chelmsfords location between colchester and london
29 miles from london and 21 miles from colchester
What rivers is chelmsford situated on a confluence too?
the river can, Wid,chelmer
What endogeneous factors impacted Chelmsford as a changing place?
rivers (crossing and flooding)
location ( market town )
midmay fmaily
What exogeneous factors have impacted chelmsofrd as a changing place?
People- influx of London migrants
Resources- ARU becoming a med school
Investment- Bond Street 2016
Money- Beaulieu, train station 2025
Ideas- Henry VIII influenced in Beaulieu
what is chelmsofrds life expectancy?
it is 81 years for men and 84 for women
How did the percentage of christains in chelmsford chnage between 2011 and 2021
decreased from 62% to 48%
what percentage of people reported having no religion
41%
what are the key drivers of change that have influenced chelmsfords economic charcarteristics?
- bond street
-beaulieu station - Beaulieu housing and school
-ARU becoming a medical school
-high street regeneration
When was Chelmsford declared a city
2012
When was the first railway built
1849
What are examples of the manufacturing industries in Chelmsford
Britvic Marconi ,
What is thee average age
41
what is the percentage of employed residents
83.9%
What are some of the endogenous factors that influence the character of chelmsford
- Physical Geography, River Chelmer, susceptibility to flood risks
-Large amounts of woodland, Danbury, Writtle - The metropolitan green belt limits the cities expansion
-Location- close to London
What exogenous characteristics influence Chelmsford
Money and investment into bond street
People= London migrants moving to Beaulieu as a result of new train station
Resources= BBC essex, marconi relations, university
How much retail investment went into bond street
$150 million
How much was John Lewis expected to add to Chelmsford’s economy
£67 million
How many jobs did Bond Street create
450
What is Henry VIII significance to Chelmsford
He used Beaulieu Park for a hunting ground, which has influenced its current symbol of a stag
When was the first railway created in chelmsford
1849
What are the past influences on chelmsford
Romans located, Henry VIII and his Beaulieu hunting ground, Railway- reason for Marconi location, Mildmay Family, Kind John
What was the significance of King John on Chelmsford
in 1196, he established Chelmsford as a market town
Who were the MildMay Family
influential English family who were landowners and had extensive estates like moulsham hall
What are some present influences on Chelmsford’s character
- Transport links- Trains and M25
-Became a city in 2012
-university becoming a medical school in 2018
-Regeneration - changing demographics
