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There was a Norman castle here, but a few mounds in a private garden are all that remains of this site. Nearby is Stansted Forest, where Richard the Lionheart is believed to have hunted.

The village was formed around a Celtic monastery, which in turn became a shrine to St Cedd in 1078. 19th-century architecture took hold in the village after the building of Lastingham Grange.

The cross in the centre of the picture is a memorial to those killed in both the First and Second World Wars. The Bell Stores, shown on the right, is now a private house.

On the left is a landing stage or quay where we can just see a 2- ton crane.

Situated at the top of a steepish hill on the road from Heswall, the entrance to Beech Farm is on the right in our picture.

Today, after considerable localised replanting, there are over 2,000 acres of woodland in the vicinity, through which wander numerous walking and cycling trails all centred on Lake Delamere.

To its right is a fish and chip shop, which must rely on a good degree of passing trade.

The remote north Cornish coastal parish of Morwenstow is famous for Robert Stephen Hawker, the eccentric vicar, poet and writer. The Bush Inn is at Crosstown, just above the church.

Happily the façade of the old market has been kept, and is now a walkway to the High Street. Young's drapery shop next to it is now a bank.

Old England can still be found in villages like these, and even today Westleton is a delight to explore, with church and green and very particular ducks on the pond.

The cattle trough can be seen halfway up the left hand side of the photograph.

In 1901 the lady mayoress asked the Trustees if she could use the Gardens for entertainments for children from local workhouses, orphanages and charitable institutions, to celebrate the coronation

Before any building on the right, it was called Domans Meadow, and was the site of Bronco Bill's Circus in 1917. Camberley Football Club used to play there as well.

Abberley Hall is part of an estate dating back to the Norman Conquest, when King William gave it to his supporter Todeni. The present house, seen here, goes back only to 1845.

Leigh-on-Sea is high on the hill overlooking the Thames Estuary, just west of Southend.

Paddling in streams and pools on the beach was popular in Victorian times. Note the hats and long dresses.

This wild cliffscape midway between Branscombe and Beer was formed on a day in March 1790 when 10 acres of land tumbled towards the sea.

From Castle Hill we look down on the Esplanade, with the Beach Hotel in the middle distance.

This is one of the fine strong stone bridges spanning the River Ribble.

Royal Terrace with the Royal Hotel on the eastern corner can clearly be seen at the top of the cliffs. Boats are drawn up on the beach close to the promenade.

Langcliffe lies 1 mile to the north of Settle on the route towards the majestic Three Peaks. Industry in the village included candle making and paper production.

A mixture of architectural styles are on the left, including two old houses, the entrance archway to the old St Stephen's church and the south entrance to the Victoria Railway Station.

With its castle and town established by the Normans at the end of the 11th century, Ludlow was later to become a most important military base controlling the Welsh Marches (or borders).

Adderley was the scene of a feud between two local families, the Corbets and the Needhams, over fox-hunting.