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One in 20 people living in the Lancaster district is a veteran of the UK armed forces, the first figures of their kind reveal.

For the first time in 2021, census respondents were asked whether they had previously served in the UK armed forces in a bid to improve the treatment of veterans across the two nations through better data.

Latest data from the Office for National Statistics shows 5,521 people in Lancaster said they were a veteran at the time of the census – 5% of usual residents aged 16 and over.

Of them, 4,326 had served in the regular UK armed forces and 961 as a reserve.

One in 20 people living in Lancaster is a veteran of the UK armed forces, the first figures of their kind reveal..

Of all the areas in the Lancaster district, Heysham and Overton hosts the highest number of veterans.

Census 2021 reveals for first time how many armed forces veterans are living in each area of Lancaster & Morecambe