A PILOT SURVEY OF MUCH MARCLE.

This article presents a pilot survey of the country village of Much Marcle in Herefordshire, England conducted in 1949. The objective of this survey is to investigate how the village of Much Marcle maintained both its population and culture. Much Marcle lies almost midway between Ross and Ledbury, at the foot of the Eastern ridge of the famous Woolhope Dome and almost on the borders of Gloucestershire. Though the population has not, strictly speaking, been maintained over the last fifty years, there has been an increased demand for labor in the parish and were is not for the housing shortage, the population during the last ten years would have increased. Some general conclusion may be drawn from the survey. First, as far as cultural or recreational institutions and meetings in Much Marcle are concerned, the people from whom the leaders of the village are drawn are factory leaders, farmers, leaders of religious organizations and the big house owners. Second, a rural factory is intent on providing institutions that will satisfy the needs of its present and potential labor force. The modern industrial conception of the importance of welfare of labor is apparent. Three, farmers rarely come forward to lead community life.