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Rural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection

The English Countryside

238 Rights Managed

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Rural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: River valleys

River valleys Collection
46 Rights Managed

Rural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Yorkshire Dales

Yorkshire Dales Collection
16 Rights Managed

Rural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: The Lake District

The Lake District Collection
53 Rights Managed

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Lincoln Cathedral BB49_02570

Lincoln Cathedral BB49_02570
LINCOLN CATHEDRAL, Lincolnshire. A misty view with Lincoln Cathedral in the distance taken from the Swanpool. The Cathedral dates back to 1092 with later additions and remodelling

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Hadrians Wall J060262

Hadrians Wall J060262
HADRIANs WALL, Northumberland. View into bright sun, looking east along the Wall, half a mile west of Housesteads

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Wast Water, Lake District J060228

Wast Water, Lake District J060228
WAST WATER, Lake District, Cumbria. Showing the fell of Yew Barrow in the distance

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Glastonbury Tor K020561

Glastonbury Tor K020561
GLASTONBURY TOR, Somerset. Looking north from east across stile towards distant tor

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: The Royal Oak and Boscobel House N090358

The Royal Oak and Boscobel House N090358
BOSCOBEL HOUSE, Brewood, Staffordshire. The Royal Oak and Boscobel House with dramatic sky

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Yorkshire Dales EAW603550

Yorkshire Dales EAW603550
KELD HEAD SCAR, North Yorkshire. Aerial photograph of Kingsdale, near Thornton Force in the Yorkshire Dales. The cliffs reveal the Great Scar Limestone

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Hadrians Wall : Cuddys Crags J080003

Hadrians Wall : Cuddys Crags J080003
HADRIANs WALL, Northumberland. Cuddys Crags, near turret 37A. The morning sun breaks through to illuminate the lichens and grass around the crag. hadrian

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Peveril Castle DP175579

Peveril Castle DP175579
Peveril Castle, Market Place, Castleton, Derbyshire. Keep and Cavedale with Iron Age hillfort, Mam Tor, beyond. View from east

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Hadrians Wall N070307

Hadrians Wall N070307
HADRIANs WALL, Northumberland. View looking west from Shield on the Wall. Sheep grazing at sunset. hadrian

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Country lane N080937

Country lane N080937
Autumn leaves cover a rural road in Oxfordshire

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Rievaulx Abbey N050068

Rievaulx Abbey N050068
RIEVAULX ABBEY, North Yorkshire. General view of the abbey showing its picturesque countryside landscape

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Hardknott Roman Fort EAW589036

Hardknott Roman Fort EAW589036
HARDKNOTT, Cumbria. Aerial photograph showing the well-placed Roman fort on a promontory overlooking the Lake District (NGR: NY218015). Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Glastonbury Tor and surrounding countryside 23697_05

Glastonbury Tor and surrounding countryside 23697_05
GLASTONBURY TOR, Somerset. Aerial view of the tor and surrounding countryside, reputedly the Isle of Avalon

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: South Downs waymarker N071744

South Downs waymarker N071744
SOUTH DOWNS, East Sussex. Waymarker along downland path

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Housesteads Roman Fort and surrounding countryside N061001

Housesteads Roman Fort and surrounding countryside N061001
HADRIANs WALL: HOUSESTEADS FORT, Northumberland. Aerial view of the fort with the wall heading off into the distance. hadrian

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Packhorse bridge, Exmoor K020606

Packhorse bridge, Exmoor K020606
EXMOOR, Somerset. Packhorse bridge over river near Horner, south west of Porlock

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Dover Castle J960158

Dover Castle J960158
DOVER CASTLE, Kent. View from the North East

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Watling Street 27371_006

Watling Street 27371_006
Hockliffe, Bedfordshire. The Roman road of Watling Street provides the principle axis, with roads to Woburn (to the left) and Leighton Buzzard (to the right)

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: West Witton Moor 35143_024

West Witton Moor 35143_024
View looking south east over West Witton Moor, North Yorkshire, 2022

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Church Steps a48_05560

Church Steps a48_05560
MINEHEAD, WEST SOMERSET. View of Church Steps leading down towards Vicarage Road, and overlooking parts of Minehead. View of Church Steps from the top, overlooking parts of Minehead

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Bucklers Hard 33947_053

Bucklers Hard 33947_053
Looking north along the Beaulieu River at Bucklers Hard, Hampshire, 2020

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Beaulieu River 33947_024

Beaulieu River 33947_024
Looking north along the Beaulieu River near Exbury Gardens, Hampshire, 2020

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Brede Level 33243_009

Brede Level 33243_009
Brede Level, East Sussex, 2016. The level valley floor fo teh River Brede bounded on either side by the Udimore and Icklesham ridges

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Rainbows end DP140717

Rainbows end DP140717
Long Mynd, Church Stretton, Shropshire. Landscape view looking across the hills of the Long Mynd, with one end of a rainbow in the foreground

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Malham 34123_028

Malham 34123_028
Malham, North Yorkshire, 2019. View from the south, over the village of Malham towards Malham Cove and Malham Tarn. SD9063

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Longsleddale 28690_005

Longsleddale 28690_005
Longsleddale from the north, Cumbria, 2015. NY4905

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Longsleddale 28690_001

Longsleddale 28690_001
Longsleddale from the south, Cumbria, 2015

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Cumbrian fells 28690_075

Cumbrian fells 28690_075
Yoke, Ill Bell, Low Mere Greave and High Mere Greave, Cumbria, 2015. NY4305

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Longsleddale 28690_010

Longsleddale 28690_010
Longsleddale from the north, Cumbria, 2015. NY4805

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Dorothy Vernons bridge ALB93_08_078

Dorothy Vernons bridge ALB93_08_078
DOROTHY VERNONs BRIDGE, HADDON HALL, NETHER HADDON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE. A view from Haddon Hall, looking down towards Dorothy Vernons bridge over the River Wye

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Dove Dale alb93_08_057

Dove Dale alb93_08_057
DOVEDALE, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE. People on horseback wading across the River Dove by the stepping stones at Dovedale. Photographed between 1950 and 1964

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Tissington Spires CTP02_01_34

Tissington Spires CTP02_01_34
TISSINGTON SPIRES, DOVEDALE, TISSINGTON AND LEA HALL, DERBYSHIRE DALES. Two anglers on the east bank of the River Dove, with Tissington Spires beyond. Photographed in the 1860s or 1870s

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Dove Dale CTP02_01_20

Dove Dale CTP02_01_20
Dove Dale, Ilam, Staffordshire Moorlands. A man standing on a wooden footbridge over the River Dove, with Thorpe Cloud beyond, at the southern entrance to Dove Dale. Photographed in the 1860s or 1870s

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Winnats Pass DIX02_01_029

Winnats Pass DIX02_01_029
WINNATS PASS, CASTLETON, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE. A couple standing at the head of Winnats Pass. In the early 1930s Winnats Pass was the site of a rally, attended by 10, 000 people

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Flatford Bridge DIX02_01_026

Flatford Bridge DIX02_01_026
Flatford Bridge, Flatford Mill, East Bergholt, Babergh, Suffolk. Flatford Bridge and Bridge Cottage viewed from the south bank of the River Stour in the 1930s

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Morning mist DP195806

Morning mist DP195806
Snodhill Castle, Snodhill, Peterchurch, Herefordshire. Early dawn, view of castle site with mist, view from south

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Swans a076252

Swans a076252
Swans on a river, with cattle in a snow covered field beyond. Possibly near Gaddesden. Hertfordshire. Photographed by John Gay in the 1950s or 1960s

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Scafell Pikes AFL03_aerofilms_ac587428

Scafell Pikes AFL03_aerofilms_ac587428
SCAFELL, Cumbria. Aerial photograph showing Scafell Pikes and the Lake District. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Roseberry Topping K011542

Roseberry Topping K011542
ROSEBERRY TOPPING, North Yorkshire. Snow view of hill on North Yorkshire moors

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Ullswater EAW587876

Ullswater EAW587876
ULLSWATER, Lake District, Cumbria. Aerial view of Ullswater and Patterdale. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Hadrians Wall J080008

Hadrians Wall J080008
HADRIANs WALL, Northumberland. Hotbank Crags, near turret 37B. View from atop the wall out across the mist enshrouded Crag Lough beneath Highshields Crags. hadrian

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Fairfield Church, Romney Marsh N060981

Fairfield Church, Romney Marsh N060981
FAIRFIELD CHURCH, Romney Marsh, Kent. View of the footbridge looking across the meadow towards Fairfield Church at sunset

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Rowing boats at Ambleside N060978

Rowing boats at Ambleside N060978
LAKE WINDERMERE, Lake District National Park, Ambleside, Cumbria. Rowing boats at sunset

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Shap Abbey N060150

Shap Abbey N060150
SHAP ABBEY, Cumbria. Distant view of the tower from the road

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Hadrians Wall N070326

Hadrians Wall N070326
HADRIANs WALL, Northumberland. View of an isolated tree along the line of the vallum, at sunset. hadrian

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Blea Tarn, Lake District J060231

Blea Tarn, Lake District J060231
BLEA TARN, Lake District, Cumbria. View across the tarn showing the Langdale Pikes and Side Pikes beyond

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Blea Tarn, Lake District J060236

Blea Tarn, Lake District J060236
BLEA TARN, Lake District, Cumbria. A view across Blea Tarn showing reflections of the clouds on the waters surface

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Wast Water, Lake District J060226

Wast Water, Lake District J060226
WAST WATER, Lake District, Cumbria. A view over Wast Water showing the fell of Yew Barrow in the distance

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Byall Fen DP219045

Byall Fen DP219045
Byall Fen, Manea, Fenland, Cambridgeshire. The landscape at Welches Dam, looking south-west towards the river Delph from the embankment track, September 2017

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Coalhouse Fort DP182466

Coalhouse Fort DP182466
Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Thurrock, Essex. The fort, looking north-west from the far bank of the water-filled ditch on its east side. Photographed in July 2016

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Byall Fen DP219044

Byall Fen DP219044
Byall Fen, Manea, Fenland, Cambridgeshire. The landscape at Welches Dam, looking towards the river Delph from the north-east, September 2017

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: North Yorkshire landscape N100504

North Yorkshire landscape N100504
KETTLEWELL, North Yorkshire. Panoramic view of field barns in the landscape

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Roseberry Topping from Morton Carr N100025

Roseberry Topping from Morton Carr N100025
ROSEBERRY TOPPING, North Yorkshire / Cleveland. View across Morton Carr towards Roseberry Topping on the horizon with hay bales and tree on a frosty, misty winter morning. Sunrise

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Derwentwater K100004

Derwentwater K100004
DERWENTWATER, Lake District National Park, Cumbria. View across the water showing an ice formation on the right. derwent

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Ullswater, Lake District N100017

Ullswater, Lake District N100017
ULLSWATER, Lake District, Cumbria. A landing stage jetty with reflection of Place Fell in the lake

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Farm wagons, Norfolk a98_15161

Farm wagons, Norfolk a98_15161
Freethorpe, Norfolk. These two traditional horse-drawn farm wagons would still have been in regular use when this photograph was taken. Behind, a portable elevator was used to build the haystacks

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Clun 24753_041

Clun 24753_041
CLUN, Shropshire. Aerial view of the countryside. A small town nestling in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The remains of Clun Castle can be made out to the right of the town

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Backlit tree and meadow at sunrise N061020

Backlit tree and meadow at sunrise N061020
English countryside. Backlit trees and meadow at sunrise

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Ploughing a076208

Ploughing a076208
A field in Hertfordshire, being ploughed by a man on a tractor. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1950-1959

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Rievaulx Abbey J870075

Rievaulx Abbey J870075
RIEVAULX ABBEY, North Yorkshire. View from the hillside

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Ingleborough Common EAW603463

Ingleborough Common EAW603463
Ingleborough Common, Yorkshire Dales. Aerial view of a limestone pavement - a natural karst landform consisting of a flat incised surface of exposed limestone. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Poppy field N071386

Poppy field N071386
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTRYSIDE. View of poppies in field with white cloud in the sky

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Hadrians Wall: Walltown Crags N070998

Hadrians Wall: Walltown Crags N070998
HADRIANs WALL: WALLTOWN CRAGS, Northumberland. View of the wall and milecastle. hadrian

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Shap Abbey K060279

Shap Abbey K060279
SHAP ABBEY, Cumbria. View of the 15th century west tower from a high vantage point

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Hadrians Wall J080005

Hadrians Wall J080005
HADRIANs WALL, Northumberland. Cuddys Crags, near turret 37A. The morning light illuminates the wall with Broomlee Lough in the distance. hadrian

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Poppies N060980

Poppies N060980
Low-level view of poppies in full bloom against blue-sky backdrop. Near Lullingstone, Shoreham, Kent. Poppy flower

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Early light on the Langdale Pikes, Cumbria N060979

Early light on the Langdale Pikes, Cumbria N060979
LANGDALE PIKES, Lake District National Park, Langdale, Cumbria. Mountain in the morning sunlight with footpath and wall

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Haywheels J070054

Haywheels J070054
KENT COUNTRYSIDE, View of hay bails / haywheels in a field near Farningham

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Woodland path J070052

Woodland path J070052
ANDREWS WOOD, Polhill, Kent. Morning light illuminates a woodland path. Rays of sunlight

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Castlerigg Stone Circle N071051

Castlerigg Stone Circle N071051
CASTLERIGG STONE CIRCLE, Cumbria. General view of the stones showing the fells in the distance

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: English village a079532

English village a079532
A view from an elevated position over an unidentified village lane, showing small whitewashed and thatched cottages either side of the road and a rural landscape of fields beyond

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Mill Pond, Grantchester a074220

Mill Pond, Grantchester a074220
MILL POND, Grantchester Road, Grantchester, Cambridgeshire. A view north-west across the Mill Pond beside Grantchester Road in Grantchester, South Cambridgeshire

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Scafell EAW587429

Scafell EAW587429
SCAFELL, Cumbria. Aerial view of Great End, 910 metres (2984 ft), the most northerly mountain in the Scafell chain, in the Lake District National Park. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Mam Tor, Derbyshire K031245

Mam Tor, Derbyshire K031245
MAM TOR, Peak District, Derbyshire. General view of the hill and surrounding countryside. Mam Tor is the site of a large Iron Age fort

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Peters Stone, Derbyshire K031244

Peters Stone, Derbyshire K031244
PETERs STONE, Peak District, Derbyshire. View of the large limestone outcrop and surrounding countryside, Cressbrook Dale

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Country lane N070968

Country lane N070968
GREEN LANE, Dog Hill Wood, near Ledbury, Herefordshire. A general view of the woodland landscape looking up the lane with dappled sunlight shining through the trees

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Beeston Castle J860370

Beeston Castle J860370
BEESTON CASTLE, Cheshire. General view

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Egglestone Abbey K021397

Egglestone Abbey K021397
EGGLESTONE ABBEY, Durham. View from the North East showing the monastery and the River Tees

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Hadrians Wall J910099

Hadrians Wall J910099
HADRIANs WALL, Northumberland. View from Cuddys Crag looking east. hadrian

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Mitchells Fold Stone Circle K040516

Mitchells Fold Stone Circle K040516
MITCHELLs FOLD STONE CIRCLE, Shropshire. View of part of the Bronze Age stone circle

Background imageRural Landscapes Rights Managed Collection: Castlerigg Stone Circle J850519

Castlerigg Stone Circle J850519
CASTLERIGG STONE CIRCLE, Cumbria. General view from the south west




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