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The Most Beautiful Villages of England | 
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| Author: James Bentley
Creator: Hugh Palmer
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Category: Book
List Price: $40.00
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 312602
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.7
Dimensions (in): 12.4 x 10.1 x 1
ISBN: 0500019053
Dewey Decimal Number: 942.009734
EAN: 9780500019054
ASIN: 0500019053
Publication Date: May 1999
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Product Description
Clustered around its parish church and green, or strung out along a curving road, the English village often seems the very embodiment of tranquillity. Winding lanes, thatched cottages, and red-brick Georgian houses bespeak a way of life that has developed peacefully over centuries, uninterrupted by war or invasion. Yet, the occasional castle or fortified manor house bears testimony to a more turbulent past, and it should not be forgotten that the style of many village churches--Romanesque or Norman--was originally borne across the English Channel on the wave of conquest. Each English village possesses its own distinct character, formed by history, location, and, indeed, local building materials. There is a world of difference between the dark-stone villages of the north and the Pennines and the thatched, half-timbered architecture of East Anglian and southern communities. Village forms and layout differ widely too. Eton, in Berkshire, is arranged along a high street and centered on a famous college. The Dorset village of Cerne Abbas is dominated by the figure of a naked, priapic giant, carved into a hillside some 1,500 years ago. In Hawkshead, Cumbria, it is still possible to visit the school attended by William Wordsworth; in Mevagissey, Cornwall, the delights of a Cornish shipping village remain virtually intact. The richness and diversity of the English village are celebrated here in absorbing commentary and magnificent photography by James Bentley and Hugh Palmer. Grouped by area and subdivided by county--northern, midland, eastern, southern, and western--this splendid volume describes and illustrates the most beautiful villages and that most beautiful of lands--"this earth, this Realme"--this England.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Villages = churches October 30, 2007
C. A. Hardey (Longmont, CO United States)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book could well be called "Churches in the Villages of England." Of the two or three photographs per village, one or two are of the local church. Interesting as these may be, I was looking for pictures of the houses, streets, and squares of the villages, as well as the countryside that surrounds them.
 The Most Beautiful Villages in England May 13, 2007
hedy Woods-Thain
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
Non of these villages are very beautiful to me.
But then beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
Villages of England January 20, 2007
Marsha Tally (Dallas Texas)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Im taking a trip to England this summer and this book helped me decide what villages to see. Beautiful pictures!!
 Lovely book September 27, 2005
Kurtis Wright (Hampton, VA United States)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I bought this book recently and it was worth every penny. If you love England, this is the book for you. The pictures are just beautiful. Having lived in England for a few years, it brings back many wonderful memories. I would recommend it to anyone!
The Most Beautiful Villages of England February 11, 2003
28 out of 30 found this review helpful
I bought this book because I am obsessed with England and wanted a coffee table book that portrayed that. The photographs in this book are gorgeous, exemplifying the beauty of England and the villages within. Of course, this book makes me want to travel to the UK and explore all of these historic villages!
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