Model village

Model villages were a classification of social/industrial developments created in the UK during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. They were built by philanthropist developers such as Titus Salt and George Cadbury to house their workers as well as providing them with social amenities.

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Philanthropist - Titus Salt - George Cadbury

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Famous model villages include Ackroyden, Bournville, New Earswick, New Lanark, Portlaw, Port Sunlight, Saltaire, Stewartby and Woodlands.

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Ackroyden - Bournville - New Earswick - New Lanark - Portlaw - Port Sunlight - Saltaire - Stewartby - Woodlands

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Model villages were also built in the United States along the same lines as planned industrial communities, for example, Gwinn, Michigan.

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United States - Gwinn, Michigan

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The term model village can also refer to miniature villages created as tourist attractions, such as those at Godshill on the Isle of Wight and Merrivale in Great Yarmouth.

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Godshill - Isle of Wight - Great Yarmouth

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