CSMP - Case Study - Lympstone - Contrasting Place Profiles at Local Scale Flashcards
What are the natural characteristics that define Lympstone?
In a small valley on the edge of River Exe estuary made of tidal mudflats
What are the past characteristics that define Lympstone? [3]
1) Estuary location key for early economic activity:c13th small trading port with links across the English channel, up till c19th shipbuilding occurred and key location for fishing of shellfish, North Atlantic cod and whales
2) Mid c19th - wealthy come to Lympstone as seaside retreat causing changes to built environment
3) Lympstone became more a dormitory settlement in late c20th, grew as a residential location
What are demographic characteristics that define Lympstone?
1) Ethnically homogenous - 99% white. Very few urban centres in Devon = less migration to the region. Traditionally agriculture and tourism (in past 80 years) were main eco. activity in region = very few job opp. for migrants
What are built characteristics that define Lympstone? [2]
1) Listed buildings with strict planning codes to protect the history of built environment
2) Increase in detached & semi-detached housing on edge of village to meet demand of commuters who use Lympstone as ‘dormitory settlement’
What are the socio-economic characteristics that define Lympstone?
1) Wealthy areas - high disposable income (i.e over 80% have access to car, UK avg = 70%), high home ownership (65% owner-occupiers) and good educational outcomes (i.e. 80% of students get 5 A*-C at GCSE)
2) Higher % of Lympstone pop is in skilled positions and managerial positions (i.e skilled 45% vs UK’s 20%, managerial =30% vs UK 23%)
Example of shifting flows of people in Lympstone? [3]
1) Wealthy came to Lympstone when it was more accessible (c19th) as seaside tourism destination, bringing income but also changing built environment (i.e. hotels, services built to meet needs of tourists)
2) Limited migration historically to the area and so ethnically quite homogenous
3) Recent movement of retirees/second home owners to area to enjoy quiet rural location and also managers/skilled professionals commuting to Exeter
Example of shifting flows of resources (natural/technology) in Lympstone? [3]
1) When ship sizes increases (c19th), Lympstone ceased as a shipbuilding location
2) Railway arrival in 1861 reduced time-space compression (quicker to get between places and so appear closer) - meant Shellfish fisherman could sell products to wider market and also made Exeter a more accessible location
3) Railway eventually led to Lympstone being a commuter settlement - changed the entire function of the settlement
Example of shifting flows of resources (money/investment/ideas) in Lympstone?
1) Shift in national economy to services & investment in growing ‘knowledge economy’ (quaternary) has seen Met Office/Exeter Science Park & University of Exeter grow in influence. This has made Lympstone an attractive dormitory settlement for managers/skilled professionals who work in this sector
Lympstone is a ‘dormitory settlement’. What does this mean?
It is a settlement where people sleep/live but they don’t work - they commute to other locations to work (i.e. Exeter is main source of work for Lympstone’s residents)
What is time-space compression?
the processes that cause relative distance between places (i.e in travel time/cost) to get smaller. Places do not get physically closer but ‘appear/feel’ closer.
