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England's smaller seaside towns: benchmarking study

This report provides an information base on England鈥檚 smaller seaside towns.

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This report provides an information base on England鈥檚 smaller seaside towns. It presents a range of statistical evidence on socio-economic conditions and compares the figures with regional, rural and English averages and with the averages for larger seaside towns.

It focuses on 37 smaller 鈥榮easide towns鈥� (or resorts) rather than all smaller places around the coast. All these towns have a population below 10,000, which qualifies them as 鈥榬ural鈥� settlements on official definitions.

The report is a direct counterpart to the benchmarking study of England鈥檚 larger seaside towns, published in 2008.

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Published 4 March 2011

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