Towns, by any definition, are nucleated settlements relative to the surrounding countryside. All other aspects being equal, it would be expected that a town would grow outwards equally at all edges, maintaining a relatively circular shape. Deviations from this idealised model represent choices made by individuals and authorities who take into account geologic, geographic, political and social elements in the formulation of their decisions.

As can be seen from the map (Figure 2), the distribution of wells does not follow a linear distribution. To the south of the town centre (marked in yellow) it can be seen that wells only appear for 3 blocks to the south, but appear for 5 blocks to the east, and 7 to the west, which are only halted seemingly by the limits of the town plan.

There is a clear negative association between wells and the southern part of the town encapsulated in the survey area.