In 1700 England and Wales had a population of about 5.5 million. This
had increased very little by 1750, but then grew quickly to about 8.8 million
by the end of the century. Including Ireland and Scotland, the total population
was about 13 million.
In 1700 England was still a land of small villages. In the northern
areas of England, in Lancashire and West Yorkshire, and in the West Midlands,
the large cities of the future were only just beginning to grow. By the middle
of the century Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield and Leeds were
already large
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