How comes over 50% of the land in England is owned by less than 1% of the population?

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And what’s the history behind it?

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Answer 1

Farmers are a big part, there are 100,000 farmers in the UK, and about 3 people per farm. Making farm owners <0.5% of the population.

The UK is mostly farmland. Then you have national parks that are owned by the national trust. And so on.

So really, it isn’t as bad as it sounds.