Population
Those
wishing to work had to move south.
51. Higher birth rate in the industrial cities meant more potential job-seekers.
Movements away from conurbations
Since the mid-1950s, large numbers of people have moved out of London. At first these
were the people who were forced to move as large areas of 19th-century inner-city housing
were demolished. Many of these people were rehoused in one of the several new towns
which were Citycreated around London. More
Location recently even the outer suburbs have lost
Population
population
1 Londonas peopleLondon
have moved to smaller towns, or into commuter and suburbanized
7,172,091
villages, with a more West
2 Birmingham ruralMidlands
environment. 970,892