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“Is Bakewell a better place to live than Uttoxeter?”

This is the question I will be answering in my coursework; I will aim to find a distinct answer to whether Bakewell is a better place to live than Uttoxeter. I will define “a better place to live” by conducting many investigations into different aspects of each town (for example, environmental quality indexes, house prices, standard of living etc). Uttoxeter and Bakewell are both sustainable towns with large residential areas, however, to different extents; they both also provide shops, attractions and services. Both towns are surrounded by countryside and are in quite attractive areas, however Bakewell is situated in a National Park (The Peak District) so this could affect the results that will be gained, Bakewell could actually be suggested as a honey pot of the Peak District National Park, i.e. a very attractive place with a managed tourist   area and a large number of visitors. Bakewell and Uttoxeter could be attractive do different types of people, for different reasons and generally it may be hard to determine which town is better to live in, however I plan to find an answer by comparing certain aspects of one town with the other. I will be using these questions to answer the statement:

  • Which town is more physically attractive? - i.e., environmental factors and also man-made factors
  • Which Town has the wider range of shops/markets available for both tourists and residents?
  • Which town has the most importance for tourists? -i.e. which town has the most long-distance tourists and tourist attractions?
  • Which town has the most internal congestion? -i.e. pedestrian and vehicle.
  • Which town has the most amount of litter and litter control techniques?

This is my hypothesis:

I think Bakewell will be a better place to live than Uttoxeter. I expect to find that generally Bakewell is a much more tourist-orientated town (however I believe that on Race days at Uttoxeter Racecourse, Uttoxeter will be much more tourists occupied). Because I expect Bakewell to be much more tourists orientated then I expect that it will offer more services and perhaps a more attractive environment. I also think that Bakewell will overall be larger than Uttoxeter, in terms of population, population density; area town takes up amount of services and congestion. However I do expect that Uttoxeter will be cheaper than Bakewell because less people will visit Uttoxeter, therefore generating less of a tourist driven economy, therefore Uttoxeter will have more shops aimed at local people than tourists. Another expectation is that Bakewell will score higher in investigations like EQI’s and congestion tests. Furthermore imagine that Bakewell will be much easier place to access and navigate around because I think it will have more clearly signposted routes to it and more  facilities for cars to deal with the number of tourists, I know that Bakewell is surrounded e by major A roads which will also make easier access.

My hypothesis is backed up by my initial opinion of both towns as I have visited them Bakewell in past and happen to live just outside of Uttoxeter. My hypothesis is also based on basic theory I know about both towns and comparisons I have made myself. With knowledge of national parks I can say that Bakewell will be much tourist-orientated than Uttoxeter because Bakewell is in a National Park and Bakewell is a honey pot that is visited by people from all over the country. Bakewell also has many more attractions than Uttoxeter.

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Historical Background (All information found from www.wikipedia.com and the book: Uttoxeter: A Local History)

Bakewell:

Bakewell is a small market town in Derbyshire, England, the name Bakewell derives from 'Badeca's Well'. According to the UK census Bakewell has a population of 3,979. Bakewell was probably founded in Saxon times and Bakewell Parish Church, a Grade I listed building, was founded in 920 and has the famous 9th century cross in the churchyard.In Norman times Bakewell  gained some fame and its church was mentioned in the Domesday Book.A market was established in 1254, and Bakewell developed as ...

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