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In this view the family businesses of Hargrave's the butcher's (right) and Trott's the greengrocer's next door are still in business, though not for much longer.

Lucy Maria Wood Boston, born in December 1892, bought the building in 1939 and spent two years restoring it.

Founded in the 12th century, the hospital of St John Baptist offered temporary relief to poor wayfarers and relief to the sick and poor of the city.

Situated between the River Thames and Quarry Woods, made famous in Kenneth Grahame's 'The Wind in the Willows', Bisham is one of Berkshire's most historic villages.

In the 1920s and 1930s, Ashtead expanded northwards towards Ashtead Common.

By the 20th century, Goudhurst has quietened down considerably compared to earlier times, when the iron smelting and cloth making industries were at their peak.

Although the Broad is well wooded, this is a typical quiet creek, fringed with reed, fen sedge, and a multitude of plants which attract birds, butterflies and insects.

Hollands Wood is close to the village, and here there are pleasant ponds. There are attractive cottages in Brockenhurst, and some are thatched.

South of the A39, we climb from lush pastures towards Exmoor and the well-wooded Holnicote Estate and Dunkery Hill, much of which are owned by the National Trust.

The church of St John the Baptist is mainly 13th-century and has a wood-shingled broach spire. The village has many historic houses.

The original church was probably built by the Danes, and St Michan is likely to have been a Danish saint. The organ, which dates from 1724, is said to have been played by Handel.

Situated between the River Thames and Quarry Woods, made famous in Kenneth Grahame's 'The Wind in the Willows', Bisham is one of Berkshire's most historic villages.

A hint of the heavily-wooded banks of the Brun can be seen on the left of this picture.

Mr Burden's shop and Post Office is the centre of village life. Here we see the local bobby returning to his beat—his cycle is parked under the signpost.

Next to the car park of the Crown public house on the right, the creeper-covered cottage advertises the services of the local coal and coke merchant J W Roberts.

We are looking south from Lower Gatesgarth.The pines of Crag Wood are prominent in the centre of the photograph, while the slopes of Dodd sweep up the lake shore beyond.

The stone platform on the left has a memorial plaque on it to the Misses Pilkington, whose efforts in the 1940s ensured the Wizard Woods were saved from development and handed over to the National

This is the centre of this secluded little hamlet tucked away on the north side of Hurt Wood, with its modest stone war memorial isolated on a triangular green, opposite the village shop and post office

Webber's Post 1923 From near Luccombe the road climbs through Horner Woods to Webber's Post on Luccombe Hill and onto the wildest parts of Exmoor.

Temple Newsam was bought by Leeds Corporation in 1922 from Edward Wood, the future Lord Halifax.

This popular seaside resort sits in a wide sweep of bay on the north coast, with wooded hills behind the promenade, which fronts miles of safe sandy beach.

This area was connected with the iron industry.The church has a Tudor doorway and a Norman piscina on a carved pillar.Thomas Turner, who lived in the village in the mid-18th century, left an important

This is a fine example of Bridport`s eastern countryside, with the Dorset Downs falling away into the Marshwood Vale (far left) from the heights of Eggardon Hill and woods of Knowle Hill (left), in

Set in remote and well-wooded rolling countryside west of and utterly remote from Crawley, Rusper has a gently curving main street with many good houses and cottages.