lympstone and toxteth

Question 1

where is lympstone?

Answer 1

15km south of exeter
east bank of river exe estuary
coastal village

Question 2

where is toxteth?

Answer 2

1.5km south of liverpool city centre
on river mersey, near liverpool bay
industrial estuary

Question 3

physical geography of lympstone.

Answer 3

small valley cut by Wotton Brook
Red breccia cliffs at edge of Exe estuary
small beach of pebbles and gravel
1.5km wide estuary

Question 4

physical geography of toxteth

Answer 4

Undulating land rising up from banks of river mersey
mersey is fast-flowing past toxteth - little foreshore

Question 5

history of lympstone

Answer 5

• owned by celtics, then saxons, then french families
  -13th century- small ports with coastal and cross channel trading links
  -19th century industry ceased as ships grew, and estuary became being used for shellfish fishing
  -from 1840s, Lympstone attracted wealthy families from Devon
  -Railway improvemnts in 1861 improved time space compression regionally and nationally

Question 6

history of toxteth

Answer 6

-owned by celtics then King John for 300 years
-at the end of the 16th century, it opened for farming and small scale industry eg water power from dammed stream
-during industrial revolution, copper works and a ceramics factory was developed
-flour milling and brewery created to serve the growing population
-attractive greenfeild site for property developers who built for the growing middle class
-cheap housing developments were made due to lack of space- urban sprawl

Question 7

present day demographic of lympstone

Answer 7

16.6 people per hectare
elderly residents
not much ethnic diversity- HOMOGENOUS
98.9% white

Question 8

present day demographic of toxteth

Answer 8

87.8 people per hectare
5x more than lympstone
younger demographic
lots of ethnic diversity, attracts migrants
multicultural
78.6% white

Question 9

socio-economic factors lympstone

Answer 9

1901 population just above 1000
more privately owned houses and cars

Question 10

socio-economic factors toxteth

Answer 10

1901 population 135,000
more rented houses from social landloard and rented cars

Question 11

cultural factors of lympstone

Answer 11

christian

Question 12

cultural factors of toxteth

Answer 12

major muslim religious festivals celebrated such as eid and ramadan
black african and carribean community have distinctive forms of worship
greek othodox church and synangogue- evidence of different religions

Question 13

political factors of toxteth

Answer 13

electorate of 72,000
parish council of 11 elected members

Question 14

political factors of lympstone

Answer 14

electorate 73,000
3 councillors
have resident associations

Question 15

built environment of lympstone

Answer 15

strict building restrictions and residents to protect the architecture
new housing built on the cliff
old shops turned into houses

Question 16

built environment of toxteth

Answer 16

adapted to migrant communities
mosques ethnic retailers

Question 17

changing flows in lympstone

Answer 17

growing significance of knowledge economy has benefitted Lympstone because over 1/3 are in professional occupation

Question 18

flows in of toxteth

Answer 18

toxteth has experienced a loss of jobs in docks and manufacturing jobs, causing poverty and riots - civil disturbance
increased significance of knowledge economy didn’t benefit lympstone