索尔福德普赖厄斯小镇离英国大文豪莎士比亚的出生地只有一箭之遥。这个经常出现在风光明信片上的地方有着典型的英国田园景色:一望无际的田野上横亘着绵延起伏的乡间小路,茅草盖顶的精巧别墅和古朴厚重的中世纪教堂点缀其间……然而,就是这样宁静优美、被无数诗人吟咏过的英国农村小镇,现在却受到了来自外部的威胁,传统的田园牧歌生活正在成为美好的回忆。来自竞争的威胁 据当地媒体报道,商店、邮局、银行甚至酒吧等大众服务设施的急剧减少是英国农村小镇目前面临的 The town of Salford Priory is just a stone’s throw away from the birthplace of British tycoon Shakespeare. This often appears in the scenery postcards with a typical British pastoral landscape: endless fields are rolling stretches of country roads, thatched cottages and quaint medieval thick medieval cathedral ... ... However, it is so quiet and beautiful The English rural town, chanted by countless poets, is now threatened by outsiders and the traditional idyllic pastoral life is becoming a wonderful memory. Threatening from competition According to local media reports, the drastic reduction in mass-service facilities such as shops, post offices, banks and even bars is currently facing the rural British township