Surrey County Council owns 17 permanent Gypsy and Traveller Caravan sites across the County. There are also many private sites in Surrey; these are sites that have been developed by individuals on private land with the appropriate planning permission.
How many Gypsies are there in Surrey?
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The DVD Travellers Tales is a series of digital stories celebrating the culture and contributions of Surrey’s 10,000 strong Gypsy and Traveller community.
Where are most Gypsies in the UK?
The South East region of England had both the largest number of Gypsies and Irish Travellers and the largest number per 10,000 people.
What are common Gypsy last names?
The RTFHS website includes lists of surnames that frequently occur in the Gypsy and Traveller community. Gypsy surnames which occur in Surrey include Cooper, Matthews, Ayres, Smith, Green, Taylor, Williams, Brazil, Shepherd, Beaney, Chapman and Scott among others.
How many Gypsy sites are there in the UK?
The number of those on authorised sites increased by 556 caravans since January 2010 with a total of 15,274 now being recorded.
Gypsy, Traveller and travelling showpeople caravan sites by local authority.
| Local Authorities | Doncaster |
|---|---|
| Total number of pitches | 59 |
| Residential | 49 |
| Transit | 10 |
What ethnicity is Surrey?
Table 3: Ethnic groups 2011, Surrey, England and South East
| Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|
| White British | 83.5% | 79.8% |
| All other White groups | 6.9% | 5.7% |
| Mixed/multiple ethnic groups | 2.1% | 2.3% |
| Asian/Asian British: Indian | 1.8% | 2.6% |
Where are the Travellers sites in Surrey?
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- Elmbridge.
- Epsom and Ewell.
- Guildford.
- Mole Valley.
- Reigate and Banstead.
- Runnymede.
- Spelthorne.
- Surrey Heath.
Where is the highest concentration of Gypsies?
They are dispersed, but their most concentrated populations are located in Europe, especially Central, Eastern and Southern Europe (including Southern France), as well as Western Asia (mainly Turkey).
What language do Gypsies speak in UK?
As part of a wider community referred to as Gypsy Roma and Traveller, Roma have often faced hostility and inequality. It may be surprising then to hear that Romany, an unwritten language spoken by Roma communities is used in everyday English. Romany is a language spoken by communities who live largely across Europe.
What race are Gypsies?
Roma (Gypsies) originated in the Punjab region of northern India as a nomadic people and entered Europe between the eighth and tenth centuries C.E. They were called “Gypsies” because Europeans mistakenly believed they came from Egypt. This minority is made up of distinct groups called “tribes” or “nations.”
What blood type do Gypsies have?
Abstract. Blood groups in 2,935 Roms (Gypsies) of East Slovakia show the following frequencies of phenotypes and genes: A1A2BO phentopes: A1–32.91%, A2–2.42%, B–25.21%, O–30.15%, A1B–8.45%, A2B–0.85%, A1–0.2363, A2–0.0217, B–0.1929, O–0.5491.
What features do Gypsies have?
In comparison with other studied groups from Ukraine (mainly Ukrainians but also other minorities) Djaczenko found that Gypsies have the lowest cephalic index, the widest nose, darkest pigmentation, and the most dense beard. Generally those features are rather alien to Eastern European populations.
What is Gypsy DNA?
In fact, if a person has Gypsy blood, many of the DNA tests will indicate South Asian ancestry as well as Middle Eastern ancestry and then, perhaps, European ancestry such as Hungarian, Bulgaria, Swedish, or Portuguese, but it might be any mix.
What are the two types of Gypsy?
The two groups of Gypsy Americans about whom scholars know the most are the Rom and the Romnichals. Many of the Rom came to the New World from Russia or Eastern or Central Europe; the Romnichals came from Great Britain.
What do Gypsies call non Gypsies?
gorger
A gorger is a Romani word for a non-Romani person.
What religion are British Gypsies?
Data are shaky, but there are around 60,000 gypsies and Irish travellers in England and Wales. It is thought that a big proportion (about 40%, by one very rough estimate) of the population of British gypsies has converted, mostly from Catholicism and atheism, to Pentecostalism.
Is Surrey full of Punjabis?
In Surrey, which has a population approaching 500,000, English is the mother tongue of 56% populace and a significant 19% speak Punjabi as their mother tongue. When Punjabi Sikh settlers first came to British Columbia in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, it could be argued that ethnic enclaves were a necessity.
Why is Surrey so famous?
Surrey is officially England’s most densely-wooded county, with more than one-fifth of its land area covered by trees. Featured in a whole host of blockbuster movies, you may well have spotted Surrey in Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Holiday and the James Bond film Skyfall, among others.
What is the main religion in Surrey?
Christianity was the largest religion across all boroughs in Surrey.
Table 2: Religion 2011, Local Authorities in Surrey.
| Surrey | |
| % Christian | 62.8 |
| % Buddhist | 0.5 |
| % Hindu | 1.3 |
| % Muslim | 2.2 |
How long can Gypsies stay on a site?
What if they don’t move? If the travellers fail to move on in the time given, or return to the same site within three moths, it is a criminal offence.
Can police move Travellers on?
The police have powers to move Gypsies or Travellers off land where criminal activity by them can be established – just as crime committed by settled people has to be proven.