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The Whitchurch Tollbridge Company was established in the 18th century: a distinctive Victorian bridge of lattice ironwork spans the Thames between Whitchurch and Pangbourne, one of only two remaining

Moving east, the route passes through Whitchurch on its way back to Aylesbury.

Whitchurch lies opposite Pangbourne, which is situated on the Berkshire bank.

Moving north-east of Waddesdon, the last two villages on this tour, Oving and Whitchurch, are on the Quainton- Whitchurch Hills, a ridge of Portland limestone that gives fine views over the Vale of Aylesbury

Oving, west of Whitchurch, lies off the main road, and is a very pretty village on the Portland limestone ridge.

Hidden away in the appropriately named Marshwood Vale is Whitchurch Canonicorum.

Whitchurch is Pangbourne's nearest neighbour.

Prees is a small village that sits beside the road linking Shrewsbury and Whitchurch.

Whitchurch is Pangbourne's nearest neighbour.

This view shows the famous toll bridge linking Pangbourne with neighbouring Whitchurch, which is still in private ownership today.

This view looks downstream from the riverside garden of Waterside House towards Whitchurch Bridge.

A typical Thames-side settlement, Whitchurch has a number of Edwardian villas, Georgian houses and flint cottages.

The Greyhound is reputed to be the second oldest building in Whitchurch.

The lock is only accessible by water, for it is cut off from Whitchurch by a backwater and house gardens: even the Thames Path misses the river here, only going through the churchyard.

The clock was made by J B Joyce of Whitchurch and sits on top of ornate ironwork designed by John Douglas.

Whitchurch, Wem and Market Drayton all had important cheese markets - indeed, in the early years of the 20th century, more Cheshire cheese was being produced in Shropshire than in Cheshire.

Notice how in this and the other pictures of Whitchurch, the street lights are suspended above the centre of the street.

The Kingsley Hotel (right), named after Charles Kingsley who often came to Whitchurch and was inspired to write of his visits to the town, is now several shop units, but The White Hart across the road

In the picture Overton is seen as five miles and Whitchurch as eight; the present day signpost indicates the former as six miles and the latter as nine!

Here the cottages use the three main materials that give Whitchurch its architectural character: timber-framing, local coursed random limestone and brick.

This view is taken looking south towards Oving from Bowling Alley's junction with the North Marston to Whitchurch Road.

He is said to have played the organ at one of the most amazing churches in Greater London, St Lawrence, Whitchurch Lane.

Prominent above Hawkshead is St Michael and All Angels' Church, of which William Wordsworth wrote '..I saw a snow white church upon her hill, sit like a throned lady…'