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Looking downstream, below the narrow Essex Bridge, this iron bridge was a continuation of one over the canal, built to allow residents of Shugborough Hall access to the village by horse

This is a good view of the village and St Andrew's church. Note the pony and trap setting off for the road to Frome to the left of what is now a general store and post office.

There are quite a few old, half-timbered buildings still extant in the village, but perhaps the most interesting is the old market house, which can be seen on the left of the picture.

It stands to the east of Darlington on a tributary of the mighty Tees, crossed here by the village bridge.

Once a royal manor, until Henry II gave it to the Courtenays, the village of Sutton Courtenay has several notable buildings.

The village of Gowerton, or Tre-Gwyr, was once the heart of a busy coal-field, no longer in production, sad to say. Note the Esso petrol pump on the right, and the stop sign across the street.

The village grew from about the 14th century as people migrated into Weardale following the discovery of iron ore and further veins of lead.

This is a typical quiet Essex village, with some impressive timber-framed houses. The cross in the centre of the picture is a memorial to those killed in both the First and Second World Wars.

The green now boasts a locally crafted village sign, and no parking is allowed!

Remove the old car, and the perfect little village of Treen would look exactly the same today.

Industry in the village included candle making and paper production. The mill chimney is prominent in this picture, together with the school, the Victorian church and the Wesleyan chapel.

Before assuming the role of the first military town in Britain, Aldershot was no more than a pretty village comprising a church, a manor house and several farms, close to an area of open heathland.

The heart of the village retains its thatched roofs, with modern developments in pockets largely hidden from view. The pub sign at the Eagle can just be seen beyond the power pole on the right.

The village owes its fame to Aysgarth Force, which comprises three main waterfalls, and a number of cascades. The upper falls can still be viewed from a 16th century single-arch bridge over the Ure.

Being within a few miles of the village, they helped Wroxham become the major centre for cruising that it is today.

The fine lines of Bisley Church show that this is another village that earned its wealth from the wool trade, its magnificent spire declaring to the neighbourhood the pride of its benefactors - the wool

Ludham is a crossroads village set on higher ground between the rivers Thurne and Ant, both tributaries of the Bure. It is at the head of its own tributary channel to the Bure, Womack Water.

Little Abington village faces Great Abington across the River Granta and the water meadows.

An evangelical mission wagon lies idle in the quiet village street. This large parish runs along the eastern bank of the Severn for several miles.

Just one motor car heads down through the village for Liskeard along a road that is now the extremely busy A38. Note the telephone poles laden with many wires, a sight no longer seen today.

Ludham is a crossroads village set on higher ground between the rivers Thurne and Ant, both tributaries of the Bure. It is at the head of its own tributary channel to the Bure, Womack Water.

This sleepy scene is typical of the lovely villages in the area.

In February 1960 the church bells rang throughout the villages of Kent to herald the birth of Prince Andrew.

The pretty village of Stoke Abbot lies in a hollow below Lewesdon Hill, the third highest hill in Dorset.