Industrial Towns

"Old" Industrial Towns tend to have the following features
  • Found on or near coalfields
  • Has railways and canals for transport
  • Has housing and industry mixed in together
  • Newer industry is found on the outskirts, near main roads for transport
In the newer industrial towns planning ensures the housing and industry are located apart.

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An example of an industrial town is Barnsley in Yorkshire, England, which is shown on the map below .

It is similar to the model as it is built on a coalfield and has canals.

It is different from the model as it has good motorway links.

Barnsley Map (46 kb)
Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. Image reproduced with kind permission of Ordnance Survey and Multi Media Mapping.