Isles of Scilly named friendliest place in England – and Barking least friendly
Steady2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 2 days
Tue, 18 August 2026Fri, 21 August 2026
What it is about
Isles of ScillyEnglandBarkingDevon districtsStokeIpswichDerbyshire DalesWilliam WordsworthCapability BrownPeak District, Derbyshire, United KingdomHaddon Hall, Derbyshire, United KingdomRiver Wye, United Kingdom (General), United KingdomChatsworth, Derbyshire, United KingdomDovedale, United Kingdom (General), United Kingdom
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
The Guardian World
derbytelegraph.co.uk
18 Aug, 06:00over 3 days21 Aug, 00:37
How it spread - 2 original reports
Tue, 18 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World06:00first to report
Rankings based on community life survey put two Devon districts in top five and Stoke and Ipswich near bottom The Isles of Scilly have been named as the friendliest place in England as part of a major study into social division across Britain. All 296 local authority areas have been ranked in a new index using government data from the community life survey, measuring how often people chat to neighbours, feelings of loneliness and belonging, local pride, and levels of participation in civic...
Fri, 21 August 2026
1 report- derbytelegraph.co.uk00:37
A new survey looks at metrics such as neighbourliness, loneliness, and local pride in its bid to find the most and least connected places in the country, with one part of Derbyshire coming third