The numbers of clubs are all over the place as venues close or clubs transfer. No figures are definitive, but the WIKI figures seem way too low. There are numerous lists of clubs on the internet. The one I just pasted venues into a spreadsheet came up with around 300.

http://www.englishfolkinfo.org.uk/regional.html?LMCL=pzRiPa&LMCL=ST_i91

This discussion seems to be revolving around a minority looking at life through a glass half empty and a majority looking at a glass half full.
It is time to move on.