Locale Flashcards Preview

Chipping Campden > Locale > Flashcards

Flashcards in Locale Deck (18)
Loading flashcards...
1
Q

What makes the town secluded?

A

It’s far away from other villages and very far from big cites

2
Q

What is the closest big city?

A

Birmingham

3
Q

Name three heritage sites in Campden

A

The Market Hall, built 1627/ The remains of the Sir Baptist Hicks Campden House/ The Noel Arms

4
Q

When were most of the town houses built?

A

14th-17th C

5
Q

How many houses in the town are terraced?

A

382

6
Q

What part of the Cotswolds is Campden in?

A

Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

7
Q

It is predominantly natural grassland and what type of woodland?

A

Oak, Elm, Ash, Beech

8
Q

Why does the soil type enable the famous sheep farming all year round?

A

Limestone overlay creates soft mud top which can be worked on all year unlike clay which is too think when wet to cultivate for arable farming

9
Q

What percentage of the population is made up of white people?

A

98.7%

10
Q

How many times less black people are there in Campden that compared to the rest of England?

A

4 times fewer black people

11
Q

What percentage of the population are international migrants?

A

1.2%

12
Q

What proportion of houses are detached?

A

1/3

13
Q

Why are there so many large houses?

A

They’re in demand due to families moving to bring up children in countryside with good schools- Offstead rated outstanding secondary school. Also very wealthy so can afford the extra land around houses

14
Q

What proportion are terraced houses?

A

1/3

15
Q

What percentage of housing is flats and why is this?

A

7.8% due to retirement flats being made for elderly to remain in the town, quite a lot due to ageing population

16
Q

When was the population at its highest and what was that?

A

1952, the population was 2619

17
Q

What is the current population of the town?

A

2060

18
Q

How much higher is the percentage of people in Chipping Campden with a level 4 qualification that the UK as whole?

A

6.3%