SG2B: What's In A Place- Threlkeld Flashcards
What are the natural features of Threlkeld?
- Mountainous range (Blencathra)
- Rivers
- Steep slopes
- Farmland
What is the historical development of Threlkeld?
- Miners, farmers etc
- Lead mining
- Hydro-electric scheme in 1900s
- Blencathra FSC- formerly a sanatorium for TB cases
- Quarry history
What is the changing face of Threlkeld?
- Lost the lead mining
- Main jobs is tourism
- Field Centre brings students
- Farm jobs dropped due mechanism
What is the demographic factor of Threlkeld?
- Mostly elderly 28.1% than England
- Few shops
- Ageing population because many of the people will have worked in Threlkeld
What is the socio-economic factor of Threlkeld?
- Tourism helps growth of Threlkeld
- Mostly economically inactive 32.8%
- New housing was built for local residents who will live to net increase population because housing was expensive
What is the political factor of Threlkeld?
- 2 councils divide the parties
- Labour and conservatives
What is the built characteristics of Threlkeld?
- Blencathra centre
- Housing association
- Post office
- Village primary school
Where is Threlkeld?
A village in North of the Lake district, in-between Keswick and Penrith
A timeline of Threlkeld?
Pre Historic Times- Densely wooded and swampy from the remains of glacial lake.
1200s- An ancient place of worship was established in the village with the rise of christianity, this is now ST. Mary’s Church.
Late 1500s and early 1600s- Two episodes of famine/starvation hit the village
1800s- Many farms existed- mainly for cattle and sheep grazing
1900s- Village was a minor boom town as quantities of zinc and lead was discovered. Over 100 men were employed at the local mine and terraced houses were built for them.Mining was important until 1960s and quarrying until 1980Ss when the quarry shut down.
1904- Blencathra Holiday centre opened, serving as a sanatorium for TB. It is now run by the Field Studies council for residential courses.
TODAY- Still a farming community but tourism is important to the economy, popular for mountain walkers due to Blencathra. many holiday homes in village with new golf course and Quarry museum.
What are the positives effects of change on character of Threlkeld?
- Untouched by tourism
- TB isolation hospital is now used for accommodation
- Fields across the village are still farmed
- Golf course
- Quieter due to A66 bypassed
- Tourism has kept the pubs open
- Old railway is now scene walk
What are the negatives effects of change on character of Threlkeld?
- No public car park
- No shops, only a post office remains
- Fron Penrith to Keswick there is a 3 lane highway
- Mining has damaged the views of Threlkeld
- No one stops to go to Threlkeld as the A66 doesn’t pass through it.
