Rate : Church of England 'Attendances' as Percentage of Total

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R_REL1851_c_of_e

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Church of England 'Attendances' as Percentage of Total

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REL1851_ATTEND:c_of_e * 100.0 / REL1851_ATTEND_TOT:total

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The Church of England was and is the established church, and in significant senses part of the state. Until 1837 the only way to be legally married was by a Church of England service, so it is maybe surprising that across England and Wales only half of all church 'attendances' were at Church of England churches.

Attendance was strongest near London, and particularly weak in Wales and in many industrial areas, partly because the construction of new churches had not kept up with their expanded populations. However, a major building programme focused on London, Yorkshire and the north-west built more than 2,000 new churches between 1831 and 1851.

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