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THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE \n
Factors in the further dispersal of the last 15 years have been the spread
of car ownership, expansion in public transport serving journeys to work,
private property developments to meet the demand for housing, and planned
transfers of population to the new towns around London, Glasgow, the
West Midlands and Merseyside and to selected expanding towns near to
the great cities.
TABLE 2
Distribution of
the Population0
Urban and rural districts
England and Wales:
Urban districts
Rural districts
Scotland:
Cities and burghs
Landward areas
Northern Ireland:
Urban districts
Rural districts
Standard regions of England and
Wales:
Northern
East and West Ridings
N orth-W estem
North Midland
Midland
Eastern . .
London and South-Eastern
Southern
South-Western.
Wales
Conurbations:
Greater London
South-East Lancashire
West Midlands
Central Clydeside
West Yorkshire
Merseyside
Tyneside
Cities:
Belfast . .
Birmingham
Bradford
Bristol . .
Cardiff . .
Coventry
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Kingston upon Hull
Leeds
Leicester
Liverpool
Area in
square
miles6
8,318-2
50,029-2
441-6
29,353-3
92-8
5,359-0
7,470-7
3,962-7
3,083-0
6,303-9
5,024-8
7,264-3
4,190-6
3,897-7
9,133-9
8,015-8
721-7
379-6
268-8
324-4
484-5
150-0
90-2
24-0
79-9
39-9
41-2
23-6
29-9
52-0
60-4
22-5
63-5
26-5
43-5
Thousands
1931
31,952
8,000
3,362
1,481
678c
602c
3,038
3,929
6,197
2,939
3,743
2,433
10,330
2,135
2,615
2,593
8,216
2,427
1,933
1,690
1,655
1,347
827
43 8C
1,003
298
397
227
167
439
1,088
314
483
239
856
1951 1961
35,336
8,422
3,592
1,504
728
643
3,141
4,097
6,447
3,378
4.423
3,098
10,906
2,649
3,021
2,599
8,350
2.423
2,237
1,758
1,693
1,382
836
444
1,113
292
443
244
258
467
1,090
299
505
285
789
36,872
9,233
3,646
1,533
770
655
3,252
4,172
6,567
3,634
4,757
3,736
11,104
2,826
3,411
2,644
8,183
2,428
2,347
1,802
1,704
1,384
855
416
1,107
296
437
257
306
468
1,055
303
511
273
746
1964
37,588
9,814
3,712
1,495
785
673
3,301
4,241
6,666
3,760
4,926
3,969
11,273
3,043
3,547
2,676
8,187
2,449
2.384
1,796
1,721
1.385
853
410
1,106
298
432
260
316
473
1,019
300
509
267
729
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Factors in the further dispersal of the last 15 years have been the spread
of car ownership, expansion in public transport serving journeys to work,
private property developments to meet the demand for housing, and planned
transfers of population to the new towns around London, Glasgow, the
West Midlands and Merseyside and to selected expanding towns near to
the great cities.
TABLE 2
Distribution of
the Population0
Urban and rural districts
England and Wales:
Urban districts
Rural districts
Scotland:
Cities and burghs
Landward areas
Northern Ireland:
Urban districts
Rural districts
Standard regions of England and
Wales:
Northern
East and West Ridings
N orth-W estem
North Midland
Midland
Eastern . .
London and South-Eastern
Southern
South-Western.
Wales
Conurbations:
Greater London
South-East Lancashire
West Midlands
Central Clydeside
West Yorkshire
Merseyside
Tyneside
Cities:
Belfast . .
Birmingham
Bradford
Bristol . .
Cardiff . .
Coventry
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Kingston upon Hull
Leeds
Leicester
Liverpool
Area in
square
miles6
8,318-2
50,029-2
441-6
29,353-3
92-8
5,359-0
7,470-7
3,962-7
3,083-0
6,303-9
5,024-8
7,264-3
4,190-6
3,897-7
9,133-9
8,015-8
721-7
379-6
268-8
324-4
484-5
150-0
90-2
24-0
79-9
39-9
41-2
23-6
29-9
52-0
60-4
22-5
63-5
26-5
43-5
Thousands
1931
31,952
8,000
3,362
1,481
678c
602c
3,038
3,929
6,197
2,939
3,743
2,433
10,330
2,135
2,615
2,593
8,216
2,427
1,933
1,690
1,655
1,347
827
43 8C
1,003
298
397
227
167
439
1,088
314
483
239
856
1951 1961
35,336
8,422
3,592
1,504
728
643
3,141
4,097
6,447
3,378
4.423
3,098
10,906
2,649
3,021
2,599
8,350
2.423
2,237
1,758
1,693
1,382
836
444
1,113
292
443
244
258
467
1,090
299
505
285
789
36,872
9,233
3,646
1,533
770
655
3,252
4,172
6,567
3,634
4,757
3,736
11,104
2,826
3,411
2,644
8,183
2,428
2,347
1,802
1,704
1,384
855
416
1,107
296
437
257
306
468
1,055
303
511
273
746
1964
37,588
9,814
3,712
1,495
785
673
3,301
4,241
6,666
3,760
4,926
3,969
11,273
3,043
3,547
2,676
8,187
2,449
2.384
1,796
1,721
1.385
853
410
1,106
298
432
260
316
473
1,019
300
509
267
729
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