1901 Census Data |
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TABLE OF GROWTH OF CHIEF TOWNS | |
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Towns of over 50,000 Inhabitants, arranged
according to Population of 1901,
and showing comparative growth since 1861
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1861
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1881
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1901
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London:
Administrative County (including City)
Registration County
Parliamentary Bors
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2,803,888
2,465,973 |
3,816,483
3,963,307 |
4.535,541
4,536,541
4.519.838
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Glasgow
Municipal and Suburban
Parliamentary Burgh
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446,007
394,864
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674,095
511,415
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829,859
622,372
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Liverpool
County Bor.
Parliamentary Bor.
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443,938
443,938
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552,508
60x.050
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684,858
626,634
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Manchester
County Bor.
Parliamentary Bor.
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338,722
357,979
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341,414
424,224
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543,872
475,356
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Birmingham:
County Bor.
Parliamentary Bor
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296,076
286,076
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400,774
437,076
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522,204
522,204
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| Leeds |
207,465
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309,119
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428,968
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| Sheffield |
185,172
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284,508
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409,071
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| Belfast |
121,602
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208,122
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349,480
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| Bristol |
154,093
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206,874
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328,915
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Edinburgh:
Municipal Burgh
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168,121
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236,032
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316,887
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Dublin:
County Borough
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254,808
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248,602
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280,638
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| Bradford |
106,218
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194,495
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279,767
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West Ham:
County Borough
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383,311
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128,953
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267,358
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| Hull |
97,661
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165,690
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240,259
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| Nottingham |
74,693
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186,575
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239,743
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| Salford |
1,102,449
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1,176,235
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220,957
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| Newcastle-on-Tyne |
109,108
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1,145,359
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215,328
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| Leicester |
68,056
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122,376
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211,579
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| Portsmouth |
94,799
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127,989
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188,133
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| Bolton |
70,395
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105,414
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168,215
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| Cardiff |
32,954
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82,761
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167,592
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| Dundee |
90,417
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140,239
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161,173
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| Aberdeen |
73,805
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105,189
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153,503
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| Sunderland |
78,211
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116,452
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146,077
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| Oldham |
72,333
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1,111
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137,246
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| Croydon |
30,240
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78,953
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133,895
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| Blackburn |
63,126
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104,014
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129,216
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| Brighton |
77,698
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107,456
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123,478
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| Derby |
43,091
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81,168
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114,848
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| Preston |
82,885
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96,537
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112,989
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| Norwich |
74,891
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87,842
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111,733
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| Birkenhead |
51,649
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84,006
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110,915
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| Gateshead |
33,587
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65,803
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108,888
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| Plymouth |
62,588
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73,794
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107,636
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| Halifax |
18,992
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55,934
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104,936
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| Southampton |
46,960
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60,051
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104,824
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| South Shields |
35,239
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56,875
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100,858
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| Burnley |
28,700
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58,751
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97,043
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| East Ham |
2,264
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9,713
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96,018
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| Walthamstow |
7,137
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21,715
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95,131
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| Huddersfield |
34,877
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81,841
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95,047
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| Swansea |
44,606
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65,597
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94,537
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| Wolverhampton |
60,860
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131,587
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94,187
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| Stockport |
54,68x
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59,553
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92,832
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| Northampton |
32,813
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51,881
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87,021
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| Walsall |
37,760
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58,795
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86,430
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| St. Helens |
18,396
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57,403
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84,410
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| Rochdale |
38,184
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68,866
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83,114
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| Paisley |
47,406
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55,627
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79,363
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| York |
40,433
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60,683
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77,914
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| Leith |
33,628
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59,485
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77,439
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| Aston Manor |
*
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53,842
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77,326
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| Cork |
80,121
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80,124
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76,122
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| Beading |
9,812
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42,054
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72,217
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| Hornsey |
11,082
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37,078
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72,056
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| Coventry |
40,936
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44,800
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69,978
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| Greenock |
42,088
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66,704
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68,142
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| Newport
(Mon.) |
24,756
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35,313
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67,270
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| Ipswich |
37,950
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50,546
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66,630
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| Hastings |
22,837
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42,258
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65,528
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| West Bromwich |
41,795
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56,295
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65,175
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| Warrington |
26,431
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41,452
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64,242
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| West Hartlepool |
12,603
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28,523
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62,627
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| Manley |
31,953
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48,361
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61,599
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| Wigan |
37,658
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48,194
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60,764
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| Bournemouth |
6,507
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18,600
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59,672
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| Bootle |
16,247
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27,374
|
58,556
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| Bury |
37,563
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52,213
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58,028
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| Barrow-in-Furness |
*
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47,300
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57,586
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| Smethwick |
13,379
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25,084
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54,539
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| Rotherham |
7,598
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34,782
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54,349
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| Wallasey |
10,723
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21,192
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53,579
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| Handsworth |
10,398
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22,896
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52,921
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| Stockton-on-Tees |
13,357
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41,015
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51,478
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| Tynemonth |
34,021
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44,118
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51,366
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| Great Yarmouth |
34,810
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46,159
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51,316
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| Burton-on-Trent |
13,671
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38,288
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50,386
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