[DF&F Main Menu] [Community Profiles Menu] [Community Appraisals Menu] Index Top PEOPLE (Us!) THE chart below covers 407 (about three-quarters) of our parishioners and shows the percentage of people in each age group. Of these 407 people, 206 are female and 201 are male. Miss Margaret King-Heal - a Lady's Companion known to everyone as Aunt Meg. She was aged 90 when she died in 1929. (Picture taken c.1926) Index Top HOUSING THE chart below shows the number and age of our houses. Percentage of Houses Ten houses are thatched and 32 previously had a different use: Ten houses are thatched and 32 previoulsy had a different use: Barns 9 Outbuilding/Other 2 Shops 7 Police Station 1 Farmhouses 6 Post Office 1 Coachhouses 2 Rectory 1 Pub or Ciderhouse 2 Workshop 1 Looking to the future, VIEWS ON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT are widespread. The majority of people are not opposed to further development but mainly wish It to be restricted to within the present built-up areas: 56 people said no new building       64   single buildings between existing buildings       98   conversions of existing buildings (eg barns)       73   small number of buildings       102   sites within the built-up areas       70   expansion on the edge of the built-up area       Twenty-three people say they want a house in the area - mainly starter homes (14) followed by family homes (5) and homes for the elderly (4). Index Top EDUCATION, TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT THE overwhelming majority of people feel the village school is important; and of the 24 children of pre-school age, 18 will be going there. What of our young people and their future? At present: 24 attend pre-schools 5 attend technical colleges 31 attend primary schools 8 attend universities/polytechnics 20 attend secondary schools   What do people age 11 and over do at present? 32 are in full time education 3 in government training scheme 90 employed full time 23 employed part time 48 self-employed 10 unemployed 50 housewives/house husbands 67 retired Ninety-five people work in the Parish, 105 work within 15 miles and 37 travel more than 15 miles to work. The reactions of people to the proposal that some light industrial workshops should be built are as follows: 310 people answered the question and 156 are in favour, with 6 people being interested in renting or buying one. 61 people are against the proposal and the remainder expressed no opinion. [Previous Page][Next Page] [DF&F Main Menu] [Community Profiles Menu] [Community Appraisals Menu] [Top of Page] [Devon C.C. Homepage] Page Created: September 2002 This Information was provided by Corporate Information Services Send any comments, enquiries, etc. to DRIS@devon.gov.uk