Settlement

Settlement

1. Market

   • e.g. York
   • originally collecting + distribution centres for surrounding farming area
     • May service + process agricultural machinery + produce

2. Route Centre

   • e.g. Carlisle
   • Convergance of natural routes or at nodal points resulting from economic development

3. Resource extraction

   • e.g. Corby
   • Developed to exploit local minerals/fuel

4. Tourist

   • e.g. Bath
   • Include spa towns, coastal and mountain regions

5. Administration

   • e.g. Exeter
   • Developed to control areas
     • Small region + country capital

6. Residential

   • e.g. Telford
   • Majority of residents live but don't work

7. Industrial

   • e.g. Birmingham
   • Raw materials are processed into manufactured goods

8. Education

   • e.g. Cambridge
   • Attracting people perhaps for a short period
     • Educational purpose

9. Ports

   • e.g. Southampton
   • Located near coasts, rivers, lakes
     • Movement of goods to sell + people / trade