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Harbour Close (centre right) takes its name from the village pond, which is known, ironically, as the Harbour.

The water provided power for the two mills; the last closed in 1965, and the other generated electricity for the village until 1948.

Loughgall is an attractive Armagh village on the minor road between Portadown and Armagh. This view shows a quiet scene with only a few motor cars.

The village still sees some crab and lobster fishing, and Beadnell Bay is excellent for sailing.

This village was built along a stretch of the old Roman road between Malton and Hovingham. Its Norman church can be seen in the middle distance.

Westbourne has a village feel, even though it is a major suburb of Bournemouth. Its clifftops offer extensive views across the shining waters of Poole Bay.

Grindleton is a classic case of village development: here ancient roads cross, and ribbon building took place along those roads.

A Saxon hill village, known as Gumeninga Hergae, or the shrine of Guma's people, in 767, it has now become well and truly subsumed into suburbia, and into Betjeman folklore through his poem of the same

South from Aysgarth we travel over the hills to the source of the Wharfe, and nestling below Buckden Pike we find this charming little village.

A number of interesting half-timbered and tile- hung cottages can be found in this village, which lies just to the south of the M25.

It is a small village that today is located close to Prinknash Abbey, where monks still live and work.

A view of this remote village, the largest settlement on Achill. Behind is Croaghaun, almost 2,200 ft high, which on the far side drops precipitously to the Atlantic.

This beautiful village is set up on a hilltop, surrounded by orchards and hopfields. The High Street has attractive tile-hung and weatherboarded cottages tumbling down the hill.

DORSET'S RURAL HEARTLAND is best explored on foot, for walking the lanes and paths which thread from village to village is the only way to seek out the scenes captured at a vital time in their history

This thatched cottage sits at the northern end of the village and was once a pub whose custom came from those travelling to and from Shropshire.

The winding roads give way to a picturesque village between Gloucester and Stroud.

Once the railway arrived in 1885, the manorial village of Scalby grew into a genteel Victorian suburb of Scarborough.

What a picturesque village – today you must purchase a ticket to enjoy a visit here. A foal enjoys a well-earned rest, watched by two doting parents. The single street leads down to the river.

Behind the village on the northern part of the Dale is this seemingly endless stretch of fields and craggy hilltops.

The picture-postcard village of Cockington forms a green oasis between the urban sprawls of Paignton and Torquay. The thatched building on the left is the famous Cockington Forge.

The picture-postcard village of Cockington forms a green oasis between the urban sprawls of Paignton and Torquay. The thatched building on the left is the famous Cockington Forge.

It was demolished in the 1970s to make way for the A590, which bypasses the village of Greenodd.

Most villages supported several shops and pubs. Gnosall also had two canal-side pubs, the Boat Inn by Bridge No 34, and the Navigation Inn by Bridge No 35.

It was demolished in the 1970s to make way for the A590, which bypassed the village of Greenodd.