There is now little employment within Silver End and it thus has become essentially a dormitory village.
Since the 1950s, most of the area has been transformed into dormitory villages, while jobs have concentrated in Hannover.
Neilston is a dormitory village comprising a resident population of just over 5,000 people.
Thus the village has turned from a compact community into what is largely a dormitory village.
Due to its lack of industry Kirkliston may now be referred to as a dormitory village but this is largely by default rather than design.
With its various transport links available, Haslington can be viewed as something of a dormitory village.
People travel outside the village to work, so turning it into a dormitory village.
Today it is a dormitory village retaining a semi-rural character.
It has been expanded much since the 1960s and is now one of many dormitory villages around Cambridge.
It is also a dormitory village for people working in Bath and Bristol.
