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Eastleigh endogenous factors - Location

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South-east UK, Hampshire, multiple local large cities, major motorways and airports close

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Eastleigh endogenous factors - history

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Arrival of railway lines in 1830s/40s
Manufacturing of carriages in 1890, expanding the population
Deindustrialisation from 1950-2000s

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Eastleigh endogenous factors - Physical geography and topography

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Wide floodplain with flat relief
Soil is mostly brickearth
16m above sea level

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Eastleigh endogenous factors - Land use

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36% built upon with good transport links of M27/M3

49% farmland but posing a conflict due to expansion of house building

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Eastleigh endogenous factors - built environment

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1881 - only 3 streets
1920s - first council houses
Onward expansion e.g. North Stoneham Park will provide 1100 homes

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Eastleigh endogenous factors - infrastructure

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1838: railway built
1910: airport opens
1972: M27 built
1995: M3 connected to M27
Lots of schools, 2 colleges, hospitals near

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Eastleigh endogenous factors - social demographics

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Population 30,000 
3 wards
82% employed
90% white British
Majority C1 social grade
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Eastleigh endogenous factors - economic characteristics

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Secondary sector: opened in late 1800s with railway, closed in late 1900s
Tertiary sector: building of Swan Centre in 1989
Hi-tech manufacturing jobs: Prysmian MNC moved in 2000s

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Eastleigh exogenous factors - flow of people

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60% of migrants are from the EU

Lots of young professions with no kids use Eastleigh to commute elsewhere

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Eastleigh exogenous factors - flow of capital

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Private and public investment into the Swan Centre, Places Leisure and infrastructure

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Eastleigh exogenous factors - flow of resources

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Construction resources for house building

Mineral resources for cable manufacturing (Prysmian)

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Eastleigh exogenous factors - flow of ideas

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Point theatre provides culture
The Sorting Office provides art
Vue Cinema for productions

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Social inequalities in Eastleigh - central ward

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Average house price £180,000
45% privately rented 
Access to transport so no cars
Mostly young families and migrants
In middle-lowest 20% deprivation
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Social inequalities in Eastleigh - north ward

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Average house price £400,000
80% owner occupied 
Use cars
Lots of families
In top 20% of least deprivation
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Eastleigh external agents of change - government policies

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Acquired the Ageas Bowl
Built Places Leisure
M&S foodhall
Updating of M27 links

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Eastleigh external agents of change - MNCs

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Ageas opened UK HQ in 2002

Prysmian based UK HQ

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Eastleigh external agents of change - international institutes

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The Sorting Office was updated by investment from an EU programme to develop artistic involvement

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Lived experiences in Eastleigh - M&S corporate view

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Sought after location
Good for commuting
Investment has transformed the town

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Lived experiences in Eastleigh - Hampshire life magazine

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Reputation of “beastly Eastleigh”

Undergoing metamorphism into a hub of contemporary arts

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Lived experiences in Eastleigh - blog insider view

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Clone town
Chav minority
Depends on who you mix with

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Lived experiences in Eastleigh - Bill Bryson’s outsider view

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Unmemorable
Not dead but not thriving
Lots of coffee and charity shops

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Eastleigh place meaning

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Railway man sculpture: celebrates British history

Charlotte Yonge statue: novelist who have money to charities and was asked to name the merge of Barton and Eastley -> Eastleigh

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Eastleigh re-imaging

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Market town promotion: received a £600,000 facelift to improve area. Increased footfall and traders due to the regeneration efforts

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Torquay endogenous factors - location

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South-west UK, Devon, Exeter is closest large city

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Torquay endogenous factors - history

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Fishing and agriculture = main occupations
Seaside resort in 1800s when Navy stayed
1902 = first advert

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Torquay endogenous factors - physical geography and topography

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Sheltered from winds so milder temp of 13C
Sandy beaches
Hilly

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Torquay endogenous factors - land use

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44% built upon - will increase with more buildings like luxury hotel in the harbour
34% farmland - supports local community

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Torquay endogenous factors - built environment

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Wide variation in houses
Tormohun = flats
Along coast = large houses
Tourist and residential areas split

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Torquay endogenous factors - infrastructure

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Linked to M5 by A30
2 railway stations
Near 2 airports
5 secondary schools
1 large hospital
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Torquay endogenous factors - social demographics

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Population of 66,000
90% white British
Ageing pop = retire there

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Torquay endogenous factors - economic characteristics

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Tertiary sector - 20% people involved in tourism
Average pay £100 less than average per week
D-E social class

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Torquay exogenous factors - flow of people

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15-19yrs move out for education or employment elsewhere

Tourism figures rising

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Torquay exogenous factors - flow of capital

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Council gave £32 million for development of streets around the harbour

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Torquay exogenous factors - flow of resources

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Construction resources for house building

Local clay pits are mined for building materials and exported

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Torquay exogenous factors - flow of ideas

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Regeneration of the town centre included “Torbay Connected” to involve artists
Foreign students move in, bringing their cultures

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Social inequalities in Torquay - Tormohun ward

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Average house £133,000
Only 30% owner occupied
23% receive out of work benefits
In top 10% most deprived

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Social inequalities in Torquay - Cockington and Cheston ward

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Average house £345,000
75% owner occupied
By the sea with views
Mainly families 
In lowest 10% of deprivation
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External agents of change in Torquay - government policies

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Torbay Together Partnership to regenerate town, improve education and businesses
Investments to build new South Devon Highway

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External agents of change in Torquay - MNCs

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Graphic Controls - manufacturing company based main European HQ
Fragrance Group - property group invested £30m into construction of main hotels and the lighthouse

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External agents of change in Torquay - international institutes

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EU is supporting economic growth

NGOs like Torbay Reef Restoration Project is restoring marine biodiversity

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Lived experiences in Torquay - mumsnet insider view

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Some lovely areas some rough bits
Bit run down in centre
Exeter is nicer

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Lived experiences in Torquay - trip advisor outsider views

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Sprawling seaside metropolis

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Lived experiences in Torquay - blog

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Love it for a million different reasons, although friends might not agree

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Lived experiences in Torquay - Torbados song

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Place to get “knocked up and locked up”

Hen parties - “drinks they get thrown up”

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Lived experiences in Torquay - Agatha Christie

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Used loved locations in her books

Loved little cones around the coastline

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Torquay place meaning

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Port - original fishing industry

Tourist posters - advertised as the English Riviera, used palm trees

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Torquay re-imaging

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Agatha Christie - cultural side: festival, mile Walking Trail, museum
New posters - same nostalgic palm trees, brighter colours

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