20 Fattest towns in UK and 20 Thinnest
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'20 Fattest towns in UK and 20 Thinnest'
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Most of the fattest towns are in the north, while most of the thinnest towns are in the south (except for two Scottish cities).
Fattest Towns in the UK
First is fattest, 2nd is second fattest, etc.
1 Kingston upon Hull
2 Knowsley, Merseyside
3 Blackburn, Lancs
4 South Tyneside
5 Easington, Co. Durham
6 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
7 Blaenau Gwent, Wales
8 Stoke-on-Trent
9 Pendle, Lancs
10 Middlesbrough
11 Hyndburn, Lancs
12 Hartlepool
13 Corby, Northants
14 Sandwell, W Midlands
15 Burnley, Lancs
16 Sunderland
17 Oldham, Lancs
18 Halton, Cheshire
19 Rochdale, Lancs
20 Birmingham
Leanest towns in the UK - First one is the thinnest
1 Kingston upon Thames
2 Kensington and Chelsea
3 Westminster
4 Richmond upon Thames
5 Wandsworth
6 Isles of Scilly
7 Hammersmith & Fulham
8 Elmbridge, Surrey
9 Camden
10 South Bucks
11 Barnet
12 City of Glasgow
13 St Albans, Herts
14 Chiltern, Bucks
15 Mole Valley, Surrey
16 City of Edinburgh
17 Epsom & Ewell, Surrey
18 Tandridge, Surrey
19 Waverley, Surrey
20 Guildford
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Not a surprise
posted by Ian James on 23 Aug 2011 at 4:41 amFood in those London/home county areas is an absolute rip off.
You'd have to be seriously rich to afford enough food to get fat.
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