Baltic people in the United Kingdom
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Baltic-born residents 108,711 Lithuanian-born (2011 census) 61,441 Latvian-born (2011 census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Kingston upon Hull, York, Kings Lynn and Glasgow | |
| Languages | |
| English, Latvian, Lithuanian, Russian. | |
| Religion | |
| Catholicism · Judaism • Protestantism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Balts |
Baltic people in the United Kingdom are those born or raised in the UK, or residents, who are of ethnically Baltic, meaning Latvian or Lithuanian, origin.
History, population and settlement
[edit | edit source]In the early 20th century, many Latvian and Lithuanian refugees began to settle in Glasgow and at its height in the 1950s, there were around 10,000 in the Glasgow area.[1]
Significant numbers of Baltic people moved to the UK in 1947 under a government-backed scheme called Westward Ho. The first group of displaced persons (DPs) from the British zone of occupation of Germany arrived in the UK in 1947, called the Balt Cygnets.[2]
The 2011 UK Census recorded 95,730 Lithuanian-born residents in England, 1,353 in Wales,[3] 4,287 in Scotland,[4] and 7,341 in Northern Ireland.[5] The census recorded 53,977 Latvian-born residents in England, 692 in Wales,[3] 4,475 in Scotland,[4] and 2,297 in Northern Ireland.[5]
The previous, 2001 UK Census, had recorded 4,363 UK residents born in Lithuania and 4,275 born in Latvia.[6]
There is a Latvian section at the Brookwood cemetery near London.[7]
See also
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Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Burrell, Kathy and Panayi, Panikos: Histories and Memories: Latvians and Their History in Britain
- Budriuniene, Jolanta: Regeneration of the Lithuanian Emigrant Press: Fifteen Years' Experience
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