The area is still predominantly a rural community with 18 active farms and a further eleven or so agricultural related businesses. Over the last 40 years the number of active farms has fallen from 43 to its present 18. Farms have been sold off in some cases amalgamating with other farms or the land let for grazing. Farmhouses have become residential houses. Farms producing milk have fallen from 37 to the present number of 2.
Other businesses within the area include the following:
· Construction related
· Finance and professional
· Service industries
· Food and drink
· Retail
· Horticultural
· Consultancy
· Manufacturing
· Computer related services
· Broadcasting.
In many instances these are small home-run enterprises and some 60 people full time are employed full-time and 30 people part time; this includes owners or principals. Of these some 60 live within the Parish.
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