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.