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East Cliff 1890 Hastings had been one of the medieval Cinque Ports, and it remained a major fishing port until relatively recently.

This little village stands on the edge of a cove in the chalk cliffs of South Foreland, where the road drops steeply down to St Margaret's Bay; it clusters around an impressive Norman church, built around

It grew both in physical size - occupying a rabbit warren of connected shops on the corner of Cattle Market and Market Street - and in its range of goods.

Much of the woollen industry, by which Cirencester prospered, was organised by the monks of the great abbey which was completed during the reign of Henry II.

Emmanuel College was originally the site of a Dominican friary. After the dissolution came a short period of disuse before Sir Walter Mildmay restored parts of the friary for use as a college.

This is a typical wool village of the region.

Dedicated to Wisbech's most famous son, Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846): one of the key figures in the movement for the abolition of the slave trade in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The bridge was built to designs by Alexander Galloway, Rector of Kinkell, started in 1521 and widened by John Smith, 1840. The upstream facings were removed and replaced on the widened structure.

Wheeled bathing machines at the water's edge preserve the modesty of Victorian swimmers so none can be seen braving the waters.

Dinas Powis Tennis Club was founded in 1901, thanks to the generosity of General Lee as Lord of the Manor. Premises were amicably shared with the Bowls Club.

Beyond the headland, the intrusion of industrial Cardiff into this view illustrates just how close the large docks were – albeit as the crow flies.

This village is just one mile from Boston Spa and even less from the Great North Road.

The village is named after five ash trees on the green. Twits Gill was once the home of Sir Austen Chamberlain, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1903 and Foreign Secretary in the 1920s.

It was built in 1472, and its 140ft-high tower, richly decorated with sculptured ornamentation, is traditionally listed as one of the 'seven wonders of Wales'.

Another view of this central shopping area, demonstrating the planners' clear intention to incorporate greenery in the shape of existing trees, and the flower boxes on the central island reservation.

The magnificent St Mary Redcliffe owes much to the generosity of William Canynge the elder (died 1396), and his grandson William Canynge the younger (1394?-1474).

Around 1955 these three shops provided locals with all manner of things; meat, groceries, sweets, cigarettes, toys and hardware; there was even a lending library.

By the 1860s Bollington was thriving, but during the American Civil War the cotton towns of Lancashire, east Cheshire and north Derbyshire felt the effects of the Federal blockade of Confederate ports.

Past Cliveden is one of the most beautiful stretches of the Thames with its tree-clad river cliffs.

A large number of country houses, many of which were called castles by their owners, have either been demolished or are shadows of their former selves.

The wooden plaque above the door of the cottage on the right proclaims it as John Bunyan's home.

On the right hand side of the High Street is the White Hart Inn. It was probably here that the Duke of Monmouth was brought as a prisoner following the crushing of his rebellion in 1685.

St Luke's Church would appear to be made of stone and brick, but in fact the main body of the church is timber, encased in brick outside and plaster within.

It was once said of the village that 'Puddington is singularly quiet; it is so quiet that it has never yet reached the fame of a picture postcard'.