Villages are the very embodiment of Englishness. The village inn and the local farm, great houses, humble cottages and beautiful country gardens speak of a way of life that has developed peacefully since Anglo-Saxon times. A few days spent in England's idyllic villages offers urban dwellers and foreign visitors a revitalizing glimpse of a more tranquil existence, full of history, legend, literature and artistic heritage. The beauty and diversity of the English village are recorded in this book in absorbing commentary and magnificent photography by James Bentley and Hugh Palmer.

Table of Contents

Introduction; The Northern Counties; Bamburgh; Chipping; Gainford Hawkshead; Heptonstall; Linton-in-Craven; Prestbury; The Midland Counties; Abbots Bromley; Acton Burnell; Chaddesley Corbett; Cottesbrooke Dorchester; Edensor; Hallaton; Southwell; Welford-on-Avon; Weobley; The Eastern Counties; Castle Bytham; Dedham; Hemingford Grey; Heydon Lavenham; The Southern Counties; Aldbury; Amberley; Elham; Elstow Eton; NetherWinchendon; Ockley; Wherwell; The Western Counties; Cerne Abbas; Clovelly; Dunster; Lacock; Lower and Upper Slaughter; Mevagissey.

About the Author

Hugh Palmer is one of the leading British photographers of architecture and gardens. James Bentley was a distinguished travel writer who specialized in Italy and France.

Reviews

"Enchanting . . . Hugh Palmer's work is exemplary, painting each location in its very best light."