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Cities in the United Kingdom (UK)

There are currently 69 officially designated cities in the UK, of which eleven have been created since 2000. How many can you name?
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Last updated: August 25, 2015
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First submittedApril 11, 2013
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Rating4.85
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England
Bath
Birmingham
Bradford
Brighton & Hove
Bristol
Cambridge
Canterbury
Carlisle
Chelmsford
Chester
Chichester
Coventry
Derby
Durham
Ely
Exeter
Gloucester
England
Hereford
Kingston upon Hull
Lancaster
Leeds
Leicester
Lichfield
Lincoln
Liverpool
City of London
Manchester
Newcastle upon Tyne
Norwich
Nottingham
Oxford
Peterborough
Plymouth
Portsmouth
England
Preston
Ripon
Salford
Salisbury
Sheffield
Southampton
St Albans
Stoke-on-Trent
Sunderland
Truro
Wakefield
Wells
Westminster
Winchester
Wolverhampton
Worcester
York
Scotland
Aberdeen
Dundee
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Inverness
Perth
Stirling
 
Northern Ireland
Armagh
Belfast
Lisburn
Londonderry
Newry
Wales
Bangor
Cardiff
Newport
St Asaph
St David's and the
Cathedral Close
Swansea
nettybet
+14
Level 72
Apr 14, 2013
Good quiz - harder than I thought it would be.
Anneliese18
+4
Level 58
Apr 16, 2013
Chelmsford is spelt wrong; I wondered why it wasn't coming up
MCRJON
+3
Level 26
Apr 16, 2013
fixed thanks
Komodo
+1
Level 23
Mar 20, 2021
Dear MCRJON, 2 questions.

1. WHY IS PRESTON THE YOUTUBER THAN 10 MILLLION SUBSCRIBERS ON THIS LIST! I dare you type in preston and it will work. No but seriously don't do youtuber to think your cool

2. Oh and thats not all. City of Chester has 118,000 people (rounding) and it is on this quiz. and Ipswich has more than 137,000 people and its not on this quiz. And you call it a town? Says who! super bad thing to mix or do

Pls fix or flamingo

MasterToes
+2
Level 34
Mar 23, 2021
Komodo, Preston is a city in England and he didn't do it to be cool, it's a city.
Jofu7
+1
Level 45
Apr 12, 2021
I'm pretty sure he was joking, but I have no clue. Can't tell sarcasm online.
camus
+9
Level 75
Jun 23, 2013
I'm surprised that Blackpool, Dover, Reading and Ipswich aren't on the list. Maybe they are famous yet small or "swallowed" by bigger cities.
LacsiraxAriscal
+21
Level 29
Jun 23, 2013
A city in the United Kingdom has nothing to do with size - St David's has a population of 3,000. It's more to do with cultural significance; it used to be defined by being a settlement with a cathedral, but the definition has widened since then.
kevlarkev
+2
Level 51
Jun 25, 2013
I tried Blackpool and Ipswitch as well. Ely, really?
CmdrKeen
+2
Level 33
Mar 11, 2014
"Ipswich"

The ones created since 2000 are linked to the Queen's Jubliee- at least that's how Brighton&Hove was created.

Tricky quiz; couldn't believe I missed some of the more obvious ones while getting the lesser known ones.

The boroughs of London as cities are tricksy.

chailattee
+1
Level 59
Feb 13, 2021
I also missed a few obvious ones, I missed Manchester because I thought I typed it in but didn't.
ChipOtley
+2
Level 76
Jun 25, 2016
not to mention towns like Guildford, which have a (recent) cathedral but aren't cities
claireyfairy
+2
Level 22
Jun 23, 2013
You've missed Medway (or Rochester if Medway doesn't fit the criteria). There is a cathedral here so it is counted as a city
LCstfc01
+5
Level 47
May 30, 2020
Rochester hasn't been a city for decades. It's a town now
JonOfKent
+2
Level 48
Aug 10, 2020
Rochester is officially not a city any more. If you believe that a city is defined by whether (effectively) the civil service say it is or not, then it's not. But the Medway towns have never been a city.
lolrobbielol
+4
Level 55
Jun 30, 2013
Ripon represeeeeeent
DeGinner
+6
Level 21
Jul 31, 2013
Who the heck let salford become a city!
Jerry928
+4
Level 74
Nov 1, 2014
Northampton? Reading? Ipswich? All are over 100,000 population.
LCstfc01
+8
Level 47
May 30, 2020
Population has nothing to do with city status...
geohillierneo
+5
Level 39
Jun 20, 2016
It seriously worries me that London did not score 100% !!!
AlexThirkell
+4
Level 65
Apr 2, 2020
Maybe some people overthunk it and were trying all the boroughs...!
clivey
+4
Level 62
Jun 20, 2016
A brilliant quiz!! Great to see a UK-centric quiz featuring too! Thanks for creating it - look at my page I have a UK towns and cities quiz
Jastheace141
+5
Level 53
Jun 20, 2016
Dover is absolutely not a city and never should be. Small town which just happens to be famous for a couple of things. It would make a mockery of City status if it ever got it and I live there!
Malbaby
+3
Level 70
Nov 23, 2016
Once again the 'British Class Distinction System' rears it's ugly head.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 72
Jul 27, 2020
its*
JonOfKent
+1
Level 48
Aug 10, 2020
Class?? I think the operative word in that comment was "small", not "common" or "posh".
DeusCaritasEst
+5
Level 58
Jun 20, 2016
Damn Southampton and its missing 'h'. I always think it's two words.
tripsaplenty
+9
Level 59
Jun 21, 2016
much harder than I thought it would be. By the way you misspelled Derry. :)
TheNotoriousA
+4
Level 33
Jul 11, 2017
True that ;)
JackintheBox
+1
Level 72
Jul 27, 2020
It's Londonderry
milyagem
+6
Level 23
Sep 22, 2020
Derry
VAbumpkin
+6
Level 60
Jun 21, 2016
50 out of 79. Not bad for a Virginia (US) farmer. After the major cities, I just started typing towns and counties in Virginia and North Carolina. I guessed 20+ that way. Some were guesses from watching Downton Abbey (Ripon).

Thanks for not making us list "upon" or "on" since I never can remember those.

cjkfutball
+13
Level 90
Jun 21, 2016
What about Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?
fitheach
+2
Level 58
Aug 2, 2017
Beth amdano? :-)
ECI
+2
Level 33
Mar 13, 2018
It's a town, I think.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 72
Jul 27, 2020
Town, not city.
sinihipsukka
+3
Level 70
Jun 23, 2016
I missed Stirling! I've been there! Damn. :D
Felax0
+2
Level 71
Nov 16, 2016
Only got a third of them. Can't believe some of the ones I missed.
CeartGoLeor
+2
Level 81
Nov 24, 2016
I got the 40, including Chichester and Newry but forgot London of all places!!!
JOSH11232005
+3
Level 24
Nov 30, 2016
i feel bad for 2% who dint got london
yobhdgmu
+2
Level 37
Dec 4, 2016
34/69
Etanna
+2
Level 61
Jan 29, 2017
I'm not even sure how to pronounce most of these :DD
celloninja
+8
Level 43
Feb 25, 2017
Why isn't Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyndrobllllantisiliogogogoch on it?
TWM03
+5
Level 63
Oct 29, 2017
It's a village, not a city.
TWM03
+4
Level 63
Oct 29, 2017
Also, amazingly if you google that word, because you spelt it slightly wrong, there is only one result.
Balikati
+2
Level 65
Apr 10, 2017
This was absolutely impossible for me.
RiyaMal
+2
Level 28
May 26, 2017
0:01 left!
Haddies
+2
Level 31
Aug 2, 2017
Can't believe I missed Oxford and Cambridge and Sheffield Grrrrrr
Mustafa7
+2
Level 39
Aug 12, 2017
Hereford's a city?! Surely Doncaster, Blackpool and Bournemouth should be one
HugoBoss
+3
Level 22
Sep 14, 2017
Thank goodness for Blake and Mortimer books eh?
bebn123
+14
Level 55
Nov 22, 2017
Let's see here... I know Leeds, Manchester, uh... er... London, OxfordShire, Ireland, Wales, Southeast Pimberton, Northern Nor North Havermeyer, Fartfashfarthenfur, Spunkepossume, North Piddle, the Shire, Saruman, Helm's Deep, and uhhh... ... ... Hoboken.
NorwegianQMaster
+1
Level 53
Jun 13, 2019
Didnt see that twist coming
SpicyChicken
+1
Level 38
Mar 1, 2018
The hardest quiz I have ever taken on Jetpunk!!!!! Geez. Props to anyone who aced this
SgtCommodore37
+1
Level 39
Apr 23, 2018
What about Colchester?
coxbury
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Level 55
May 12, 2018
Um ... Brechin. It IS a city because it has a cathedral, and also its Football team is Brechin City - however I have lost this argument before! the trouble is that Britain has never quite worked out how to define cities. So you get ancient cities (such as Brecon, with a Cathedral and a diocese) that somehow 'lose' their accreditation - awkward. But 'modern' chartered cities that do not seem to have to re-apply.

Anyway good fun.

TheGeographyGuy
+1
Level 36
Jun 1, 2018
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!! I got dem all exept BRISTOL, DERBY, AND WESTMINSTER which it didnt accept because i added in an extra 'i'.

\But, my spelling is the correct spelling. please change it.

TWM03
+2
Level 63
May 14, 2019
Not officially recognised. Not all places with cathedrals are cities, though some cities appear to be cities solely because of their cathedrals.
Creo
+2
Level 31
Aug 14, 2018
Sad it doesn't count llanfairpwllgwyngllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch :(
xxz
+2
Level 21
Dec 14, 2019
its not a city...
cornflakesfu
+10
Level 82
Oct 24, 2018
Hereford but no Thereford? :(
Sifhraven
+8
Level 67
Dec 11, 2018
Overthereford is missing aswell
overtired
+4
Level 79
May 14, 2019
Hereford, Thereford and Everywhereford. Great Beatles track.
JackintheBox
+3
Level 72
Nov 29, 2019
Whereford?
ARandomQuizzer
+1
Level 59
Jan 8, 2021
Hereford also an extra Henryford
Penguin
+1
Level 41
Dec 28, 2018
haha
JackintheBox
+1
Level 72
Jul 27, 2020
It's pronounced /hɛrɪfəd/, not /hɪəfəd/.
fizzcroak
+1
Level 27
Nov 23, 2018
Bradford?
bitterblue
+3
Level 56
Jul 12, 2019
Being from New England i just kept trying the towns we have here and a bunch of them worked!
RedLightning
+1
Level 48
Jul 31, 2019
How could Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobllllantysiliogogogoch not make it? Btw, I memorized how to spell that name ;)
xxz
+1
Level 21
Dec 14, 2019
if the creator put it on the quiz, even though it isnt a city, you could just say llanfairpg
DylanClarkWebb
+1
Level 56
Jun 11, 2020
Sorry to disappoint, but you missed a 'w' before the four 'l's
qcumber
+1
Level 47
Oct 17, 2019
Gosh, i have quite the disconnect between what i recalled and what i actually remember seeing before on this quiz. Guess im tired tonight
pmeplant
+1
Level 57
Nov 12, 2019
Birmingham made me think of the Peaky Blinders, Becket for Canterbury, the Beatles for Liverpool, Robin Hood for Nottingham and Badfinger for Swansea, but the most pleasant thought was of Lady Godiva and her ride through the streets of Coventry.
rustwat
+4
Level 58
Nov 22, 2019
It's a bit easier if you know which football teams en with 'City'
JackintheBox
+2
Level 72
Nov 29, 2019
Why did someone feel the need to add the acronym 'UK' in brackets after United Kingdom in the quiz title?
Sifhraven
+3
Level 67
Mar 4, 2020
Hahaha hadnt even seen it. A bit overkill but I guess it is to stay one step ahead over the overzealous nitpickers? Afterall there is also the United Kingdom of the Netherlands (the historical name,), and there were some nordic unions between kingdoms
boopuffyboo
+2
Level 44
May 19, 2020
Odd how 75% got Leeds but only 38% got nearby Bradford. I mean Leeds is more relevant on a national scale but Bradford isn't THAT much smaller, is it more well known over the pond or something?
GrammarBeane1
+2
Level 61
Nov 6, 2020
As an American, I knew about Leeds but had never heard of Bradford before this quiz
Zoulllien
+1
Level 23
Mar 3, 2021
A famous football team will do a lot.
JonOfKent
+1
Level 48
Aug 10, 2020
Doing this on a mobile phone I would have barely had time to write them all if they were written down in front of me. May I humbly suggest a bit of extra time?
IowaMHS
+1
Level 44
Aug 29, 2020
got some of them watching outlander.
jghastings
+1
Level 64
Sep 24, 2020
Never even heard of St Asaph :-|
Zoulllien
+1
Level 23
Mar 3, 2021
30/69 without being British.

Who are the 2% who didn't think of London?

Witchbird
+1
Level 62
Mar 3, 2021
Nice.
ogkalenzo
+1
Level 20
Mar 15, 2021
s
Komodo
+1
Level 23
Mar 20, 2021
am i the only american here
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