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50 Biggest Cities in England under William the Conqueror with Map

With the help of a map, can you name the 50 most populous cities and towns of England under the rule of William the Conqueror in 1086?
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Population figures are mostly based off Josiah Cox Russell's Domesday Book estimates. Some estimates have been adjusted or are calculated from data on OpenDomesday.
Some of these towns no longer exist and have since been absorbed into larger settlements.
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Population
City
17,850
Lunden
(London)
6,000
Wincestre
(Winchester)
4,445
Norwic
(Norwich)
4,134
Eurvic
(York)
3,560
Lincolia
(Lincoln)
3,000
Villa Sancti Eadmundi
(Bury St Edmunds)
2,681
Tetfod
(Thetford)
2,310
Bristou
(Bristol)
2,146
Glowecestre
(Gloucester)
1,960
Grentebrige
(Cambridge)
1,960
Cestre
(Chester)
1,740
Haestingas
(Hastings)
1,718
Walingeford
(Wallingford)
1,696
Dunewic
(Dunwich)
1,689
Hereford
1,687
Hyþ
(Hythe)
1,676
Tantone
(Taunton)
Population
City
1,610
Cantwaraburh
(Canterbury)
1,568
Dovere
(Dover)
1,484
Lewes
1,452
Colecestre
(Colchester)
1,452
Sandwic
(Sandwich)
1,446
Wiltun
(Wilton)
1,438
Execestre
(Exeter)
1,431
Oxeneford
(Oxford)
1,424
Stanford
(Stamford)
1,383
Fulchestan
(Folkestone)
1,376
Middeltune
(Milton Regis)
1,316
Huntedone
(Huntingdon)
1,316
Wimundham
(Wymondham)
1,306
Staninges
(Steyning)
1,284
Warwic
(Warwick)
1,278
Ledecestre
(Leicester)
1,155
Bade
(Bath)
Population
City
1,122
Gipeswic
(Ipswich)
1,086
Mellinges
(South Malling)
1,071
Alþintone
(Aldington)
1,062
Sceptesberie
(Shaftesbury)
1,050
Cicestre
(Chichester)
1,032
Northantone
(Northampton)
952
Salteode
(Saltwood)
945
Wirecestre
(Worcester)
928
Meleburne
(Milborne Port)
910
Hame
(West Ham)
906
Rouecestre
(Rochester)
906
Torchesey
(Torksey)
875
Gernemwa
(Great Yarmouth)
872
Sciropesberie
(Shrewsbury)
868
Odiham
849
Tanet
(Minster-in-Thanet)
SparrowhawkJr1
+4
Level 50
May 23, 2023
good
Dekkie
+4
Level 55
May 23, 2023
Thanks!
SparrowhawkJr1
+2
Level 50
May 23, 2023
np
Messiisthebest46
+2
Level 45
May 24, 2023
why british isles geography is too many rivers in the William the Conqueror period than now?
Dekkie
+3
Level 55
May 24, 2023
Probably due to the coastline shifts. I did have to tweak the coastlines a bit for this one.
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