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Historic Towns & Picturesque Villages

In Memorium
© Geoff Stamp (view gallery)
The Chapel of Bell Road Cemetery in Sittingbourne.

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Broadway Tower, Cotswolds, UK
© Mike Franklin (view gallery)

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Take Notice
© Sarah Dawson (view gallery)
A picture of the Bell Inn taken in Staplehurst in the snow on Monday - it's the sign on the opposite side of the road that always catches my eye, it says: TAKE NOTICE that if any obstruction or inconvenience be occasioned to Foot Passengers by the loitering of Persons on the Pavement leading to the Church, or any annoyance whatever be offered to those who are going to or from Church, the Parish Officers are instructed to Summon the Offenders before a Magistrate that - they may be punished as the Law directs.

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Foreboding
© Neil Willan (view gallery)
Church Lane leading to Whitby Abbey. The Abbey and town gave inspiration to Bram Stoker in writing his book Dracula.

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The Darland Valley, North Kent
© John Ware (view gallery)
This peaceful valley lies between the suburbs of Rainham and Chatham.

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Aylesford Priory pond
© David Wigham (view gallery)
Perhaps this view of Aylesford Priory pond would make a good jigsaw puzzle

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Looking at the Stones
© Nick Chillingworth Lrps (view gallery)
I caught this scene in the Churchyard at Stone in Oxney and was quite pleased with the simple result.

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Shillingstone in Dorset
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
October 2010, Cookwell Brook, Shillingstone.The threat of rain to end the day. 'Time to close the gate and head in doors'.

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Centre Parcs morning rays
© Karen Lawson (view gallery)
Entrance to Longleat Forest Centre Parcs near Warminster

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Bridge and Reflections
© Bill Swan (view gallery)
When you walk through this village there are hidden assets... I found this bridge stretching between two gardens... I had to go off the beaten track to find it...A light mist added to the mystique..... but I thought it was worth it

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Fiddleford Mill in Dorset
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
Stable and mounting steps, the mill yard, Fiddleford.

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Canterbury
© John Dyson (view gallery)

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Small Waterfall
© Trevor Sims (view gallery)
Small waterfall in the village.

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Chartwell House Lake
© Ian Dinmore (view gallery)
Chartwell was the family home of Sir Winston Churchill from 1922 until his death in 1965. The house is situated 2 miles south of Westerham in Kent off the B2026 road. Churchill loved the house, especially the view over the Weald of Kent. He modernised the originally rather gloomy Victorian mansion by adding a garden wing consisting of three large and attractive rooms. Churchill's wife Clementine made her contribution by choosing the comfortable furniture and floral chintz curtains. The estate consisting of 80 acres gave Winston the peace and tranquility that he loved. He relaxed by painting in the garden or in his studio and by transforming the grounds with new lakes, and robust brick walls built with his own hands.The Chart Well which rises on the western boundary of the site fed the existing lake and gave the estate its name. During Churchill's first five years at Chartwell he was Chancellor of the Exchequer, this was followed by what has become known as his wilderness years in the 1930's when he was out of office and did much of his writing to keep the family finances afloat.

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Skeltons Tower
© Paul Wood (view gallery)
This was built by the reverend Skelton who I believe built it as a follie for him to use as a place to read and to write

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Pub Photo - Waggon & Horses, Wiltshire
© theloveofdanes (view gallery)
One morning my dad and I got up early and drove about taking photos...Beckhampton, Marlborough, Wiltshire

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Temple at Stourhead, Wilts
© John Ware (view gallery)
This was used as the location of the final scenes of the recent film of 'Pride and Predjudice'.

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Film making at Lacock, Wiltshire
© Paul Hilton (view gallery)

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Chilham Castle, Kent. View from the terrace
© John Ware (view gallery)
The view from Chilham Castle, looking over the Stour Valley.

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In Memorium 2
© Geoff Stamp (view gallery)
Another view of the Chapel at Bell Road Cemetery in Sittingbourne, opened in 1861.

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Ghostly tree
© Karen Lawson (view gallery)
Taken at Shearwater Lakes near Warminster, around one of many walks you encounter there

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Blooming lovely.
© Adam Swaine (view gallery)

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Stourton in Wiltshire
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
The many different species of trees and shrubs give contrasting, colourful displays in Autumn.

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Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
A view over the River Avon towards Limpley Stoke from the towpath of the Kennet and Avon Canal.

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The new, modern kitchen at Skipton Castle
© Ruth Gregory (view gallery)
Dates from the 18th century, so the castle itself was aready 700 years old when this

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The Mystical Well House, Hollinshead Hall, Tockholes, Lancashire.
© Nicholas. R. Taylor. (view gallery)

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The village stocks, Glympton, Oxfordshire.
© Tony Tooth (view gallery)

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The Pilgrim Steps
© David Wigham (view gallery)

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A picture of Salisbury Cathedral
© Iain Webber (view gallery)

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Castle Combe windowbox
© Ian Aufflick (view gallery)

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The Altisadora pub, Bishop Burton, East Riding of Yorkshire
© Andy Edwards (view gallery)
Seen from across the village pond.

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Winter in Kent
© Sandra Thompson (view gallery)
A stunning Yeomans cottage taken in East Malling, Kent during winter

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Hever Castle, Hever, Kent
© Eric Heijmans (view gallery)

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Castle view at night.
© James Carter (view gallery)
This is one of the last remaining cobbled areas of Leicester and the remaining Old Castle wall entrance.

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Stour Valley Summer
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
Evening sunlight next to Cookwell Brook. Cookwell is a small area of the village of Shillingstone, which takes it's name from the brook which flows through the northern end of village before entering the River Stour.

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Iford Manor Gardens
© Rob Faleer (view gallery)

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Church and Coronation Gardens, Waddington, Lancashire
© Brian Dugdale (view gallery)

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Gravesite and Church in Rudloe, Wiltshire
© theloveofdanes (view gallery)
The same photo but I changed the colouring, I do think very eerie.

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Box, Wiltshire
© theloveofdanes (view gallery)
Took this one early morning in Box, Wiltshire, thought it came out very good and we are happy with how eerie it looks.

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Oxenwood
© Paul Bainbridge (view gallery)

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The old Yarn Market in the medieval village of Dunster in Somerset.
© Gill Deadman (view gallery)

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Malmesbury, Wiltshire
© Paul Hilton (view gallery)
The altar of Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire.

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Old Roman Bridge
© Bill Swan (view gallery)
Can be seen on the way out of the village.....got its name because the ghost of an old Roman Soldier has been seen guarding the bridge

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The village of Bonsall in Derbyshire
© John Wright (view gallery)

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Ruins of Wardour Castle
© Rafal Bartkowiak (view gallery)
Wardour Castle is located near Tisbury in the English county of Wiltshire, about 15 miles (24 km) west of Salisbury. The original castle was partially destroyed during the Civil War. It is managed by English Heritage who have designated it as a grade I listed building and is open to the public. Description from Wikipedia.

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Slaidburn
© Sue Bristo (view gallery)
In the village of Slaidburn, in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire.

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Bradford on Avon
© Paul Bainbridge (view gallery)

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A picture of Hallaton
© Stephen Nunney (view gallery)
Hallaton Buttercross. The Buttercross in the centre of the village was the place from which butter was sold in older days.

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Cholmondeley Castle Temple Garden
© Andy Easthope (view gallery)

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Corfe Castle in Dorset
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
The Greyhound Inn is situated in the square in front of the Castle grounds.

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Inside the Well House, Tockholes, Lancashire. A rather eerie tourist attraction.
© Nicholas. R. Taylor. (view gallery)

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A picture of Tockholes
© Nicholas. R. Taylor. (view gallery)
The Mystical Well House, Tockholes, Lancashire. The only surviving building at Hollinshead Hall. Legend has it six ghostly figures frequent this building.

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Thatched Timbered Cottage
© Jez Taylor (view gallery)

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Haunted walkway
© Jason T (view gallery)
Haunted walkway. Tamworth Castle, Tamworth, Staffordshire.

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Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset
© Lauren Daniells (view gallery)

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Shanklin cottages
© Bpeters (view gallery)

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Stourton in Wiltshire
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
October 2010, Stourton. A series of Autumn pictures.

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Book
© Mark Corby (view gallery)
The famous haunted book at Leicester Guildhall Museum Museum staff have come in in the morning to find the pages turned and the book moved. If you visit the place it has a real atmosphere of old times and important decisions being made there. You can feel it as soon as you enter.

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Traitor's Gate in the Tower of London
© Linda Wright (view gallery)
This is the Traitor's Gate in the Tower of London

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Thatched homes in the village of Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire
© Grace Lambiotte (view gallery)

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Village Green, East Dean
© Charmaine Mcinnis (view gallery)
According to the plaque on the house to the left, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective and Beekeeper retired there 1903-1917

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Chilmark in Wiltshire
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
Looking down on part of the village through the Church Lychgate.

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The Rufus Stone in the New Forest, Hampshire.
© James Barr (view gallery)
Near Minstead in the New Forest stands the Rufus Stone marking the site where William Rufus, (William II) met his untimely death. On August 2nd 1100 William was part of a hunting party in the New Forest and at one point found himself alone with Sir Walter Tyrrell. It is said an arrow fired by Tyrrell at a stag, glanced off an oak tree and struck Rufus “on the breast of which he instantly died”. Whether the killing was accidental or murder remains a mystery. Tyrrell fled abroad but apparently washed the blood from his hands at a pond in nearby Castle Malwood which subsequently was said to turn red, each year on the anniversary. After the incident the Kings lifeless body was placed onto the cart of a local charcoal burner named Purkiss and transported to Winchester for burial. As the cart moved along the rough country tracks it left a trail of blood which the ghost of Rufus follows each year on the anniversary of his sudden death.

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A side room?
© Peter Evans (view gallery)

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A row of cottages, Ashwell, Hertfordshire
© Diana Arnold (view gallery)

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Once productive but now derelict.
© Peter Evans (view gallery)
Derelict it may be, but on a warm September day standing in the peaceful village, it is a great place for reflecting on our modern hectic lifestyle.

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Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
© Jan Vanhentenrijck (view gallery)

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Bickleigh, in Devon
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
The tower of Bickleigh Castle can be seen above the trees in the wooded valley, in which it is situated.

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Broadway, Worcestershire. The Cotswolds
© William Bedell (view gallery)

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Branscombe, Devon
© Pat Trout (view gallery)

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Village centre
© Thomas Crossley (view gallery)

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Minstead Churchyard, Hampshire
© Paul Hilton (view gallery)
The grave of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes. Although he died in 1930, he was re-interred at Minstead in 1955. His wife is buried with him.

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Chipping Steps, Tetbury, Gloucestershire. 2004
© Adam Freeman (view gallery)

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Witch plaque
© Micaela Morris (view gallery)

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The river, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire.
© Alexandra Gimnopoulou (view gallery)

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Lane going to Iford Manor
© Rob Faleer (view gallery)

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Aldershot Military Cemetery - thoughtful angel
© Mark Dunn (view gallery)
This shot was taken in the Military Cemetery

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Cottage in Chipping Campden, Goucestershire
© Paul Buckle (view gallery)

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Christmas at Chatsworth House
© Kevin Tebbutt (view gallery)

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Swallowcliffe in Wiltshire
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
The lane approaching the village is planted on both banks with a wide variety of flowers, in spectacular fashion.

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Aldershot Military Cemetery - Jesus and Cross
© Mark Dunn (view gallery)
This shot was taken in the Military Cemetery

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Winchester Christmas Market
© Jan Minter (view gallery)

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Merlin's Child
© Kahu (view gallery)
Minack theatre

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Aldershot Military Cemetery - Jesus
© Mark Dunn (view gallery)
This shot was taken in the Military Cemetery

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Winchester Christmas Market
© Jan Minter (view gallery)

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The Christmas Tree Festival, Holy Trinity Church, Rothwell, Northamptonshire
© Geoff Davis (view gallery)

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Market Cross
© Lionel Bird (view gallery)
Octagonal building dating from 1617.

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Trees and flowers
© Neil H (view gallery)
A walk down the side lanes of Collingham, flowers, trees and blossoms.

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Old keep in Swithland village
© Jez Taylor (view gallery)

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Skendleby
© Martin Lodge (view gallery)

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Goathland - Scripps Garage in the TV series 'Heartbeat'
© Celtic Colleen (view gallery)

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Hardy's Dorset
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
The water splash and packhorse bridge, situated by Bridge Farm House, Melbury Osmond. In Hardy's novels the village is known as Great Hintock and is the setting for 'The Woodlanders'. The two and a half-mile walk between Evershot and Melbury Osmond, must have been both familiar and inspirational to him.

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Detail of entrance to Sissinghurst Castle
© John Ware (view gallery)

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Lulworth Range Walks, Dorset
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
The remains of a cottage, about half-a-mile from the main village of Tyneham. Until 1943 this was a bustling community of 200 with its own Post Office, Church, School and Rectory. When the War Office (now the Ministry of Defence) needed some land for firing practice, the residents were asked to leave. On the door of St Mary's Church a poignant note remains:...'Please treat the Church and houses with care; we have given up our homes where many of us lived for generations to help win the war to keep men free. We shall return one day and thank you for treating the village kindly.'

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Tearoom in Worth Matravers, a small village in Dorset
© lucsa (view gallery)

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Henley
© Chris Williams (view gallery)

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Ancient path leading to Grimspound Bronze Age village on Dartmoor
© Pat Trout (view gallery)

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Warwick Castle
© Urmimala Singh (view gallery)
Grounds of Warwick Castle

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Village sign on the village green, North Aston, Oxon.
© Tony Tooth (view gallery)

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the Round Table at Arthur's Great Hall in Winchester
© Christen Mercier (view gallery)

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