List of cities in the United Kingdom
This is a list of cities in the United Kingdom, as of September 2022. It lists those places that have been granted city status by letters patent or royal charter. The county name given is where the city centre is located. The full urban area may extend into other counties.
There are a number of cities in the British overseas territories, such as Jamestown;[1] these are however not part of the United Kingdom.
| City | County | Year granted city status | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Aberdeenshire | 1891 | 189,120 |
| Armagh | Armagh | 1994 | 59,340 (2011) |
| Bangor | Caernarfonshire | time immemorial | 14,875 (2010) |
| Bangor | County Down | 2022 | 76,403 (2001) |
| Bath | Somerset | time immemorial | 83,992 |
| Belfast | Antrim | 1888 | 280,962 (2011) |
| Birmingham | Warwickshire | 1889 | 1,092,330 (2013) |
| Bradford | Yorkshire | 1897 | 522,452 (2011) |
| Brighton and Hove | Sussex | 2000 | 273,369 (2011) |
| Bristol | Gloucestershire | 1542 | 428,234 (2011) |
| Cambridge | Cambridgeshire | 1951 | 123,867 (2011) |
| Canterbury | Kent | time immemorial | 151,145 (2011) |
| Cardiff | Glamorgan | 1905 | 346,090 (2011) |
| Carlisle | Cumberland | 1158 | 107,524 (2011) |
| Chelmsford | Essex | 2012 | 168,310 (2011) |
| Chester | Cheshire | 1541 | 90,925 |
| Chichester | Sussex | time immemorial | 25,749 (2010) |
| Colchester | Essex | 2022 | 104,390 (2001) |
| Coventry | Warwickshire | time immemorial | 316,915 (2011) |
| Derby | Derbyshire | 1977 | 248,752 (2011) |
| Doncaster | Yorkshire | 2022 | 113,566 (2021) |
| Dundee | Angus | 1889 | 153,990 |
| Dunfermline | Fife | 2022 | 46,430 |
| Durham | Durham | time immemorial | 94,375 (2011) |
| Ely | Cambridgeshire | time immemorial | 20,240 (2010) |
| Edinburgh | Midlothian | 1329 (royal burgh) | 468,720 |
| Exeter | Devon | time immemorial | 117,773 (2011) |
| Glasgow | Lanarkshire | 1492 (royal burgh) | 589,900 |
| Gloucester | Gloucestershire | 1541 | 121,688 (2011) |
| Hereford | Herefordshire | time immemorial | 58,896 (2011) |
| Inverness | Inverness-shire | 2000 | 57,960 |
| Kingston upon Hull | Yorkshire | 1897 | 256,406 (2011) |
| Lancaster | Lancashire | 1937 | 138,375 (2011) |
| Leeds | Yorkshire | 1893 | 751,485 (2011) |
| Leicester | Leicestershire | 1919 | 329,839 (2011) |
| Lichfield | Staffordshire | time immemorial | 31,068 (2010) |
| Lincoln | Lincolnshire | time immemorial | 93,541 (2011) |
| Lisburn | Antrim | 2002 | 120,165 (2011) |
| Liverpool | Lancashire | 1880 | 466,415 (2011) |
| London | Middlesex | time immemorial | 7,375 (2011) |
| Londonderry | Londonderry | 1604 | 107,877 (2011) |
| Manchester | Lancashire | 1853 | 503,127 (2011) |
| Milton Keynes | Buckinghamshire | 2022 | 229,941 (2011) |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | Northumberland | 1882 | 280,177 (2011) |
| Newport | Monmouthshire | 2002 | 145,736 (2011) |
| Newry | Armagh | 2002 | 27,433 |
| Norwich | Norfolk | time immemorial | 132,512 (2011) |
| Nottingham | Nottinghamshire | 1897 | 305,680 (2011) |
| Oxford | Oxfordshire | 1542 | 151,906 (2011) |
| Perth | Perthshire | 2012 | 45,770 |
| Peterborough | Northamptonshire | 1541 | 183,631 (2011) |
| Plymouth | Devon | 1928 | 256,384 (2011) |
| Portsmouth | Hampshire | 1926 | 205,056 (2011) |
| Preston | Lancashire | 2002 | 140,202 (2011) |
| Ripon | Yorkshire | 1836 | 17,193 (2010) |
| Rochester | Kent | 1211 | 27,000 (2001) |
| Salford | Lancashire | 1926 | 233,933 (2011) |
| Salisbury | Wiltshire | 1227 | 39,896 (2010) |
| Sheffield | Yorkshire | 1893 | 552,698 (2011) |
| Southampton | Hampshire | 1964 | 236,882 (2011) |
| St Albans | Hertfordshire | 1877 | 140,644 (2011) |
| St Asaph | Flintshire | 2012 | 3,444 (2010) |
| St David's | Pembrokeshire | 1994 | 1,661 (2010) |
| Southend-on-Sea |
Essex | 2022 | 183,125 (2019) |
| Stirling |
Stirlingshire | 2002 | 34,790 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | Staffordshire | 1925 | 249,008 (2011) |
| Sunderland | Durham | 1992 | 275,506 (2011) |
| Swansea | Glamorgan | 1969 | 239,023 (2011) |
| Truro | Cornwall | 1877 | 19,382 (2010) |
| Wakefield | Yorkshire | 1888 | 325,837 (2011) |
| Wells | Somerset | 1205 | 10,491 (2010) |
| Westminster | Middlesex | 1540 | 219,396 (2011) |
| Winchester | Hampshire | time immemorial | 116,595 (2011) |
| Wolverhampton | Staffordshire | 2000 | 249,470 (2011) |
| Worcester | Worcestershire | time immemorial | 98,768 (2011) |
| Wrexham | Denbighshire | 2022 | 42,576 (2001) |
| York | Yorkshire | time immemorial | 198,051 (2011) |
See also
References
- ↑ The St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009 "...and declared Jamestown to be a city called the “City of James Town”" (Schedule Preamble)
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Aberdeen • Armagh • Bangor (Caernarfonshire) • Bangor (County Down) • Bath • Belfast • Birmingham • Bradford • Brighton and Hove • Bristol • Cambridge • Canterbury • Cardiff • Carlisle • Chelmsford • Chester • Chichester • Colchester • Coventry • Derby • Doncaster • Dundee • Dunfermline • Durham • Ely • Edinburgh • Exeter • Glasgow • Gloucester • Hereford • Inverness • Kingston upon Hull • Lancaster • Leeds • Leicester • Lichfield • Lincoln • Lisburn • Liverpool • London • Londonderry • Manchester • Milton Keynes • Newcastle upon Tyne • Newport • Newry • Norwich • Nottingham • Oxford • Perth • Peterborough • Plymouth • Portsmouth • Preston • Ripon • Rochester • Salford • Salisbury • Sheffield • Southampton • St Albans • St Asaph • St David's • Southend-on-Sea • Stirling • Stoke-on-Trent • Sunderland • Swansea • Truro • Wakefield • Wells • Westminster • Winchester • Wolverhampton • Worcester • Wrexham • York |