Three Hertfordshire Villages Survey, 1961

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This was the first social study of the influx of middle class managerial and professional commuters to Hertfordshire villages; and the impact that this selective migration of newcomers had on formerly rural communities. One of the three villages studied still maintained the character of a predominantly rural, agriculturally centred parish, whilst the two other villages were situated on the 'rural-urban fringe frontier'. This study focused on: questions of segregation; the relationship between class and commuting; the social and geographic origins of the population studied; and the pattern of economic and social links with 'the outside world'.

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Main Topics: Social change; social mobility; geographical mobility; family; family life; class; middle class; community life; community participation; occupations; occupational status; politics; rural life; communications; transport; rural transport; commuting; social life.