Largest English Towns & Cities Through History

Name the top 10 largest towns and cities in England over the last 6 centuries.
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Century
Answer
Population (approx)
16th
London
 
16th
Norwich
 
16th
Bristol
 
16th
Newcastle
 
16th
Coventry
 
16th
Exeter
 
16th
Salisbury
 
16th
Ipswich
 
16th
King's Lynn
 
16th
Canterbury
 
17th
London
350,000
17th
Norwich
 
17th
York
 
17th
Bristol
 
17th
Newcastle
 
17th
Exeter
 
17th
Ipswich
 
17th
Great Yarmouth
 
17th
Oxford
 
17th
Cambridge
 
Century
Answer
Population (approx)
18th
London
675,000
18th
Bristol
45,000
18th
Birmingham
24,000
18th
Liverpool
22,000
18th
Manchester
18,000
18th
Leeds
16,000
18th
Sheffield
12,000
18th
Norwich
11,000
18th
York
10,000
18th
Bath
10,000
19th
London
3,814,600
19th
Liverpool
552,400
19th
Birmingham
400,800
19th
Manchester
341,500
19th
Leeds
309,100
19th
Sheffield
284,400
19th
Bristol
206,500
19th
Bradford
183,000
19th
Hull
154,300
19th
Stoke-on-Trent
152,500
Century
Answer
Population (approx)
20th
London
8,348,000
20th
Birmingham
1,112,700
20th
Liverpool
788,700
20th
Manchester
703,100
20th
Sheffield
512,900
20th
Leeds
505,200
20th
Bristol
442,300
20th
Nottingham
306,100
20th
Hull
299,100
20th
Bradford
292,400
21st
London
8,294,058
21st
Birmingham
2,293,099
21st
Manchester
1,741,961
21st
Liverpool
830,112
21st
Newcastle
794,500
21st
Nottingham
667,218
21st
Sheffield
656,160
21st
Leeds
596,027
21st
Bristol
558,556
21st
Middlesbrough
472,200
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Level 82
Apr 15, 2013
Fun quiz, well-put-together. Even though I didn't do terribly well on it, especially prior to the 18th century. Got 32/60. I've never been to any of these places other than London.
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Level 45
Apr 30, 2013
Yay! got 55 and was just typing Middlesbrough when the time ran out. I'm usually rubbish with things like this. Nice Quiz!
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Level 59
May 16, 2013
In your description of the quiz you say top ten largest cities in the UK I suggest you change this.
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Level 43
May 25, 2015
Woo hoo for Exeter! <3
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Level 65
May 12, 2023
Gah, missed Kings Lynn, Great Yarmouth and Middlesbrough