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Described as 'Robin Hood's village', Edwinstowe lies south of the Sherwood Forest Country Park.

Washington is on the main London to Worthing Road at the foot of the Downs.There are fine views of Chanctonbury Ring, a ring of beech trees planted on the site of an Iron Age hill fort 800 feet up

Westwards from Folkestone, and now linked to it as a suburb, Sandgate shared in the popularity of its neighbour as a seaside resort around the turn of the century.

These timber-clad cottages, standing at the foot of the white cliffs, are part of a small community which developed both as a bathing resort and as a residential quarter in the closing years

The priory was founded by William Marshall, the Earl of Pembroke, and it was never to be promoted to the status of abbey.

This photograph is a peaceful distant view of the remains of the ancient Guisborough Priory, which flourished, but with various setbacks, in the period 1120-1538.

Ducks sometimes swim on the river flowing through this charming village, which used to be renowned for truffle hunting.

The compact market place on the north side of the town is enhanced by its octagonal timber market cross, built in 1903 in celebration of Edward VII's coronation to replace a stone Gothic cross of 1826.

The manor or honour of Tottington covered 15 square miles, and was awarded to General George Monck (1608-70) for services to the Crown.

Pitsea lies to the north of Bowers Marshes.

The unchanging beauty of the Winster Valley, with its meadows, rolling hillsides, dry stone walls and scattered dwellings, is entirely typical of the soft countryside of the southern fringe

We can see a mixture of residential and commercial premises here.

A variety of impressive cars have parked, possibly marking the advent of day trippers, which Ogilvie did not really want.

On a steep hillside commanding views of the Weald, north-west of Ashford, this charming village was near the seat of the Dering family at the now-vanished Surrenden Dering a mile away.

At the turn of the century, Felixstowe was at the height of its popularity as a seaside resort, with its south-facing beach.

The island of Iona, near Mull off the west coast of Scotland, is known as the cradle of Scottish Christianity or 'The Mecca of Gael'. St Columba built his monastery here in AD563.

Over the years there have been a variety of spellings of the name Hemel Hempstead.

By contrast, Argyle Street, belonging to a previous generation of building, had no green spaces at all, and the solitary tree that towered over the tenements of Sandyford is believed to have begun

Situated on a rocky site at the entrance to the Sound of Mull, the Maclean fortress of Duart dates from the 13th century with 16th- and 17th-century additions.

Often referred to as 'the Alpine village' because of its sylvan setting at the head of a wooded valley, the cluster of houses known as Hutton Village dates from the mid 19th century, when Mr Thomas

As we see here, the large stone gateposts were left standing for a number of years before being removed to give the area in front of the church a more open look.

On the left, peeping through the trees, are the white gables of the Old Rectory; in the foreground are the meadows skirting the River Ash which were part of the grounds of the Bishop of London's palace

Edgbaston is the most famous of all Birmingham's suburbs.

The chancel of St Andrew's was restored in 1883, when all the stonework was renewed, but retaining the 14th-century detail of the windows.