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The Church of St Lawrence at Willington, Bedfordshire - Taken on 27-12-05

Willington (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction S)

Willington lies on the south east outskirts of Bedford, it is most notable for its Dovecote, an oblong structure with nesting chambers and several stepped gables. Its stables are.....

Bedford River Scene

Bedford (71 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction S)

Bedford is the historic County town of Bedfordshire with a beautiful riverside setting on the great River Ouse. John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim's has strong associations with this town...

Bedford Road roundabout, Sandy.

Sandy (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction SE)

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Elstow Abbey Church. Elstow, Bedfordshire

Elstow (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction S)

Elstow's fine Moot Hall is a building of 1500, this is a medieval market hall which is open to the public, it houses a collection illustrating John Bunyan's life and times...

St Ives, Cambridgeshire. The famous chapel on the bridge

St Ives (59 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction E)

This attractive market town has one of the most highly picturesque river bridges in the country. The bridge dates to the 15th century and is famous for the chapel in its centre bay, it is one of only four medieval bridge chapel's surviving in England...

Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction N)

The lantern tower of the Church of St. Mary and All Saints at Fotheringhay shines through the deepening shadows of the great trees that frame it, shadows matched in darkness by those less visible that haunt the village where the final tragedy of Mary, Queen of Scots was enacted...

Olney, Buckinghamshire

Olney (62 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction SW)

Amongst other things the small town of Olney in Buckinghamshire is famous for its hymns - Amazing Grace was one of the so-called Olney Hymns written by the rector John Newton, and William Cowper, the poet...

Old Warden, Bedfordshire

Old Warden (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction S)

Old Warden is a sleepy Bedfordshire village with pretty honey-coloured thatched cottages and a wealth of other interesting buildings...

Apethorpe, Northamptonshire, one May day in 2005

Apethorpe (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction N)

Apethorpe is a small, picturesque, East Northamptonshire village, a mile and a half from Kings Cliffe. St Leonard is an attractive looking church in a nice setting. Trees.....

All Saints Church

Rushton (13 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction NW)

The picturesque village of Rushton set between Desborough and Rothwell is famous for the Rushton Triangular Lodge built in 1593 by Roman Catholic Sir Thomas Tresham to symbolise the Holy Trinity...

Squires hill just off the High street, Rothwell, Northamptonshire

Rothwell (15 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (18.2 miles, 29.2 km, direction NW)

Interesting market town, with a long history, its market charter was granted in 1204...

Clophill village green, Bedfordshire

Clophill (8 Pictures)

in the county of Bedfordshire (19.5 miles, 31.3 km, direction S)

A village surrounded by woodlands and famous for the art of straw plaiting used to make straw boater hats. Legend has it that Dick Turpin stopped here on his famous ride to York......

A picture of Ampthill

Ampthill (13 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (19.5 miles, 31.3 km, direction S)

The lovely town of Ampthill lies sheltered by hills in the sandstone belt of Bedfordshire...

By the Lake

Peterborough (143 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (19.5 miles, 31.4 km, direction N)

The magic of Peterborough lies in the richness of its beautiful Cathedral. It is a glorious historical treasure house, it is unique and quite beyond compare...

Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

Newport Pagnell (20 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (20.1 miles, 32.4 km, direction SW)

Visitors here can find plenty to interest them, the town has the worlds oldest iron-bridge still in use for motorised traffic...

Wrest House, Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Silsoe (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (20.7 miles, 33.4 km, direction S)

Silsoe is mostly noted for Wrest Park, a mansion in French Chateaux style which was the home of the de Grey family...

Sixfields

Northampton (161 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (21.2 miles, 34.1 km, direction W)

The landscape of Northampton is dotted with reminders of its illustrious history. Despite the great fire of 1675 when much of Northampton was destroyed, it was rebuilt in such a.....

Flag Fen Bronze and Iron Age Centre at Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire

Whittlesey (17 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (21.2 miles, 34.1 km, direction NE)

Whittlesey is an old area of Cambridge, it is mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086...

Church near Ashwell

Ashwell (30 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (21.5 miles, 34.6 km, direction SE)

Ashwell embodies some of the finest domestic architecture in England, here in this well preserved village, at a glance you get a pleasurable insight as to what England was like in the 16th and 17th-centuries...

Bisbrooke Church, Rutland - Completely re-built 1871. Tower built 1914. Grade II listed.

Bisbrooke (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Rutland (22.6 miles, 36.4 km, direction NW)

Bisbrooke lies amidst a landscape of gentle hills dotted with rolling farmlands, rivers, reservoirs and woodland...

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Lyveden New Bield

Lyveden New Bield (33 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction NW)

This magnificent ruin is a rare romantic survival from the great Elizabethan period. The landscape on which the relic of this.....

Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire

Houghton Mill (18 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction E)

Houghton is a beautifully restored water mill from the 17th century. It can be found in the delightful village of Houghton,.....

Tree in the park

Wicksteed Park (8 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction W)

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Castle Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Castle Ashby House (4 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.7 km, direction SW)

The magnificent building of Castle Ashby House is guarded by a pair of splendid 18th-century wrought iron gates. The castle was.....

DH 89A Dragon Rapide Old Warden (pleasure flights)

The Shuttleworth Collection (48 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.2 km, direction S)

The Shuttleworth Collection - a unique flying collection showcasing the first one hundred years of flight. This unique collection.....

A sunny winter December 17th 2006 at Shuttleworth House, Bedfordshire

Shuttleworth House (3 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.2 km, direction S)

coming soon email: collection@shuttleworth.org http://www.shuttleworthcollection.co.uk/..

Swiss Garden, Old Warden, Bedfordshire - October 2005

The Swiss Garden (29 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.7 km, direction S)

These glorious gardens, laid out in the early part of the 19th century, fully embrace the romanticism of the era. The fashion at.....

Deene Park, Corby, Northamptonshire

Deene Park (5 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction NW)

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Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.4 km, direction NW)

Looking around the romantic ruin of Kirby Hall it is easy to imagine the splendour of an age when romance was all, and great.....

Rushton Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire

Rushton Triangular Lodge (9 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.4 km, direction NW)

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Billing Aquadrome in Great Billing, Northamptonshire

Billing Aquadrome (2 Pictures)

(17.9 miles, 28.7 km, direction W)

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Sunset in April at Rowney Warren, Nr Chicksands, Shefford, Beds

Rowney Warren (1 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction S)

Rowney Warren is a lively woodland managed jointly by the Southill Estate and the Forestry Commission. The wood is predominantly.....

Nene Park (Ferry Meadows Country Park) Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

Ferry Meadows Country Park (47 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction N)

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A picture of Houghton House

Houghton House (24 Pictures)

(18.8 miles, 30.2 km, direction S)

Houghton House is a 3 story stately home built by Lady Pembroke in 1621. Houghton is reputedly the model for "House Beautiful" in.....

View from Rockingham Castle, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(19.2 miles, 30.9 km, direction NW)

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Rockingham Castle Gardens, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(19.4 miles, 31.2 km, direction NW)

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Wimpole Hall in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Wimpole Hall (44 Pictures)

(19.4 miles, 31.2 km, direction SE)

Cambridgeshire's largest and grandest Georgian mansion, set in a fine wooded park, complete with folly, Chinese bridge and lake..

The Museum, Abington Park, Northampton

Abington Park Museum (10 Pictures)

(19.6 miles, 31.5 km, direction W)

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Cainhoe Castle, Clophill, Bedfordshire.

Cainhoe Castle (2 Pictures)

(19.7 miles, 31.7 km, direction S)

The remains of a late 11th or early 12th century motte and bailey castle with three baileys. Cainhoe castle was probably occupied.....

Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Peterborough Cathedral (68 Pictures)

(19.8 miles, 31.8 km, direction N)

The magnificent cathedral church in Peterborough was given cathedral status by Henry VIII in 1541. Formerly it had been one of.....


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