List of communities

The site is searchable by London communities. The names used for these communities are mainly based on categories used in the 2001 census. They may designate a person’s background or geographical place of origin, their culture and their religion. As personal  identities are complex and fluid, there is some amount of crossover between categories.

Past communities such as the Romans and the Anglo-Saxons are also included, as they show that the process of immigration to London dates back many centuries. There is a total of over 800 objects on the site, but a number of them are linked to more than one category.

Community Objects
African London 115
Asian London 72
Australasian London 22
Caribbean London 95
Central and South American London 17
Disabled London 54
Eastern European London 18
LGBT London 62
Near and Middle Eastern London 36
North American London 31
North, West and Southern European London 10
Religions and Cultures London 0
Somali London 3
Bangladeshi London 15
Chinese London 45
Indian London 69
Japanese London 10
Pakistani London 12
Vietnamese London 3
Polish London 11
Kurdish London 3
French London 19
German London 30
Greek Cypriot London 6
Irish London 58
Italian London 34
Spanish London 10
Turkish Cypriot London 7
Anglo-Saxon London 5
Dutch and Flemish London 6
Huguenot London 23
Norman London 6
Roman London 18
Viking and Danish London 4
Arab London 14
Buddhist London 8
Gypsy and Traveller London 15
Hindu London 13
Jewish London 61
Muslim London 21
Parsi London 2
Sikh London 10


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