Nottingham rural settlement

Question 1

where is Nottinghamshire

Answer 1

East Midlands of England

Question 2

communications

Answer 2

-A6011 and A606 are busy at beginning of the day and in the evening which creates congestion problems

Question 3

services

Answer 3

-more affluent pop has grown in smaller villages which has changed demand for services
-loss of retail outlets
-smaller shops have suffered whilst supermarkets have grown

Question 4

housing

Answer 4

-growth of new estates and flats
-Bingham had one of the highest house price rises (194%) outside of the south of England

Question 5

character of villages

Answer 5

-professionals who live locally but commute to Nottingham have pushed out the locals

Question 6

wider issues

Answer 6

• counterurabnisation also creates issues for cities like Nottingham. the greater Nottingham retail survey of 2002 revealed that the importance of Nottingham city centre as a location for comparison shopping had declined since the previous survey in 1987.
  -retail parks on the fringe of the city have taken an increasing proportion of this business.