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.
Are there Gypsies in Surrey?
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.
Where in England has the most Gypsies?
South East region
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 percentage of the UK are Gypsies?
0.1%
In the 2011 Census, 58,000 people identified themselves as Gypsy or Irish Traveller, accounting for just 0.1% of the resident population of England and Wales.
Table 1: Country of birth, England and Wales, 2011.
| Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | Gypsy or Irish Traveller | |
| Europe | 92 | 99 |
| United Kingdom | 87 | 88 |
| England | 80 | 82 |
Where are the Travellers sites in Surrey?
Sites we manage
| Site name | No. of plots | Location |
|---|---|---|
| The Paddocks | 15 | Runnymede |
| Elm Farm | 15 | Runnymede |
| Salvation Place | 10 | Leatherhead |
| Conifer Park | 4 | Dorking |
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% |
What is the most common Gypsy last name?
Typical Romany surname: common ones include Cooper, Smith, Lee, Boswell, Lovell, Doe, Wood, Young and Heron.
What are Gypsy surnames?
Gypsy surnames which occur in Surrey include Cooper, Matthews, Ayres, Smith, Green, Taylor, Williams, Brazil, Shepherd, Beaney, Chapman and Scott among others.
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 are UK Gypsies called?
Romanichal Travellers (UK: /ˈrɒmənɪtʃæl/ US: /-ni-/; more commonly known as English Gypsies or English Travellers) are a Romani subgroup within the United Kingdom and other parts of the English-speaking world.
What language do Gypsies speak?
Romani, the common language of the Roma, the Sinti, the Kale and other European popula- tion groups summarised by the pejorative denomination gypsies, belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family and is the only New-Indo-Aryan language spo- ken exclusively outside of the Indian subcontinent.
What country has the highest Gypsy population?
From the Balkans, they migrated throughout Europe and, in the nineteenth and later centuries, to the Americas. The Roma population in the United States is estimated at more than one million.
Population by country.
| Country | Georgia |
|---|---|
| Region | Eastern Europe/Western Asia |
| Population | 500+ |
| Subgroups | Roma, Domari, Lom/Bosha |
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.
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.
How long can Travellers stay on a site?
Section 77-79 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
It allows the removal of individuals from the land and requires the involvement of the Court when they do not leave as they have been notified to do. If they return to the site within 3 months, there are also criminal sanctions built into the process.
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.
Is Surrey BC full of Indians?
In Surrey, the largest majority of immigrants (those who became a landed immigrant between 2011 and 2016) are from India (41.3 per cent), followed by the Philippines (14.5 per cent) and China (12.8 per cent). Meantime, Surrey has the second largest Aboriginal population in B.C., second only to Vancouver.
Why is Surrey so famous?
Surrey is renowned for inspiring some of England’s most influential writers; Jane Austen spent holidays at Great Bookham with Box Hill providing the setting for the picnic scene in Emma, while Sherlock Holmes creator, Arthur Conan Doyle, resided in Hindhead for 10 years and EM Foster in Abinger Hammer for over 20 years
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 is a nickname for Gypsy?
Both Rom and Romany have been in use in English since the 19th century as an alternative for Gypsy. Romany is also spelled Romani, or Rommany.