Biggest Settlement In Each English County

Name the largest city or town in each ceremonial county of England
Excluding Bristol, Greater Manchester, Greater London and City of London.
2011 population unless stated
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County
Population
City
Bedfordshire
203,201
Luton
Berkshire
218.705
Reading
Buckinghamshire
229,941
Milton Keynes
Cambridgeshire
161,707
Peterborough
Cheshire
165,456
Warrington
Cornwall
21,797
Falmouth
County Durham
92,363
Darlington
Cumbria
75,306
Carlisle
Derbyshire
248,752
Derby
Devon
256,384
Plymouth
Dorset
183,491
Bournemouth
East Riding of Yorkshire
256,406
Kingston upon Hull
East Sussex
229,700
Brighton and Hove
Essex
175,547
Southend-on-Sea
Gloucestershire
136,632
Gloucester
Hampshire
253,651
Southampton
Herefordshire
60,415
Hereford
Hertfordshire
131,982
Watford
Isle of Wight
32,072
Ryde
Kent
113,137
Maidstone
Lancashire
147,663
Blackpool
Leicestershire
443,760
Leicester
County
Population
City
Lincolnshire
100,160
Lincoln
Merseyside
466,415
Liverpool
Norfolk
213,166
Norwich
Northamptonshire
212,100
Northampton
Northumberland
37,339
Blyth
North Yorkshire
174,700
Middlesbrough
Nottinghamshire
289,301
Nottingham
Oxfordshire
150,200
Oxford
Rutland
10,922
Oakham
Shropshire
142,723
Telford
Somerset
94,782
Bath
South Yorkshire
584,853 (2019)
Sheffield
Staffordshire
249,008
Stoke-on-Trent
Suffolk
144,957
Ipswich
Surrey
105,367
Woking
Tyne and Wear
268,064
Newcastle upon Tyne
Warwickshire
86,552
Nuneaton
West Midlands
1,085,810
Birmingham
West Sussex
109,120
Worthing
West Yorkshire
793,139 (2019)
Leeds
Wiltshire
182,441
Swindon
Worcestershire
100,153
Worcester
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Level 60
Jul 6, 2021
Redruth for Cornwall & Ryde for IOW?
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Level 59
Jul 6, 2021
Thank you, I have corrected the Isle of Wight. Cornwall is more tricky. If Camborne and Redruth are counted as one settlement, it is indeed the largest. However, as they are two towns separated by three miles with other villages between them, I am hesitant to deem it a single settlement. If others agree with you I will be happy to defer.
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Level 77
Jul 6, 2021
No Hertfordshire?
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Level 59
Jul 6, 2021
Thanks for spotting this, I've added it now.
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Level 77
Mar 9, 2022
In which county is Bristol?
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Level 59
Mar 17, 2022
It's a ceremonial county in itself. Thanks for finding this, I've updated the caveats.