The 'rural village'

• Rural villages can be categorised into 3 places:

  • Very remote areas
  • Retirement village
  • Commuter village
• Commuter villages

  A populated area that is primarily residential rather than commercial or industrial. Routine travel from home to work and back is called commuting.

  • e.g. Braunton
  • Positives: good schools, good access to social services
  • Negatives: rising cost of hosing, increasing numbers of commuters
  • Mostly working age with children
• Very remote areas

  An area with few transport links and poor access to outside areas and cities; very isolated.

  • e.g. Exmoor
  • Positives: good holiday locations, quiet and peaceful
  • Negatives: little entertainment, expensive accessibility
  • Mostly elderly people, very few young working people
• Retirement villages

  A residential community or housing complex designed for older adults who are generally able to care for themselves.