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UK Towns Named for People

Name the major towns/cities of the UK that are named after people.
Both the place name and the name of the person will work as answers.
Cities are marked with a gold background.
* = uncertain.
† = indirect, via the name of an inn.
Quiz by jdmercia
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Last updated: April 14, 2024
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First submittedDecember 1, 2023
Times taken29
Average score52.6%
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Person
Place
 
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Apostle
0s
Saint Peter
Peterborough
EN
190,584
c. 5 - 60
Saint Andrew
St Andrews
SC
16,930
Martyr
300s
Saint Alban
St Albans
EN
75,537
Missionary
400s
Saint Ia
St Ives
5,409
Bishop
c. 500 - 589
Saint David
St Davids
WA
1,348
500s
Saint Asaph
St Asaph
3,485
Monk
c. 634 - 687
Saint Cuthbert
Kirkcudbright
SC
3,320
800s
Saint Neot
St Neots
EN
33,882
King
c. 841 - 869
Saint Edmund
Bury St Edmunds
41,291
c. 849 - 899
Alfred*
Alfreton
8,799
Noblewoman
c. 935 - 1005
Wulfrun
Wolverhampton
EN
234,015
King
c. 990 - 1035
Cnut
Knutsford
EN
13,259
Nobleman
c. 1030 - 1094
Roger de Montgomery
Montgomery
WA
967
King
1650 - 1702
William III
Fort William
SC
5,630
Noblewoman
1717 - 1791
Helen Sutherland
Helensburgh
15,250
Engineer
1757 - 1834
Thomas Telford
Telford
EN
156,896
Admiral
1758 - 1805
Horatio Nelson†
Nelson
33,800
Miner's leader
1864 - 1935
Peter Lee
Peterlee
19,743
NI prime minister
1871 - 1940
James Craig
Craigavon
NI
72,000
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CardinalSin
+1
Level 77
Dec 1, 2023
Please accept the alternative spelling of Canute.
jdmercia
+1
Level 83
Dec 1, 2023
Thanks, Canute will work now
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