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I see the Berlin turned London thread has been conveniently closed by some people who don't like to hear disagreeing facts.
I checked carefully the UK Census 2001 to retrieve commuting figures across southeastern England, and they totally debunk the idea of a large 17 million+ metro area of London. You can double-ckeck figures here.
Here are the facts:
- in Peterborough, located 100 km (62 miles) north of the border of Greater London (as the crow flies), 79.1% residents in employment reported they travelled less than 10 km. (6 miles) to work
- in Cambridge, located 58 km (36 miles) north of the border of Greater London (as the crow flies), 80.3% residents in employment reported they travelled less than 10 km. (6 miles) to work
- in Bedford, located 59 km (37 miles) north of the border of Greater London (as the crow flies), 65.5% residents in employment reported they travelled less than 10 km. (6 miles) to work
- in Oxford, located 55 km (34 miles) northwest of the border of Greater London (as the crow flies), 78.2% residents in employment reported they travelled less than 10 km. (6 miles) to work
- in Northampton, located 78 km (48 miles) northwest of the border of Greater London (as the crow flies), 78.2% residents in employment reported they travelled less than 10 km. (6 miles) to work
- in Brighton and Hove, located 52 km (32 miles) south of the border of Greater London (as the crow flies), 68.8% residents in employment reported they travelled less than 10 km. (6 miles) to work
- in Milton Keynes, located 51 km (32 miles) northwest of the border of Greater London (as the crow flies), 73.8% residents in employment reported they travelled less than 10 km. (6 miles) to work
These Census results prove that none of these cities can be considered part of the metropolitan area of London, no matter what definition you use.
I checked carefully the UK Census 2001 to retrieve commuting figures across southeastern England, and they totally debunk the idea of a large 17 million+ metro area of London. You can double-ckeck figures here.
Here are the facts:
- in Peterborough, located 100 km (62 miles) north of the border of Greater London (as the crow flies), 79.1% residents in employment reported they travelled less than 10 km. (6 miles) to work
- in Cambridge, located 58 km (36 miles) north of the border of Greater London (as the crow flies), 80.3% residents in employment reported they travelled less than 10 km. (6 miles) to work
- in Bedford, located 59 km (37 miles) north of the border of Greater London (as the crow flies), 65.5% residents in employment reported they travelled less than 10 km. (6 miles) to work
- in Oxford, located 55 km (34 miles) northwest of the border of Greater London (as the crow flies), 78.2% residents in employment reported they travelled less than 10 km. (6 miles) to work
- in Northampton, located 78 km (48 miles) northwest of the border of Greater London (as the crow flies), 78.2% residents in employment reported they travelled less than 10 km. (6 miles) to work
- in Brighton and Hove, located 52 km (32 miles) south of the border of Greater London (as the crow flies), 68.8% residents in employment reported they travelled less than 10 km. (6 miles) to work
- in Milton Keynes, located 51 km (32 miles) northwest of the border of Greater London (as the crow flies), 73.8% residents in employment reported they travelled less than 10 km. (6 miles) to work
These Census results prove that none of these cities can be considered part of the metropolitan area of London, no matter what definition you use.