickleover, still known as 'the village' to its residents, is today not much more than a dormitory town to nearby Derby.

The initials of the courtier and his wife are carved on a timber in the village's tithe barn.

Just down in the dale from Askrigg, on the banks of the River Ure, stands the ancient village of Bainbridge, once the capital of Upper Wensleydale, which was known in the 12th century as the Forest and

Back across the river, via the Batheaston toll bridge, follow the Avon south before turning right to Monkton Combe, a delightful village nestling in the valley of the Midford Brook.

The overhanging first-floor jetties of the whitewashed houses add to the medieval charm of the village, which is a favourite of the many visitors to the Lake District.

The late Norman church, with its tower surmounted by a 13th-century shingled spire, was built around 1160 and stands in its small churchyard shaded by a selection of conifer trees.

The esplanade at Freshwater Bay is a favourite place to stroll on long summer days, though in the winter it serves as a sturdy defence against wild weather and channel gales.

A number of the old houses here were originally inns, for Broadway lay on the London to Worcester coaching route.

The village has long been famous for Basing House, a ruined building reduced to rubble by Cromwell and his army during the Civil War.

Bigbury-on-Sea lies on the shores of Bigbury Bay within site of Burgh Island, which may give the village its name.

Bigbury-on-Sea lies on the shores of Bigbury Bay within site of Burgh Island, which may give the village its name.

The village reached prosperity in the 17th century with the discovery of alum, which was used in the dying and tanning industry.

The large attractive Woolpack Inn is very popular with those en route between Ashford and Folkestone, though it is possibly less busy than it was years ago - the M20 has taken most of the through traffic

Newick is situated halfway between two great Christian centres of worship - Canterbury and Winchester - so the village was used as a resting-place for pilgrims.

Nearby is Blaise Castle House which even in the 1920s had the best golf course in the area; green fees were 3s, Sunday play was available, and members of the ladies golf union were permitted.

In Manx folklore the village was named 'the Harbour of Mary' in honour of the Blessed Virgin by Celtic missionaries, who founded a chapel here.

Here, on the east side of Walton Road, is the village pond. Older houses nearby were destroyed or damaged by a Second World War landmine, Aylesbury's only wartime bomb, which fell close to the pond.

A farmer driving his 'little grey Fergie' tractor turns the hay in this Wharfedale meadow above the village of Burley on a summer's day.