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Down below, on what was once marsh land, and an area known as Duke's Fields, is not only the Manchester Ship Canal but the Waver Navigation Canal and the Runcorn Docks.

The buildings beside Sea Hill Lane are the Anchor Inn and Anchor Inn Cottage (left), Seatown House (centre) with its flag-pole, and thatched Seatown Farmhouse (right), which was known as Marsh's Farm.

This last chapter follows on geographically from where the fourth chapter finished, at Burgh le Marsh four miles west of Skegness.

The church, situated on high ground above the river Blyth, and known locally as 'the cathedral of the marshes', presents an imposing landmark.

The east end part of the quay faces northwards with views across the flat marshes to the sea beyond.

This is a detail of the chalet zone which sprang up behind the 1897-built Esplanade (right), between the waterworks and the Salt House on Pitfield Marsh (left).

Though the Broads are wild and empty places of sweeping skies and wind-blown marshes, the traveller by boat is never far from history.

This photograph was taken from Marsh Lane in Rowde.

The row of four whitewashed cottages in the foreground leads up to the Vicarage Lane turning on the right; the lane crosses the river about 200 yards north of the Overflow, a weir at Waterford Marsh.

The Lords, Bailiff and Jurats of Romney Marsh used to hold their annual lunch there, and turned a blind eye to any smuggling activities.

Jabez Goode was an interesting man who lived in Burgh le Marsh in Victorian times.

It closed in 1974, and is now known as Marsh House.

All Saints' Church looks out over the marshes by Church Farm, and stands at the west gates to the castle (not now the public entrance, which is from the Wartling Road).

Cliffe perches at the end of the long chalk ridges, overhanging the marshes of the Thames.

Slightly further west, and just one minute away from the town centre, the 300 acres of wet grassland that are Doxey marshes remain largely unspoiled.

Slightly further west, and just one minute away from the town centre, the 300 acres of wet grassland that are Doxey marshes remain largely unspoiled.

She was finally stranded on Thurnham Marshes, where she remained high and dry until the next spring tide, but visited by hundreds in the interim and much photographed.

Lympne is a very ancient place indeed, and stands on a hilly scarp overlooking Romney Marsh.

Next door to Macdonald the baker (right) are Evans Engineers, who successfully drained the marshes in 1867.

This ancient public house stands on the edge of level salt marshes that run for miles along this part of the coast, which is known for wildfowl and other bird life.

Marsh's stores and Ferring Motors' garage are on the opposite side of the road.

Cumbria by open expanses of moss and marsh.

Lots of Essex people can tell tales about getting lost on the marshes.

The houseboats also lined the banks as far south as Marsh Lock.