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The church is close to the main road and vulnerable to vandalism, so access is rarely easy; but the interior, whilst not of breathtaking interest, is worth seeing.

This view on the Stainby Road, with the houses on the left fronting onto the High Street, which runs left from the signpost, hardly does justice to this large and attractive village in whose part-Norman

In more recent years the village has been the annual venue for a very popular half-marathon road race.

large building to the left behind the Castle Tavern is the Methodist chapel in Ryder's Wynd, replacing an earlier chapel nearby, and superseded by the present Methodist church in Queens Road

This is still the main road, though its cobbles have been obscured by tarmac.

Even the road sweeper has momentarily stopped work. Beyond the houses, across the fields, the roofs of Ashford can be seen.

The old Post Office is now a house and the front gardens have been lost owing to the widening of the very busy road.

Imagine the road rage if there were such obstructions today.

South of Redhill, east of the A23 Brighton Road and west of the M23 motorway, Salfords has avoided much of the development that has affected less isolated parts of this area.

A new road bypassed the village, and it has reverted back to its secluded charms. Its church, dedicated to St Edmund the Martyr, was built in the 12th century.

Just off the main road through unspoilt Bilsdale is the northern part of the village of Chop Gate. Bilsdale Hall is hidden behind the trees (centre).

As the road approaches the level crossing, we can see a signal box and a foot bridge - in recent years the signal box has been demolished.

In 1987, despite vigorous opposition, the gates were moved a few hundred yards to the left to make way for the access road to the new Ken Marriott Sports Centre.

Again a much-changed view, this time looking into The Turnpike from Manor Road.

Underneath this main road flows a stream that rises from a spring under the church of the Holy Rood, built in the 12th century.

The sign in the foreground points to the Army's Central Ammunitions Depot in Bramley Road, which eventually shut in the 1970s.

The front doorsteps at the house on the left lead on to the road - not user-friendly, perhaps.In the distance we can see the spire of St Nicholas's Church; nside, the church has no aisles.

Across the road is Monks Corner, a reminder that the church once belonged to the priory at Bruton. Adjoining this is Crown Lane, named after the Crown Inn, which was demolished in 1984.

The old Automobile Association cast-iron signpost standing at this former major road junction has long since gone. On the left we can see Barclay's Bank, on the corner of Cricklade Street.

His brand new Volvo once rolled, driverless, across Blandford Road and into Pardy's Hill, coming to rest harmlessly against the tree (centre).

Sir Arthur Wellesley, later the Duke of Wellington, lived in Castle Road in 1808, and later at Walmer Castle as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, where he died in 1852.

The road is now partly pedestrianised, and leads to the Market Place and the 1851 Town Hall, which was originally built as the corn exchange.

It is sign of the times that the children were safe to play in the road, although Staverton still offers a fairly quiet environment with little traffic.

Romanesque Italy arrived in Susans Road, Eastbourne, with this remarkable church in yellow and red brick and terracotta funded by a great-niece of the Duke of Wellington, Lady Victoria Wellesley, and