Bunts - Tox

• What is the location and natural characteristics of Buntingford?

  1. located on gentle arable land

  2. about 100m above sea level

  3. bedrock is chalk, covered by a layer of post-glacial boulder clay

  4. River Rib flows from North to South (tributary of River Lee)
• 1185


  Bunta's ford first mentioned in Knights Templar land document
• 1253


  Henry III granted a charter to hold a market weekly
• early 1700s


  became important stagecoach stop on route to York
• 1800s


  Buntingford Union Workhouse built between 1836-1837

  poor people put for work for food and lodging- 160 inmates
• 1960s


  Sainsbury's built distribution centre, bringing influx of workers from South London and housing built
• 1963


  train station closed
• 1980s


  'Bovis' industrial estate built between Buntingford and Aspenden
• 2010s


  large number of new housing developments
• Buntingford demographic profile
• What is the population density of Buntingford?

  8 (higher than England average)
• What % of population are 0-15?

  20%
• What % of population are 16-64?

  61%
• What % of population are 64+?

  19% (top heavy population structure)
• What is the ethnic profile of Buntingford?

  white= 98%, non-white= 2%
• What are reasons for Buntingford's homogenous white population?

  homogenous white population due to mechanised agriculture dominating employment, not attracting migrants
• Buntingford socio-economic profile
• What % of households own 3 cars?

  12%
• What % of people are unemployed?

  2%
• What % of people have no qualifications?

  22%
• What % of people have level 4 + qualifications?

  30%
• What is the average number of bedrooms?

  3
• What % of people rent their house from council?

  2%
• What % of people own their house?

  81%
• What are reasons for Buntingford's higher socio-economic profile?

  wealthy, commuter town, so people are more likely to be employed with a higher income and more qualifications
• What is the religion and cultural profile of Buntingford?

  mostly Christian, tiny fractions of Muslim and 'other'

  cultural year structure of Christian year eg. Christmas market
• What is the political profile of Buntingford like?

  has 3-tier local government:

  Buntingford Town Council, East Hertfordshire District Council, Hertfordshire County Council

  Part of the North East Hertfordshire Parliamentary Constituency- Sir Oliver Heald held conservative position since 1992
• What is the location and natural characteristics of Toxteth?

  1. located on land rising up from River Mersey

  2. the Mersey is fast flowing past Toxteth as its channel narrows before passing into Liverpool Bay, so there is little foreshore at Toxteth
• Toxteth timeline...
• 1086


  recorded as one of only coastal villages on banks of River Mersey after Saxons founded it
• 1200s


  King John took area into control and it became part of large royal hunting forest
• 1500s


  began to be opened up for farming
• 1700-1800s


  1. small scale industry grew

  2. use of water power from dammed stream

  flour milling and brewing developed to serve growing population

  3. large villas built with wide streets- many commuters of middle-class who wanted to escape congestion of the city

  4. river became lined with docks
• 1772


  copper works established followed by a ceramics factory
• 1800s


  1. exodus of middle-class residents as they could afford to move outside into greenfield sites and urban transport development

  2. original housing falling into disrepair and areas behind villas were used for cheap housing

  3. spreads of cholera due to dense, unhygienic living
• Toxteth demographic profile
• What is the population density of Toxteth?

  88
• What % of population are 0-15?

  14%
• What % of population are 16-64?

  75%
• What % of population are 64+?

  11%