Yet the Polish Community appears to be difficult to quantify, as it has rarely been the subject of sociological study and has not earned any social or media special interest. Perhaps, however, a few statistics may help.
According to the 1991 Census 70,115 residents of England and Wales were born in Poland (the 1981 total was 88,286).
The largest concentrations are in the industrial north and in the Midlands: Greater Manchester 4098, West Yorkshire 4170, South Yorkshire 1541, West Midlands 3404, Derbyshire 1381.
According to the 1991 Census 21,823 residents of Greater London were born in Poland. They reside mainly in the Western and Northern Boroughs: Hammersmith 1209, Westminster 1005, Wandsworth 1207, Kensington 1002, Ealing 3635, Brent 1483, Barnet 1436.
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