CASE STUDY: Chipping Campden Flashcards
Where is Chipping Campden?
In Gloucesterishire, North cotswolds, 26 miles from Cheltnham
What % of residents are white?
98.7%
How many times fewer is the proportion of black people in Chipping Campden compared to the UK?
4 times
How many times fewer is the proportion of Asian people in Chipping Campden compared to the UK?
10 times
How has the population of Chipping Campden changed over time?
Decreased around world wars, but over time has stayed relatively similar, little increase or decrease
What proportion of the population are elderly?
1/3
WHat is infrastructure like in Chipping Campden?
Little infrastructure, and B roads are the only available routes to nearby towns Evesham, Cheltenham, and Broadway
What is vegeation like in the area?
Largely grassland and woodland with most cpmmon trees being Elm, Ash and Beech
What was the town known for in it early history?
Wool in 13th century
WHat influence did William Grevel have?
Influential wool trader, designed many of the buildings
WHat was the market hall originally used for?
Selling dairy and poultry, a gift from Baptist Hicks
What did the town become involved in after wool trading died out?
The Arts and Crafts movement
Who was Robert Ashbee?
A silversmith, set up his workshop in the town in 1902
What did Sir Baptist Hicks build in the town?
A manor house, Old Campden House
When was Old Campden House built?
1612
Why is infrastructure lacking?
Because the town was based on wool trade, so roads were small and single tracked as farmers only needed transport from fields to market hall
When was the Norman church built?
1180
What was the Norman church trasnformed into?
St James church, the preseny day church
What are the Almshouses?
Built to house 6 poor men and women, today housing pensioners from the town
When were the Almshouses built?
1612, for £1000
WHat type of houses dominated the town?
Detached
WHat percentage of homes are second homes?
5.6%
WHat % of people have qualifaction of level 4 or above?
33.7% compared to 27.4% nationally
What type of people is the town mostly populated by?
MC families and retired/ elderly people
WHich constituency does the town fall into?
The Cotswolds
Which political party is majority voted for?
Conservative, for the last 20 years at least