- Dutch community in the United Kingdom
Infobox Ethnic group
group = Dutch Britons
Nederlandse Britten
caption =
Notable Britons with Dutch connections:
Denise Van Outen ,George Vancouver , Jane Seymour
flagicon|Netherlands flagicon|UK
poptime = 40,438 Dutch Born (2001) [ [http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/23/34792376.xls Place of birth data collated by OECD based on 2001 UK Census] ]
Ancestral Numbers Unknown
(Over 0.07% of British population)
popplace =London , The South East andScotland
langs = English, Dutch
rels =Dutch Lutheran Church The Dutch-British population is one of the smaller
Europe an ethnic groups living in theUnited Kingdom .History
Settlement to England, from the Low Lands has existed since
medieval times due to strong trade connections. In the early 14th century, a large number ofFrisia ns andHolland ers moved toNorfolk ,Lincolnshire andSuffolk , due to overcrowding in the Netherlands. It is said that as many as 1 in 4 people from Norfolk has Dutch heritage, and many traditional Norfolkian words come from Dutch, due to their arrival in Britain. Later on, large numbers of Dutch immigrants arrived in London during theearly modern era due to the wars and religious conflicts of the time but especially because of the commercial development of London. Their presence resulted in hostility from the native English. A Dutch Church survives in London to this day.Although numbers of Dutch in the UK has always been small compared to other Dutch groups abroad (like the
US ) there has been regular, if small immigration to Britain since theSecond World War , when many Dutch fledthe Netherlands due to the German invasion. In recent years, a number ofAfrikaners fromSouth Africa who trace their roots back to the Dutch have settled in parts of the UK, especially London.Population and distribution
Recent
UK census , showed the Dutch population numbering approximately 40,000 people, actually making them one of the medium sized Dutch communities in Europe. Like most other minority groups in the UK, they are predominantly clustered inLondon and theSouth East , which are home to four out of every 10 Dutch-born people in Britain.Relatively affluent
Surrey on London's commuter belt is home to a number of Dutch clusters, particularlyWoking , which saw the greatest single increase between 1991 and 2001.There is also a sizeable expat population in Scotland, in particular, Banchory near
Aberdeen - the home of Oil firmRoyal Dutch Shell .Notable Britons with Dutch connections
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Denise Van Outen , actress
*George Vancouver , Explorer
*Dirk Bogarde , legendary actor
*Carol Vorderman , TV presenter
*Nick Clegg , politician
*Dr Charlotte Uhlenbroek ,Zoologist andBBC television presenter .
* Jane Seymour, Actress
* Nicholas de Jongh, Theatre Critic for theEvening Standard
* Niels De Vos, Chief Executive ofUK Athletics
* Michael Van Straten,Celebrity Osteopath
*Rebecca Loos , TV personalityee also
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Dutch diaspora
*South African British References
External links
* [http://www.anglo-netherlands.org/ Anglo-Netherlands Society]
* [http://www.holland.com/uk/framelocation.html?page=http://www.holland.com/uk/whats/hollandhouse/ Queen's day celebrations, Holland House]
* [http://www.dutchchurch.org.uk/ Dutch Church, London]
* [http://ucl.ac.uk/dutch/intro.html UCL Department of Dutch]
* [http://www.london-drinking.com/135.htm De Hems - the largest Dutch venue in London]
* [http://www.dutch.org.uk/ Dutch.org.uk - a listing of Dutch Societies, Clubs, Associations and Schools in the United Kingdom]
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