Case study: Great Missenden

Question 1

Where is Great Missenden located?

Answer 1

located in Buckinghamshire in the SE of England

Question 2

Is Great Missenden a city or village?

Answer 2

a large village

Question 3

What is Great Missenden known for?

Answer 3

its outstanding beauty, a landscape of national importance (there is only 46 in Britian)

Question 4

How much did Great Missenden make from visits in 2013?

Answer 4

£80 million

Question 5

How many jobs were created in Great Missenden because of the amount of visits?

Answer 5

2,770 jobs

Question 6

How many visits were there in Great Missenden in 2007?

Answer 6

55 million

Question 7

What is the housing like in Great Missenden?

Answer 7

there is a wide range of sizes and values of housing

Question 8

Name some things to do in Great Missenden.

Answer 8

Roald Dahl museam, shops, services, pubs, restaurants, cafes

Question 9

What endogenous factors does Great Missenden have?

Answer 9

chalk-fed river
cultural heritage site
2/3 of it is an ancient woodland

Question 10

Why is the chalk-fed river an important endogenous factor of Great Missenden?

Answer 10

has the rarest species such as the brown trout and the water vole

Question 11

What does the cultural heritage site in Great Missenden contain?

Answer 11

ancient routes, rich historic environment of hillforts and chalk figures

Question 12

What travel connections does Great Missenden have with the wider area?

Answer 12

• connected to central London by rail and serves as a home for thousands of commuters who work in London
• walkers, cyclists and day-trippers are drawn for the natural environment of chalk hills and valleys, open farmland and beech woodland

Question 13

Describe the population of Great Missenden.

Answer 13

• 96% of the population is white
• it has an older population

Question 14

How has the population of Great Missenden changed since the 2011 census?

Answer 14

population of 10,138 in 2011 to over 80,000 now

Question 15

What impact will the HS2 have on Great Missenden?

Answer 15

• it will be less than a mile from the centre of the village, making it easier and quicker for commuters
  But the council have declared their opposition because:
• 4 homes will be demolished
• there has been significant impacts on the local economy where businesses and homeowners have been directly affected due to the falling of property prices and a decline in business

Question 16

How will the HS2 change the character of Great Missenden?

Answer 16

• it will destroy the aesthetic landscape
• it will destroy the classic Chiltern beech wood