According to new figures released by the ONS, the number of people getting hitched has plummeted since the 1960s. But some places are bucking the trend
In 2011 – the most recent census for which we have figures – it was just 49%, including same-sex civil partnerships.That’s true overall, but not uniformly. In six local authorities, marriage percentages have increased. In Clitheroe, the proportion of married people went up eight points over the same 50 years.Hard to say, but the outliers were mostly rural districts where communities tend to be older.Perhaps they should be bottling it.
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