ABOUT THE VILLAGE / PARISH

A.� BACKGROUND AND POPULATION

The appraisal showed that 11 (7%) residents had been born in the Parish and 106 (64%) of the respondents had resided here for over 10 years.� This would indicate a stable population and confirms the impression that most people enjoy living in this Parish.� The latest census (1991) shows that the population of the Parish is 920.� The total number of people recorded in the Appraisal returns was 368.

There is a relatively high car ownership averaging 1.5 cars per household on the questionnaires completed.� 258 (77%) people listed their car as the main means of transport, 37 (11%) the bus, 30 (9%) walked and 7 (2%) went by train.

As could be anticipated, there is a higher proportion of residents in the mature age groups, 24% in the 25 - 44 year group, 35% in the 45 - 64 group and 19% over 64 year group.� The lower age groups showed 15 children under 5 years, 11 between 5 and 10 years, 12 between 11 and 15 and 41 between 16 and 24 years.� The male and female population balance is relatively equal with 175 males (47.6%) and 193 females (52.4%), this is identical with the proportions in the current Electoral Roll and within 1% of the 1991 census.