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Biggest English Cities Throughout History

Name the 30 most populous cities/towns in England in 1086, 1377, 1523, 1801, 1921, and 2021.
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1086
L
London
W
Winchester
N
Norwich
Y
York
L
Lincoln
T
Thetford
B
Bristol
G
Gloucester
W
Wallingford
H
Hereford
S
Stamford
B
Bury
C
Canterbury
O
Oxford
H
Hastings
D
Dunwich
Dover
L
Lewes
C
Chester
Cambridge
S
Sandwich
E
Exeter
L
Leicester
C
Colchester
W
Wilton
N
Nottingham
H
Hythe
Huntingdon
S
Steyning
W
Warwick
1377
L
London
Y
York
B
Bristol
C
Coventry
N
Norwich
L
Lincoln
S
Salisbury
K
King's Lynn
C
Colchester
B
Boston
Beverley
N
Newcastle
C
Canterbury
B
Bury
O
Oxford
G
Gloucester
L
Leicester
S
Shrewsbury
Y
Yarmouth
H
Hereford
C
Cambridge
E
Ely
P
Plymouth
E
Exeter
H
Hull
W
Worcester
I
Ipswich
N
Northampton
Nottingham
W
Winchester
1523
L
London
N
Norwich
B
Bristol
N
Newcastle
C
Coventry
E
Exeter
S
Salisbury
I
Ipswich
K
King's Lynn
C
Canterbury
R
Reading
C
Colchester
B
Bury
L
Lavenham
Y
York
T
Totnes
W
Worcester
G
Gloucester
L
Lincoln
H
Hereford
Y
Yarmouth
H
Hull
B
Boston
S
Southampton
H
Hadleigh
W
Wisbech
S
Shrewsbury
O
Oxford
L
Leicester
C
Cambridge
1801
L
London
M
Manchester
L
Liverpool
B
Birmingham
Bristol
L
Leeds
P
Plymouth
B
Bath
N
Norwich
P
Portsmouth
S
Sheffield
H
Hull
N
Nottingham
Newcastle
E
Exeter
L
Leicester
S
Stoke
Y
York
C
Coventry
A
Ashton
C
Chester
D
Dover
Y
Yarmouth
S
Stockport
Shrewsbury
W
Wolverhampton
B
Bolton
S
Sunderland
O
Oldham
B
Blackburn
1921
L
London
B
Birmingham
L
Liverpool
M
Manchester
S
Sheffield
L
Leeds
B
Bristol
Bradford
H
Hull
N
Newcastle
Nottingham
P
Portsmouth
S
Stoke
L
Leicester
S
Salford
P
Plymouth
B
Bolton
S
Southampton
Sunderland
B
Birkenhead
O
Oldham
B
Brighton
M
Middlesbrough
D
Derby
C
Coventry
B
Blackburn
G
Gateshead
S
Stockport
W
Wolverhampton
N
Norwich
2021
L
London
M
Manchester
B
Birmingham
L
Leeds
Liverpool
S
Southampton
N
Newcastle
Nottingham
S
Sheffield
B
Bristol
L
Leicester
B
Brighton
Bournemouth
C
Coventry
M
Middlesbrough
S
Stoke
R
Reading
S
Sunderland
B
Birkenhead
P
Preston
H
Hull
S
Southend
D
Derby
L
Luton
P
Plymouth
F
Farnborough
M
Milton Keynes
G
Gillingham
N
Northampton
B
Blackpool
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jdmercia
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Oct 20, 2023
In order for the grid to fit snugly, some place names have been shortened. For clarity:

Ashton = Ashton-under-Lyne

Bury = Bury St Edmunds

Hull = Kingston upon Hull

Newcastle = Newcastle upon Tyne

Southend = Southend-on-Sea

Stoke = Stoke-on-Trent

Yarmouth = Great Yarmouth

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