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In AD910 Tettenhall was the scene of one of the most important battles in English history. It was here that Edward the Elder of Wessex defeated the Danes. The battle marked a turning point.

This is part of the marvellous system which by 1933 comprised the Grand Junction or Union Canal, linking the Thames with the Midland canal system, and providing a direct waterway link between London

Finedon has had a market charter since at least 1294 and the older part of the town, pictured here, lies at the west end.

This end of a narrow valley at the foot of a steep hill has been a popular seaside resort for many years. It also had nearby coal-pits, which transported some of their coal from the beach here.

The man seen pushing off from the shore here, his sizeable skiff equipped with both sails and outboard engine, is no fisherman.

There have been race meetings in Doncaster since 1600, but it was the St Leger of 1776 that put the town on the racing calendar.

With a beautifully attired young lady at its centre, this photograph brilliantly captures the fin de siecle elegance of the seafront.

From the Bridge 1899 A town when the Domesday Book was compiled, and a settled place as far back as the 7th century, Fordwich was a flourishing port on the River Stour for Canterbury when the river was

Ripon Cathedral stands on the site of the Saxon abbey church of St Wilfrid, of which this crypt still remains. It dates from about 672, and is one of the oldest Christian survivals in England.

The church is built in various architectural styles, and is often regarded as a textbook example of how an English parish church has been extended and altered between Saxon and medieval times

Dominating this view is the classical portico of the London Pavilion, one wing of which was occupied by the Piccadilly Restaurant. Here the well-heeled flocked to dine.

Hove, a small fishing village west of Brighton, developed slowly from the mid 19th century onwards. As at Brighton, large areas of working class housing arose away from the sea front.

It was a small and sleepy Sussex village, until then remote in the rolling landscape of the western Weald, a landscape of small dense hedged fields and oak trees.

Middleham was once a major market town, but it is famous for two things: the training of racehorses, and its castle, home to Richard III.

A steep lane climbs up round the edge of the castle. This picture gives us an idea of the impressive appearance of the 12th-century keep.

These caves, in the south face of Chudleigh Rock, were used in prehistoric times.

Embowered in trees, this modest building typical of the Baptist faith stands on land mentioned in the Domesday Book.

On the left side of Ceylon House is the post office and to the right the grocer's and provision's shop, both run by William Lowrey. Today both businesses are in the right half of the building.

This is possibly based on the arms of the Echingham family, patrons of the church between 1424 and 1527. The grandfather of Horatio Nelson was parson here from 1714 to 1730.

Amidst the Cowholm marshes are the scanty ruins of St Benet's Abbey, founded by Canute.

We are east of Bognor Regis.The poet William Blake lived in the village for four years.The medieval church of St Mary can be seen in the background of the picture.

The village of Wyke Regis is now a suburb of Weymouth.

It contains a number of statues of prominent men of Bradford, which became a city in the year of this photograph. The Wool Exchange is now sympathetically restored to a well-stocked book shop.

This is the rear view of the Saracen's Head pub; from c1900 to c1930 it was run by Miss Florence Glass, the third generation of her family at the pub since c1850.