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Apart from All Saints church, West Rasen is noted for its 15th-century pack horse bridge which crosses the River Rase, from which the Rasens are named, and which descends from The Wolds to merge with the

Apart from All Saints' Church, West Rasen is noted for its 15th-century pack horse bridge which crosses the River Rase, from which the Rasens are named, and which descends from The Wolds to merge with

East of Gainsborough the Market Rasen road climbs the Lincoln Cliff, the limestone ridge which runs due north from Lincoln at about two hundred feet above sea level.

The town, separated from The Wolds to the east by thin sandy moors, now mostly afforested, became the main market for a wide area in the 16th century, and changed its name from East to Market Rasen.

It is only a few miles from Market Rasen on the way to Grimsby, and is well worth a visit.

It is only a few miles from Market Rasen on the way to Grimsby, and is well worth a visit.

This photograph looks towards Market Rasen.

This photograph looks towards Market Rasen.

The town, separated from The Wolds to the east by thin sandy moors, now mostly afforested, became the main market for a wide area in the 16th century, and changed its name from East to Market Rasen.

Rasen Bikes are in the large shop on the left, which was E C Hall's shoe shop.

Rasen Bikes are in the large shop on the left, which was E C Hall's shoe shop.

Their name comes from the French word for a raven, and so throughout the county there are many examples of hotels and inns called either the Corbet Arms or the Raven.

It seems far removed from any industrial activity now, and is probably once again a place for ravens - apparently the name Rainow means 'the hill frequented by ravens'.

Before the Great War, rooms at the Raven were the most expensive in Shrewsbury, starting from 4s 6d; yet for some reason now lost to us, dinner here (at 2s 6d) was the cheapest among the hotels (3s 6d

A brass commemorating John Raven, squire to the Black Prince, can be seen in St Peter's Church; he is remembered in the road name Raven's Lane to this day.

Now demolished, the Raven Hotel had many famous visitors in its time.

Later churches, however, include St Luke's at Raven Meols (1852-55) and Holy Trinity (1890).

Around this time Staffordshire dairy farms were producing nearly 80 million gallons of milk a year; by the 1960s it had risen to over 90 million gallons.

By the time this photograph was taken, the population of Perth had risen to 32,000.

St Peter's at Formby was built in 1739 to replace the 12th-century chapel at Raven Meols which was gradually being covered over with shifting sand.

The top is only four feet above high water at spring tides, but its shallow incline has enabled it to survive the worst the Atlantic can throw at it.

There seems to be ample room beneath the wide arches of Llanfoist Bridge, but when the Usk floods the waters have often risen to the top of them and flooded the Castle Meadows in the foreground

The gardens were known as Ravens Cliff Gardens.

Later ones, however include St Luke at Raven Meols (1852-55) and Holy Trinity (1890).