Cold Norton Village Appraisal
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C136140_Layout 1 29/11/2012 17:03 Page 1 COLD NORTON VILLAGE APPRAISAL .,-- C136140_Layout 1 29/11/2012 17:03 Page 2 810 A 815 B 820 C 825 D830 E835 F GHJ K L 010 0 8 11 H A C K M Cank Wood A N S Great L A N Purleigh E Whitmans Little H 10 Whitmans 13 1 Parish 11 8 Flambird’s Farm 4 14 F L CHARITY A 2 M Water Tower BI 3 8 RD B ’ S 45 LANE 4 13 5 A CH ACKM H 00 H CLOSE A C S E RISE 3 Great Canney Three 3 5 Blue House A 2 Farm P NORTON H ROAD A G G 2 H B IL 7 L GROVE Broadacres B WOODHAM FERRERS Parish and BICNACRE AVENUE Stow Maries Aerodrome Charity Museum D 0 Farm A 00 Site of World War I Aireld 8 O R CROWS W N TO 7 S Hall L AN 5 Church E Canney New Farm Pantile Hall Wood H 4 O W N E 5 Y 12 P O 3 T T E 7 E L R A T N S E E 7 H T Stow Maries Hawes Wood 4 995 Edwin’s Hall 19 3 Farm 12 Farm 3 CH U 4 R 1 C 11 3 H Edwin’s Hall 5 15 L Prince of Wales A 3 N 3 PH St Mary & E 11 P St Margaret’s Church EDW IN’S D 4 HALL ROA 14 5 24 our C c R O Poorhouse W S Wood L A D N A 24 E O R B M A 0 H Grove D 99 O 19 WO Edwinshall Stow Maries 24 Wood C H U R Parish C H L A N 5 E Bushy Hill B1012 N Wood 985 Great Hayes R SOUTH WOODHAM B1012 B U R NH A M FERRERS ROAD L I 6 T T L Parish E H 4 A Key to Symbols public footpath Y E S H Cold Norton Parish O C G D 12 ROA H W M church or chapel footpath in adjacent parish RNHA A S E R BU L LOWE E L Footpath Map 29 C 12 0 PO H 0 post oce D bridleway B1 98 W OA RepresentationA of a road track 32or path is no evidence of a right of way. E&OE OO M R S DHA E public house byway in adjacent parish FERR Garden of Remembrance Scale 1 : 10,000Little Hayes public telephone E track or private path Farm RS 0 kilometres 0.5 1 viewpoint ROA woodland Hogwell D Saltcoats Farm 7 nature reserve Heritage Walks - both starting from the Village Hall 0 miles 0.5 Park P c Cold Norton Parish Council 2012. Cartography by Norplan parish boundary Short Heritage Walk Reproduced from Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of eld boundary Long Heritage Walk the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Oce. Crown Copyright. Essex County Council (100019602) 2012 975 810 A 815 B 820 C 825 D830 E835 F GHJ K L C136140_Layout 1 29/11/2012 17:03 Page 3 F H Cold Norton Great W Little H W Parish Year F 2011 Water Tower B A KM in theH C CLOSE C RISE nney Three During the summer of 2011, a village appraisal was undertaken to deepen the Parish Council’s A Farm P understanding of the village to help inform decision making and assess priorities. The Survey NORTON also ROAD acts as an important record document describing the village at a point in time and provides a useful GROVE B W comparison with the original survey carried out in 2000. AVENUE Results for the year 2000 are shown in brackets. Trends and changes are highlighted in the report, below. A questionnaire was delivered D Farm A O R to every house in the village and 286, being Naround 72% were returned. The Parish Council is Hall Church N Pantile therefore of the view the results are meaningful and representative of the views of the village. Hall Executive Overview N E n Cold Norton has a relatively static population – 44% of the respondents have lived in the village for over H Wood 15 years compared with 34% in the 2000 survey. Only 9 people have lived here for more than 50 years. Farm Farm E n 22% of people are aged under 16 whilst 32% are aged over 60. The comparable figures from 2000 are PH S P 24% and 15% indicating an ageing population. r cou n 97% of residents want the rural character of the village preserved. There is a general desire for any future development to be of a small scale and of smaller types of property in order to protect the village environment. Grove n The majority of the respondents are concerned with speeding traffic and pedestrian safety, and would E Wood welcome some sort of traffic calming or further speed restriction. Parish n Most people use private transport to go to work with buses being mainly used for shopping and leisure. B There is a demand for later and moreN frequent trains. Wood Local utilities are considered to be good. The village is relatively split on the provision of re-cycling G n facilities with a significant proportion wanting more facilities to re-cycle, e.g., plastic and batteries whilst a similar amount are satisfied with existing provision. FERRERS n Respondents had a lot of ideas for Parish new clubs and societies, although only a handful of names were put down as potential leaders. The playground equipment is generally considered to be reasonable, although many people have asked for improvements. n The local shop has a very high degree of support from the community with 546 users; the Church is L viewed as a significant focal point in the village whilst 310 people use the newly re-opened community Farm pub. Farm Park n Most people think that the Parish Council publicises its decisions reasonably well. This summary deals with the headline findings in the Appraisal. Many of the answers to the questions provide interesting insights into the village and the needs of its people and in comparison to the findings from the 2000 8 F Village Appraisal provide an indication of change in the period. – 1 – C136140_Layout 1 29/11/2012 17:03 Page 4 Cold Norton – a synopsis The Parish of Cold Norton lies approximately 4 miles south of Maldon and 10 miles south east of Chelmsford. It is situated at the south-east end of the Danbury Ridge. The village is inconspicuous from distant viewpoints as it is set within a dip of the gently undulating landscape. To the south of the village lies Beacon Hill from where the land slopes down the Crouch Valley. North-eastwards from the village the land falls to a low lying plain and the Blackwater Estuary. The main part of the settlement is astride Latchingdon Road between Three Ashes Corner and the railway bridge towards Palepit Corner, and to the south near North Fambridge. The Parish Church of St. Stephens is located on a south-facing slope on the road leading to North Fambridge. The built core of the village is generally well landscaped with many mature trees and established hedgerows. The rural parish beyond is partially wooded with scattered areas of dense vegetation, particularly along the disused railway. The golf course to the south of the village includes Beacon Hill, which is a dominant feature in the landscape. Views of the Blackwater and Crouch estuaries can be enjoyed from Hackmans Lane, St Stephens Road and Beacon Hill. The meadow to the north of the playing field affords an excellent view across the fields to Purleigh. A network of footpaths criss-crosses the parish. There are 396 dwellings, some industrial and commercial enterprises and the Three Rivers Golf and Country Club. Cold Norton has a number of facilities, which are appropriate to the size of the village. In St Stephens Road there is a thriving primary school, with 157 pupils in attendance. The Village Hall is centrally located and has recently been refurbished and extended with the aid of a Lottery grant. The Hall is the base for many groups and clubs, including the Pre-School group, WI, Badminton Club, Rainbows and Guides, Disabled Group, a Mother & Toddler Group, Keep Fit Class and has attracted a number of new user groups following its refurbishment. Alongside the Village Hall is a playing field and recreation land totalling 2.03 hectares. The playing field includes a range of playground equipment, a full-size football pitch, and a hard-standing, marked out for netball and basketball. The recreation land to the north of the playing field is intended as a natural meadow, where residents can enjoy its quiet and scenic beauty. There is a well used and maintained area of allotment land adjacent to Clarke Rise. There is an excellent general store that also houses the Post Office. ‘The Norton’ public house is situated on the Latchingdon Road and has recently celebrated its second anniversary since re-opening as a community pub based on a strong group of volunteers. A Mobile Library unit visits the village once a fortnight. – 2 – C136140_Layout 1 29/11/2012 17:03 Page 5 The Population The ages and genders of the population are shown in Figure 1, which shows that the majority of people living in Cold Norton are of working age, between 25 and 59. There is no real significant difference between males and females, although there are more males overall.