Case study - Lympstone Flashcards
what is Lympstone?
A small settlement on the east bank of River exe estuary
-15 km south of Exeter
What is the physical geography of Lympstone?
-occupies, a small valley cut by wotton brook through the breccia cliffs which marks the edge of exe estuary
-extensive tile mudflats into estuary (1.5 km wide at Lympstone)
-Small pebble Beach runs along the foot of the cliff
What’s the demographic of local people in Lympstone?
-top heavy age structure
-Limited ethnic diversity as Devon and West Country was dominated by agriculture and tourism, which provided few jobs for immigrants in the 1960s and 70s
What’s the population density
16.6 person per hectare
age, demographic of Lympstone
0-15= 19.8
16-64= 55.6
65 or more= 24.6
what is Lympstone’s ethnic composition?
White=98.9%
All other ethnic groups = 1.1%
what is lympstones average household size compared to the UK?
lympstone= 2.3 ppl
UK=2.4
what is lympstones rent from private landlord compared to the rest of the UK
-20.6
UK=16.7
what is lympstones rent from social landlord compared to the rest of the UK
-12.2
UK=17.6
what is lympstones car availability compared to the rest of the uk
-12.7
UK= 25.6
what is lympstones percentage of people with bad health with compared to the UK
-4.1
UK-5.6
What is Lympstone’s percentage of over 16-year-olds without any qualifications compared to the UK
-14.1
UK= 22.5
what is the cultural face of Lympstone?
-Rhythm of cultural year is longest established Christian one
-Christmas and Easter are key times in the calendar
What are the political characteristics of Lympstone?
-has a parish council with 11 elected people on the government body
-Duties focus on local matters like roads and they expressed views on any planning applications
-powers are limited as both district and county council above them
-Area elect, two district, counsellors, and one county counsellor
-Parliamentary constituency has an electorode of over 72,000
what is lympstones built environment?
-undergone change as former low order shops have closed and converted to residences
-New housing constructed like large houses on the cliff top on villages periphery
-Village, subject district, planning rules and local residence, protect architecture
How is the shifting flows of resources and ideas?
-National economy shifted towards services, as well as knowledge economy
-More than a third of its employed residence are classified as being managers
-The office moved to Exeter in 2003, which provides strong economic stimulus and brought many knowledge based jobs
-Tertiary employment, a growing high education sector, including a uni of 3000 staff
how did Lympstone originate?
The Saxons established and forced out the Celtics
-Connections with the continent continued with Norman conquest, went ownership of the area transferred to French families like the de tracey’s
what happened in the 13th century to Lympstone?
Lympstone was a small port, operating under administration of Exeter with coastal and cross channel trade links
-Shipbuildings thrived into the 19th century
what happened in the 19th century to shipbuilding
A scared of ships increased. The industry seized, and the estuary was used for fishing and shellfish in particular mussels.
what happened in the 1840s to lympstone?
beginning of tourism attracted wealthy families from Exeter and East Devon
what happened in the 19th century?
Expansion of the built environment, however, still remain a small village
what happened in 1861
The railway was built, which improved connectivity both regionally and nationally
-This time space compression when expansion of shellfish industry to access a wider market
what happened in the 20th century?
Became a dormitory settlement, but retained a strong sense of community
what does a dormitory settlement mean?
A residential area where people primarily live, but commute to work or study in nearby cities or urban centres
