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England’s 30 poorest towns and cities revealed

The most deprived areas around the country
Barnsley high street, south Yorkshire
Peterborough cathedral
Sunderland Wearmouth Bridge
Hartlepool docks
Rotherham high street, south Yorkshire
Panoramic view across Wolverhampton
Bolton has a historic town centre
Aerial view of Leeds city centre
Kingston-upon-Hull
Boarded-up homes in Stoke-on-Trent
Halifax aerial view
Burnley was a former mill town
View of Blackpool beach towards the tower
Manchester has a modern city centre with pockets of poverty
South Shields position of the coast secured its place in the fishing industry
Grimsby's port today
Dream statue artwork in Sutton, St Helens
Blackburn's historic town centre
View of Dudley town centre from the castle
Bradford's historic city square
Aerial view of Rochdale town, Greater Manchester
Birkenhead dockyard
Salford Quays is now a media hub
Middlesbrough's iconic transport bridge over the Tees
Nottingham city centre
Birmingham and its telecoms tower
A market at Walsall
Royal Albert Docks, Liverpool
West Bromwich High Street
Aerial view of Oldham, Great Manchester
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26. Rotherham

This south Yorkshire town has struggled with the decline of its key industries, including a steelworks that once employed 10,000 workers. More than one in five households have no members in work, but advanced manufacturing has seen big investment in recent years and its economy is currently growing fast.
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Tom Belger

21 June 2018

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