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The Village 1901 This tiny, attractive hamlet close to the great manor house of Ightham Mote has one small shop, the Plough Inn selling beers brewed at Westerham near the county border, and

A line of mainly 18th- and 19th-century cottages line the banks of the mighty River Tees at Croft-on-Tees, a small settlement to the south of Darlington and very close to the borders of County Durham.

The county border is not far away. Many of the farms in the parish date back over 800 years, and there are a number of picturesque cottages.

This was carved from solid oak, representing the border battle of that name which took place in 1388.

Highcliffe was well and truly within the county of Hampshire until the latter half of the 20th century, and it remains close to the Hampshire border. As

The embankment borders a curve of the river and is a mile-and-a-quarter long. Nottingham folk have been coming here to relax and stroll under the trees for over a century.

The lovely ruins of the early 13th-century abbey - in the tranquil valley of the river Teiser on the Kent/Sussex bor- der - are shown in this picture in their Victorian ivy-clad state.

Situated on the Cambridgeshire border with Bedfordshire, Gamlingay was once a thriving market town.

Sitting right on the English/Welsh border, Oswestry has always served as a market centre for a wide area extending well into central Wales. Even today, the Welsh language can sometimes be heard here.

Halstock is a large village close to Dorset's border with Somerset.

Fernhurst lies due north of Midhurst in rolling, wooded border country near the Surrey town of Haslemere.

The Forest now begins some distance away, though its heathlands still border the town.

The Castle is situated in a strong defensive position, bordered on three sides by the tidal reaches of the Haven, and its landward side protected by a ditch.

The thatched roof has an unusual border above the edge, which reflects the pattern of the ridge. An early tractor stands in the yard.

With its castle and town established by the Normans at the end of the 11th century, Ludlow was later to become a most important military base controlling the Welsh Marches (or borders).

This large village, just off the ancient Roman Road of Dere Street, later the Great North Road and the A1, lies near the Durham border west of Darlington.

Located in the border country between West and East Sussex, Keymer (or Kymer as it used to be known) has been held by some of the country's richest and most influential families over the centuries.

Ticehurst is an old Roman habitation near the Kent border.

Ascot, close to the Surrey border and situated in a wooded corner of the county that was once part of the ancient Windsor Forest, has a strong suburban feel to it, with an abundance of Edwardian

Ascot, close to the Surrey border and situated in a wooded corner of the county that was once part of the ancient Windsor Forest, has a strong suburban feel to it, with an abundance of Edwardian

Lamberhurst sits in rolling downland in the beautiful Teise valley close to the border with Sussex, surrounded by orchards and hop gardens. The main road is a lot quieter here than it is today.

Standing high in the Pennines on Yorkshire's border with Lancashire, Ripponden has been an important settlement on the River Ryburn, but made its name from the wool trade in the 19th century and before

The village lies in the far west of the county, close to the Wiltshire border.

The hop fields of the Kent/Sussex border have decreased in recent years; modern oast houses are square boxes.