Clevedon Flashcards

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Background info

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-population of 21,000+
-mostly older age group of 55+
-low employment rate- small seaside town: 37% high skilled workers, 26.9% of low skilled workers
-high tourism, helps economy/ businesses

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Changes over time

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-small village- 8 villagers and 10 smallholders
-two rivers supported 2 mills
-victorian clevedon changed from farming village into popular seaside town
-town expanded- many victorian houses are still used today

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Now- connections?

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-connections with Bristol and neighbouring towns- Nailsea, Yatton, Portishead= main roads and M5
-many people travel to work from living in clevedon, good connectivity
-mostly residential with basic built up environment- supermarkets, shops, doctors, schools

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Clevedon shown through data- stats

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stats
-maps from 1800s and now show differences in land use= farming and mills- houses, schools, community
-graphs of clevedons demographic share info= emplyment/ death rates, country of birth (93% from UK), ethnic group (93% white)

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Clevedon shown through data- artistic sources

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-many paintings captures famous and historic places= pier, seafront, curzon
-1D song on pier- ‘You and I’
-poem by Coleridge= ‘Composed at Clevedon’- calm and quite

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