Americans in the United Kingdom includes people from the United States who are or have become residents or citizens of the UK as well as students and temporary workers.
The 2001 UK Census recorded 158,434 people born in the United States. Estimates published by the Office for National Statistics suggest that, in 2008, this figure stood at 182,000.
The largest single local cluster of Americans in Britain recorded by the 2001 Census was in Mildenha...
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Americans in the United Kingdom includes people from the United States who are or have become residents or citizens of the UK as well as students and temporary workers.
The 2001 UK Census recorded 158,434 people born in the United States. Estimates published by the Office for National Statistics suggest that, in 2008, this figure stood at 182,000.
The largest single local cluster of Americans in Britain recorded by the 2001 Census was in Mildenhall in north-west Suffolk – the site of two of the largest US Air Force bases in the world, RAF Mildenhall and nearby RAF Lakenheath. This is because of the legacy of the Cold War and NATO co-operation. Beyond that, London is home to many Americans, mostly young adult workers in the City of London.
Prior to the end of the Cold War the highest proportion of Americans resident in the United Kingdom per head of population was centred on the Scottish seaside town of Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, the former site of the Holy Loch US Navy base. At its...
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