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1
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when did the 2 villages Barton + eastley combine?

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1868

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2
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who name eastleigh?

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charlotte Yonge

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3
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when did LSWR move its manufacturing carriages from London to eastleigh?

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1890-91

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4
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what’s the railway company in eastleigh called?

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London and south western railway

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what happened during the 1900s - 1950s in eastleigh?

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expansion of industry including Pirellis cable manufacturing, Mr. Kipling’s cakes + manufacturing of spitfire aircraft in WW2

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what happened during 1950s - 2000s in eastleigh?

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closure of manufacturing - deindustrialization
expansion of office-base employment, retailing + leisure eg. swan center

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7
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eastleigh is located on which floodplain?

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the river itechen

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in eastleigh, flat relief allowed _____________ of the town into land previously used for _____________

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1) expansion
2) grazing + growing crops eg. wheat, cabbages

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9
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in eastleigh the soil is mostly ___________ ?

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brickearth deposits from glaciers
+ alluvium (deposits from floodwater) = very fertile

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10
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the river itchen in eastleigh contains ________ habitats providing _________________ for_______________

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wetland
food, shelter + suitable breeding conditions
species including otter, water vole, salmon, dragonflies etc..

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11
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most of the land use in eastleigh is __________

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residential

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12
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industrial land use in eastleigh is very _____________ in __________

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concentrated
industrial estates

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in eastleigh, business + ____________ land use is very concentrated on __________ in ____________

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commercial
retailing
the town centre

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14
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B&Q HQ in eastleigh is located near where?

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M3 + M27 (good transport links)

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15
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what do eastleighs local agricultural activity’s include?

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dairy farming, chicken farming, fisheries

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16
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what were the 3 streets in eastleigh in 1881?

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high street, market street + Southampton road

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what were the houses like in eastleigh in 1880?

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small, designed for the working class population, some larger house for supervisory staff

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18
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when were the first council houses in eastleigh built?

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1920

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when was the expansion of semi-detached suburban housing in eastleigh?

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1930

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when and why was the expansion of private housing estates in eastleigh?

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1970s onwards - to have no through road to calm traffic

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21
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when was the identification of the need for 14,500 new homes to be built before 2036 in eastleigh?

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2018

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22
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when was the railway station built in eastleigh?

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1838

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23
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when did the railway line extend to London in eastleigh?

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1939 - to supply milk to London’s growing population

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what happened to the infrastructure in eastleigh in 1895?

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conversion of the rural, overrun settlement into a modern town - street lights, water, sewers, paved tree-lined avenues introduced

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when did the airport in eastleigh open?

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1910

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26
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what A road connects Southampton + eastleigh

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A335

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when was the M27 built? (round eastleigh)

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1980’s

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when did the M3 connect to the M27? (eastliegh)

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1995

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29
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eastleigh is home to HQ Hampshire _________

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fire and rescue

30
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eastleigh is well served by a large number of ____________ and _____________

A

schools
2 further education colleges

31
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nearest hospitals with A&E in easteligh are in ____________ and ___________

A

Winchester
Southampton

32
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what was eastleigh population in 1871?

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515

33
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what was eastleighs population in 1891?

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3,613

34
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what was eastleighs population in 1901?

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small town - over 9,000

35
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2017 - what was the average income per capita in eastleigh?

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£26,800 - 3rd most prosperous in solent area

36
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2017 - employment rate was _____ in eastleigh

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82%, higher than national average

37
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2017 - residents in eastleigh with level 4+ qualifications = ?

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30.9%, below national average

38
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2017 - unemployment in Eastleigh = ?

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3.1%, lower than national average

39
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population of Eastleigh has grown by ________ since 2005

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0.9% per annum

40
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population aged 65+ in eastleigh has grown on average _______

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2.8% per annum ( 3 x the growth in the overall population)

41
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census data - how much of Eastleigh population stated their religion as Christian?

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over 76%

42
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what’s the employment rates of the different Eastleigh wards?

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North - 98.5% employed
Central - 98% employed
- South - 97% employed

43
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what are the housing ownership statuses for each of the Eastleigh wards

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-North - 75% owner occupied, 12% social, 13% private renting
-central - 50% owner occupied, 20% social, 30% private renting
-south - 50% owner occupied, 30% social, 20% private renting

44
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what percent of people have no qualifications in the different Eastleigh wards

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  • North - 18%
  • Central - 17%
  • South - 26%
45
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what are the main ethnicities of the different Eastleigh wards

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  • North - 90% white British
  • Central - 83% white British
  • South - 85% white British
46
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what are the age structures for the different Eastleigh wards

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  • North - 65% 18-64, 19% 0-17 average = 40
  • Central - 63% 18-64, 21% 0-17 average= 35
  • South - 55% 18-64, 24% 65+ average = 38
47
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since when did Eastleigh experience deindustrialisation

A

1945

48
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what happened during the late 1800s and early 1900s in eastleigh ( give examples)

A

opening of secondary sector:
- 1884 railway and carriage works ( investment of south Western Railway)
- 1909 locomotive works
- 1921 Pirelli cable factory opens

49
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what happened during the late 1980s and early 2000s in eastleigh ( give examples)

A

closure of secondary jobs:
- 1962 railway and carriage works closes
- 2002 main Pirelli cable factory closes
- 2004 Mr Kipling Cake factory closes

50
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what happened late 1900s and 2010s in eastleigh ( give examples)

A

opening up of service sector ( tertiary jobs):
- 1989 Swan Centre built
-2012 AGEAS Insurance offices open
- 2011 B&Q head offices open

51
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what happened during the 2000s in eastleigh ( give examples)

A

high tech manufacturing jobs open up:
- 2002 prysmian take over smaller Pirelli works
- 2010 GE aviation opens

52
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which sector is now the second largest sector with 15% of total output in eastleigh

A

Business Services, the concentration of this sector in Eastleigh is more than 1.5 times the UK average

53
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what are the average house prices in the different Eastleigh wards

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  • North - £400,000, detached+ semi-detached
  • Central - £180,000
  • South - £255,000 - mainly two bed flats and two bed terraced
54
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what is the level of deprivation in each of the Eastleigh wards

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North - in the top 20% of the least deprivation
Central - middle to lowest 20% deprivation
South - mostly in the middle level of deprivation

55
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the majority of migrants in eastleigh are mainly _____

A

eastern European,
3% of total population
60% of migrants

56
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what does house building bring into Eastleigh

A

construction resources

57
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what does cable manufacturing bring into Eastleigh

A

mineral resources

58
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what does the Vue Cinema in eastleigh bring?

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cinematic ideas from UK, European and us producers + screens opera, ballet and theatre productions

59
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what happened to the Sorting Office in eastliegh

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it’s now an art and cultural studio space - made an old derelict space in the town centre affordable for local creative producers

60
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what does the point Theatre bring in eastleigh

A

cultural opportunities and events

61
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how would eastleigh be used as a dormitory town?

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people (DINKYS) not working in eastleigh, but using the excellent accsessabliliy to commute to eg. southhamption

62
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what is a DINKY

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double income no kids yet

63
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eastleigh bourough local plan 2016-2036, aquired the _____ _____, home of ________

A

ageas bowl
hampshire cricket club

64
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how much does the ageas hotel in eastleigh contribute to its local economy?

A

£50 million

65
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how much did the council invest to eg. places leisure eastleigh

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£140 million

66
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name an example of an ‘invest to save project’

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M&S - council constructed a M&S foodhall in eastleigh leased by M&S

67
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how much was the M27 bridge repair scheme near J3?

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£19 million

68
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name 2 multi-national coorperations in eastleigh

A

-ageas
-prysmian

69
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when did ageas open its UK HQ in eastleigh?

A

2002

70
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name an EU funded programme in eastleigh

A

the sorting office - converted via recreate to bring commercial properties back to life by transforming them into business clusters for artists

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