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A new approach to market towns
HAVE we all been sleeping?
Or, more specifically, do we need an overhaul of the notion of ‘market towns’, and national policy towards them?
New research reveals that 11m people live in the 1600 towns that have a population of between 1,500-40,000 people (2001).
SOURCE: http://towns.org.uk/2009/05/28/new-research-on-types-of-towns/
This is equivalent to the population of Greater London and the West Midlands combined.
What is more, they are growing over twice as fast as larger settlements (5.3% growth between 2001-06) and accounted for 60% of the growth in population between 2001-06.
And yet it is rare for market towns to receive any policy focus – apart from the patchy and ad hoc Market Towns Initiatives, promoted by Regional Development Agencies.
Rural Services Network – July 2009
