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This view, taken from the fields beyond the village, shows the broach spire of the church of St John the Baptist, rebuilt in 1861, rising above the very attractive slate and stone roofscape of a village

Dalgleish Way is part of the later 1950s and early 1960s village expansion.

The small stone bridges still cross the beck in front of the village Post Office in the pretty village of Bishop Monkton, south of Ripon in the valley of the River Nidd.

A heavily-laden horse- drawn cart makes its way through the village, completing an idyllic scene which was created more by design than by accident.

Just north of Leyburn is this fine village complete with a large green.

The villages of West and East Lulworth now stand adjacent to vast military firing ranges, though fortunately they never suffered the fate of nearby Tyneham, which was taken by the army during the Second

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.

Broadway is a tempting village for tourists today, full of antique and craft shops.

In the 1780s, Leamington was little more than a village with a population of around 300 people.

In the 1780s, Leamington was little more than a village with a population of around 300 people.

The 70ft tower of the church of St Philip and St James appears to be made of pieces from another building. Below is the Gothic-style village school, built in 1827.

The house nearest the camera was once the village poorhouse. It dates from the 16th century.

Here, at Belmont Hill, we are looking out of the village, towards the former toll bridge over Wicken Water.

This is one of the numerous 'dens', or forest clearings, in this part of Kent.

Bisley stands high on a hillside to the north of the River Frome; it has a wonderful assortment of winding streets and rooftops at different levels, as though the village has grown out of the landscape

The village was a fairly substantial fishing port throughout the 19th century, and into the 20th century. A variety of fish was landed, including mackerel, cod and haddock.

The village sits astride the A6, only two miles north of Mountsorrel, and although deeply embedded in granite country, the buildings in the photograph lack any of that hard-edged quality.

Wrotham stands at the foot of chalk hills alongside the Pilgrim's Way, and was once a substantial market centre.

Here we see a conversation piece in the town centre, a century and a quarter after the proprietor of the Royal Goat changed the village's name and erected Gelert's Grave nearby.

In this inter-war view the camera does not quite freeze the car.

A ferry has run across the Exe from here since the 12th century.

This view along the main street towards the church has little changed during fifty years.

This fine Early English church, set back from the village and behind a narrow green, boasts a raised 13th-century chancel and a tapering, shingled broach spire.

Both now privately owned houses, the building on the right was the village shop and post office, whilst the black and white building was once a pub, the Eagle and Child, more popularly