Victorian towns in england? not to big?

Question

i moved to italy when i was a kid now i want to move back to the UK but i have gotten used to living in a REALLY small town so are there any small places i can go not alot of people?

Answer 1

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Yes there are all sorts of places which are smallish but what you have to understand is that they tend to be more expensive because with larger places there is competition between the major supermarkets and petrol stations.

If you are dependent on local shops and small garages who have a small turnover and are more there for convenience then you are going to have to pay for that. I was going say 'luxury' but they are purely convenience stores which sell the things we run out of like sugar eggs, milk and bread-in plastic bags ready sliced and with additives so that they last a week.

Unlike Italy where there is a butcher, a baker, green grocer, a delicatessen and more where every one goes daily for their 100 grams of Parmesan cheese, then waits to have it finely grated. Their 100 grams of salami. A loaf of bread, still warm from the oven. A pick of daily fresh fruit and vegetables, home made delicacies and freshly killed meat. Almost everywhere all these places no longer exist in the UK .

It is all huge supermarkets and department stores. Everything is in clinically clean plastic pre-wrapped at the factory.

We do have farmers markets or farm shops where you may go once a week or even a month and then freeze that special something.

Most people shop perhaps once a week, others do a big shop monthly these days. It is a totally different world and whilst the Italians respect freshness and local specialities the English opt for microwave meals out of the freezer.

Not truly out of choice but the supermarkets undercut the local small shops so severely they either went under or when the owners retired no one could afford to buy the business at it's market price. Or the children found they could get more selling the property for redevelopment than they could earn if they continued to run the business.

The way of life is so different to what you remember it is possible that you will be unable to resettle, especially when you consider that there is a huge difference in culture here.

Don't get me wrong. I love England and would not move if you paid me. (well I might) but in all honesty. Knowing Italy from visiting. If I could speak the language, I might well be persuaded to offer to swap with you.

Try a visit before committing yourself to the move or you may regret it. 00

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i went to london for 3 months and it has changed when i leave here i will miss the fresh bread i get every morning...... do i really want to leave?

Answer 2

Do you mean towns with Victorian architecture, or towns that have only existed since Victorian times? Victoria was on the throne in the 19th century, but most towns in England are much, much older than that.

If you want tranquility, there are many small, quiet, picturesque towns in Northumberland and North Yorkshire that would fit the bill. These places are very sparsely populated so there's not a lot of people! Whatever you do, avoid most of the South East of England as it's very overcrowded, overpopulated and ridiculously expensive too.

Answer 3

These may prove to be too small, but near to where i used to live there are two adorable old "village-towns" called Lavenham, and Long Melford (Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk).

very sweet little shops, and very near to the bigger (but still on the small side, compared to a lot of places) Bury St Edmunds.

lovely little places.

Answer 4

There are small market towns all over England. They will have some Victorian buildings but will also have architecture from almost any other era..

Some small towns:

Kirkby Lonsdale (Cumbria)
Ludlow (Shropshire)
Henley (Oxfordshire)
Romsey (Hampshire)
Wooten Bassett (Wiltshire)
Sleaford (Lincolnshire)

But there are hundreds more
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If you want it any quieter, there are hundreds of villages too.

Answer 5

Theres lots of places with old victorian buildings

mostly in the north of England but its very rundown and poverty stricken

theres lovely little villages in the south but they can be quite expensive but still the quality of life is amazing.

check out places in devon or cornwall

Answer 6

There are a lot of tiny villages in the South West of England Try looking in the Forest of Dean..not many people in the "non tourist" places. Coleshill, Lydney area. Also quite a few in North Yorkshire..

Answer 7

What the hell is a Victorian town?

I think the word you are looking for is village and there are thousands of them.

Answer 8

cotswald !