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In the foreground are cottages, some thatched, while in the distance are some more urban later houses of two and three full storeys.

The road deviates to the right here, to tackle the climb of 150 feet up The Strait and Steep Hill.

In 1791 Bognor was re-named Hothamton after Sir Richard Hotham, whose intention was to change the village into 'a desirable sea-bathing resort' for those of the nobility and gentry wishing to avoid the

The Lickey Hills were declared a royal hunting forest in the 11th century, but they were sold by the Crown to the Earl of Plymouth in 1682.

As the highest town in Oxfordshire, Chipping Norton must have been reached only after a struggle in the days of horse-drawn travel.

This delightful group of contrasting buildings clusters along the river valley, with the church on higher ground to the north. The Eight Bells (left) closed in the 1980s and is now Peal House.

Nearby lies the churchyard; here we can find the grave of James Parker, who was brutally murdered outside the village in 1886.

A busy parade of shops with distinctive gables line the road at this point. Several prams can be seen outside, and a child rides happily on the pavement on a tricycle.

Development came to Burnt Oak in the early 1920s with the arrival of the Northern Line.

Moving further east along Main Street, we reach the junction with New Inn Lane on the right.

Further north along the High Street, the photographer looks past the junction with Vicarage Street past a jumble of piecemeal development, mostly late 19th-century small shops.

Five bridges step over the Windrush in Bourton before it flows on downstream to the village that bears its name, and then to Barrington, Burford and Witney to join the Thames.

The late Norman church of St Andrew was greatly altered in the 15th century. To stand in the nave is like being inside a lantern as light floods in through the large Perpendicular windows.

18th-century cottages in Main Street at West Lulworth, looking westwards from the wide triangle of highway and grass beside the Castle Inn.

The chalet bungalows lie between Stoborough Heath and the tidal estuary of the River Frome.

Alfriston's much-loved High Street and two of its famous hostelries is little changed today.

It is the oldest building in Corby, parts of it dating to the 12th century. Built of local limestone, it faces what is a now a busy dual carriageway.

One mile south of Newlyn, Mousehole's medieval harbour drains completely at low water.

Beyond the still- functioning railway station, the lane reverts to its pre-railway name of Stoke Lane, and heads for the Trent between an avenue of fine Lombardy poplars.

Part of the hedge is now railings, but the row of Lombardy poplars survive, now more mature, and so does the plane tree (right).

Not only did New Brighton attract vast numbers of visitors from Liverpool and Lancashire, but also hawkers too.

Ogmore lies two miles to the south-west of Bridgend.

The eastern part of the village is more modern. Bramley Road to the south has an avenue of horse chestnut trees.

In this splendid picture we can see a number of half-timbered buildings, including Wyle Cop Store, Dale & Sons, and the Nag's Head.