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It is now home of the main county offices, replacing the ancient capital, Cardigan, and the more recent administrative centre, Aberystwyth.

It is one of only a few churches in the county untouched by the Victorian restorers, and like many of the originals has only a bellcote and is painted white.

The direction sign points to the county town, 10 miles away, and there is the classic confection of village life - church, public house with a wall against which to lean your bicycle, and the bus stop

It was dismantled in 1959 and the parts were taken to County Oak, near Gatwick Airport, but have not been reassembled.

The County Lunatic Asylum was first built a little to the west of the town in 1820 to the design of the Plymouth architect John Foulstone.

The church of St Peter, in North Street, has a superb Norman doorway, possibly the best in the county (so the experts say), and the church has further Norman architecture inside.

Out of sight and beyond the bridge to the left is the new County Hall.

In private hands, it was leased be Charles Gray as the county jail in 1734, closing in 1835 following years of complaint about its revolting conditions.

Between the two are the county buildings, which occupy the site of the house in which the Gowrie conspiracy against James VI was hatched in 1600.

The town has acquired a popularity with Thomas Hardy fans, being the place where Tess of the D'Urbervilles finished her famous walk across the north of the county.

The River Nene flows through Northampton; it has been an important artery through the county for centuries.

Askham, four miles south of Penrith, is one of the most attractive villages in the former county of Westmorland, and Askham Bridge, spanning the River Lowther, is one of the most graceful structures

Much of the county is still largely agricultural. Along the rivers and the shoreline, there are still miles of sparsely-inhabited wilderness.

The splendid Norman tower of the Cathedral rises above the roofs of the county town, forming an important part of the city’s skyline.

Another inaccessible corner of the county, this is only a few miles from Plymouth, opposite the breakwater in Plymouth Sound.

Opened in 1929, the County High later became Abbey High and then, in 2002, Trinity High.

This is perhaps the most delightfully named village in the county. Here the River Mole cuts into the steep slope of Box Hill near the Burford Bridge Hotel.

Ransom Road 1890 This was built in 1857-59 by T C Hine and was also known as the County Lunatic Asylum.

Opened in June 1860, the Town Hall cost £3,505 to build, and provided space for the County Police Station, with cells and an exercise yard, a courtroom and council offices.

Rockingham stands on a steep hill above the River Welland; from the summit you can look out over five counties. Many picturesque thatched cottages and flintstone houses line the street.

The ruined monastery at Buildwas is the most complete of all such ruins in the county.

The higgledy-piggledy development of this small country market town which resulted from its unusual position on the county border of Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire until 1896 is evident in this overall

Oundle, best known for its public school, lies in the north-east corner of the county. It may have expanded somewhat over the years, but it still remains a compact market town.

Once again, having crossed the bridge, we are back in that area of Cheshire that was once part of Lancashire until the county boundary changes of 1974.