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UK Cities by a Single Clue

Can you name the UK cities that correspond to these clues?
Answer must match the yellow box!
Only includes current "official" cities as of 1st July 2022
Quiz by 1morelight
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Last updated: July 8, 2022
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First submittedJuly 2, 2022
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Both of its names are displayed on most maps due to the contention surrounding it
Derry
Became a city after one of its MPs were murdered in 2021
Southend-on-Sea
You can find the world's oldest mechanical clock here
Salisbury
Northernmost city
Inverness
Has the UK's 2nd oldest underground rail system after the London Underground
Glasgow
Smallest English city by population
Wells
The Land of the Prince Bishops
Durham
95% of its houses were damaged during WW2
Hull
Has the highest concentration of castles amongst all UK cities
Cardiff
Nicknamed "Steel City" due to its industrial past
Sheffield
Lent its name to Chaucer's famous "Tales"
Canterbury
Where the Titanic was built
Belfast
Built on the Mersey Estuary
Liverpool
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This Roman city is known for its city walls and its "minster"
York
Inhabitants are known as "Geordies"
Newcastle
The Met Office is based here
Exeter
According to legend, Lady Godiva rode through this city's streets naked
Coventry
Formed by a merger of two towns
Brighton and Hove
Matthew Arnold's "Dreaming Spires"
Oxford
Home of England's pottery industry
Stoke-on-Trent
Only city aside from City of London to have its own ceremonial county
Bristol
Near the site of the Battle of Bannockburn
Stirling
The first fleet of ships that brought convicts to Australia set sail from here
Portsmouth
Famous for the condiment produced there
Worcester
Robin Hood's hometown
Nottingham
Sheriff25
+4
Level 83
Jul 8, 2022
Very much doubt if Mayflower set sail from Portsmouth. Southampton or Plymouth perhaps, or even London.
fitheach
+2
Level 59
Jul 8, 2022
I don't think it even went to Portsmouth at all. It started from Rotherhithe, went via Southampton, Dartmouth, and Plymouth. Can't find anything about it stopping off at Pompey.
orange14
+2
Level 57
Jul 8, 2022
Fairly certain you're correct. Sailed from London to Southampton, which it departed from; but got turned back - afterwards it departed from Plymouth.
1morelight
+1
Level 60
Jul 8, 2022
Thanks for letting me know, this was something I didn't double check and just relied on something I've heard/read... clearly a mistake! Updated the quiz to reflect this :)
Work
+3
Level 54
Jul 8, 2022
Liverpool and Newcastle also have underground railways
1morelight
+1
Level 60
Jul 8, 2022
I was aware of Merseyrail, not sure why I counted it as a separate thing in my mind. As for Newcastle's underground railway, completely unaware of it despite having visited several times! I have updated the quiz to reflect this :)
baeckford
+2
Level 70
Jul 8, 2022
Newcastle has an underground railway, quite a few cities do actually
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