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England
England ( /ˈɪŋɡlənd/ (help·info)) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south...
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City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since...
Area:
- 2.58999 km² (1 mi² )
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Essex
Essex (pronounced /ˈɛsɨks/) is a county in the East of England region of the United Kingdom, although it is counted as one of the Home Counties. The county town of Essex is Chelmsford.
In pre-Roman Britain the territories of Suffolk and Essex were...
Exeter
Exeter (pronounced /ˈɛksɨtər/ ( listen)) is a historic city in Devon, England. It is the county town of Devon and as such is home to Devon County Council. Its current formal status is as a non-metropolitan district, and it is therefore under the...
Area:
- 47.03 km² (18.16 mi² )
Greater London
Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. The administrative area was officially created in 1965 and covers the City of London, including Middle Temple and Inner Temple, and thirty two London boroughs. Its...
Hastings
Hastings is a town and Borough on the coast of East Sussex in England. It includes originally separate settlements, as well as the inevitable growth of the town through the building of new estates.
In historical terms, Hastings can claim fame...
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Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is an English island and a county, located 3-5 miles (5–8 km) from the south coast of the mainland, in the English Channel. It is separated from mainland England by the Solent and is situated south of the county of Hampshire. The...
Lincoln
Lincoln (pronounced /ˈlɪŋkən/) is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.
The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire urban area of Lincoln a population of 120,779. The...
Area:
- 35.69 km² (13.78 mi² )
Liverpool
Liverpool (pronounced /ˈlɪvəpuːl/) is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880. Liverpool has a population of 435...
Area:
- 111.84 km² (43.182 mi² )
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Manchester
Manchester (pronounced /ˈmæntʃɛstər/ ( listen)) is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. In 2008, the population of the city was estimated to be 464,200. Manchester lies within one of the United Kingdom's largest...
Area:
- 115.65 km² (44.653 mi² )
Plymouth
Plymouth ( /ˈplɪməθ/ (help·info)) is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about 190 miles (310 km) south west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they...
Area:
- 79.29 km² (30.61 mi² )
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Peterborough
Peterborough (pronounced /ˈpiːtɚbərə/ or /ˈpiːtɚbʌroʊ/ ( listen)) is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of 164,000 as of June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of...
Portsmouth
Portsmouth (pronounced /ˈpɔtsməθ/ ( listen)) is a city located in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is the second largest City in Hampshire and is the United Kingdom's only island city and is located on...
Area:
- 40.25 km² (15.54 mi² )
Padstow
Padstow (Cornish: Lannwedhenek) is a small town, civil parish and cargo port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The UK Census 2001 reported a parish population of 3,162. It was once important as a fishing port. It lies near the...
St Albans
St Albans (pronounced /sənt ˈɔːlbənz/) is a city in southern Hertfordshire, England, around 22 miles (35 km) north of central London, which forms the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans. It was a settlement of pre-Roman origin...
Stow-on-the-Wold
Stow-on-the-Wold is a market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is situated on top of an 800 ft (244 m) hill, at the convergence of a number of major roads through the Cotswolds, including the Fosse Way (A429). The town was...
Isles of Scilly
The Isles of Scilly (Cornish: Ynysek Syllan) form an archipelago off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. Traditionally administered as part of the county of Cornwall, the islands have had a unitary authority council since...
Truro
Truro (pronounced /ˈtrʊəroʊ/; Cornish: Truru) is a city in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, and is the centre for administration, leisure and retail in Cornwall, with a population of 20,920. It is the only city in the county, and the most...
York
York (pronounced /ˈjɔːk/ ( listen)) is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two...
Area:
- 271.94 km² (105 mi² )
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Bristol
Bristol (pronounced /ˈbrɪstəl/ ( listen)) is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, 105 miles (169 km) west of London, and 24 miles (39 km) east of Cardiff.
With an estimated population of 416,400 for the unitary...
Area:
- 110 km² (42.5 mi² )
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge (pronounced /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/ ( listen) (KAYM-bridj)) is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about 50 miles (80 km) north of London. Cambridge is also at...
Area:
- 115.65 km² (44.653 mi² )
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Nottingham
Nottingham ( /ˈnɒtɪŋəm/ (help·info)) is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England, and is one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group.
Whilst the City of...
Area:
- 74.61 km² (28.81 mi² )
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Bath
Bath (pronounced /ˈbɑːθ/) is a city in the ceremonial county of Somerset in the south west of England. It is situated 97 miles (156 km) west of London and 13 miles (21 km) south-east of Bristol. The population of the city is 83,992. It was granted...
Winchester
Winchester is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. It lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of the River Itchen. At the...
Sywell Aerodrome
Sywell Aerodrome (IATA: ORM, ICAO: EGBK) is the local aerodrome serving Northampton, Wellingborough and Kettering as it is situated midway between these towns. The airport is located 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) northeast of Northampton and was originally...
Reading
Reading (pronounced /ˈrɛdɪŋ/ ( listen) RED-ing) is a large town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some 40 miles (64 km) west of London....
Coventry
Coventry (pronounced /ˈkɒvəntri/ or /ˈkʌvəntri/ ( listen)) is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second...
Area:
- 98.64 km² (38.09 mi² )
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Slough
Slough (pronounced /ˈslaʊ/ ( listen), rhymes with 'cow'), situated 19 miles (31 km) west of Charing Cross, is a borough and unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England. At the time of the 2001 census, the population of...
Area:
- 32.54 km² (12.56 mi² )
River Thames
The River Thames (pronounced /ˈtɛmz/ ( listen)) is a major river flowing through southern England. While best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows through several other towns and cities, including Oxford,...
Hereford
Hereford (pronounced /ˈhɛrɨfɚd/ ( listen)) is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately 16 miles (26 km) east of the border with Wales, 21 miles (34 km) southwest of Worcester,...
River Severn
The River Severn (Welsh: Afon Hafren, Latin: Sabrina) is the longest river in Great Britain, at 220 miles (354 km). It rises at an altitude of 2,001 feet (610 m) on Plynlimon near Llanidloes, Powys, in the Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales. It then...
Leicester
Leicester (pronounced /ˈlɛstər/ ( listen), LES-tər) is a city and unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England. It is the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest. In 2006, the...
Area:
- 73.32 km² (28.31 mi² )
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North West England
North West England is one of the nine official regions of England. It has a population of 6,853,200 and comprises five ceremonial counties of England – Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, and Cheshire.
North West England is bounded...
City of Westminster
The City of Westminster (pronounced /ˈwɛstmɪnstɚ/ ( listen)) is a London borough occupying much of the central area of London, England, including most of the West End. It is located to the west of and adjoining the ancient City of London, and its...
Area:
- 21.48 km² (8.293 mi² )
Luton
Luton ( /ˈluːtən/ (help·info) or locally pronounced [ˈluːʔən]) is a town and unitary authority of Bedfordshire, England, 32 miles (51 kilometres) north of London. Luton, along with its near neighbours of Dunstable and Houghton Regis, form the Luton...
Area:
- 43.35 km² (16.74 mi² )
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Wells
Wells is a small cathedral city and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England, on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills.
The name Wells derives from the three wells dedicated to Saint Andrew, one in the market place and two within the...
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull (pronounced /ˌkɪŋstən əpɒn ˈhʊl/ or /ˌkɪŋkstən əpɒn ˈhʊl/ ( listen)), almost invariably referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located 25...
Area:
- 71.45 km² (27.59 mi² )
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Bridgwater
Bridgwater in Somerset, England, is a market town, civil parish, the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district, and the leading industrial town in the county. Bridgwater is located on the major communication routes through South West England....
Ludlow
Ludlow is a market town in Shropshire, England close to the Wales-England border and in the Welsh Marches. It lies within a bend of the River Teme, on its eastern bank, forming an area of 350 acres (1.4 km²) and centred on a small hill. Atop this...
Carlisle
Carlisle (pronounced /ˈkɑrlaɪl/) is the county town of Cumbria, and the major settlement of the wider City of Carlisle in North West England. Carlisle is located at the confluence of the rivers Eden, Caldew and Petteril, 10 miles (16 km) south of...
Dorking
Dorking is a historic market town at the foot of the North Downs approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of London, in Surrey, England.
Dorking began life as a small staging post on Stane Street, the Roman Road which linked London to Chichester on the...
Southampton
Southampton (pronounced /saʊθˈhæmptən/ ( listen)) is the largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated 100 km (62 mi) south-west of London and 30 km (19 mi) north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is...
Area:
- 51.47 km² (19.87 mi² )
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Northampton
Northampton ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. It is about 67 miles (108 km) north-west of London and around 50 miles (80 km) south-east of Birmingham, and lies...
London Stansted Airport
London Stansted Airport (IATA: STN, ICAO: EGSS) is a passenger airport located at Stansted Mountfitchet in the local government district of Uttlesford in Essex, 48 km (30 mi) north-east of central London. It is 2.5 NM (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) north...
Durham
Durham (pronounced /ˈdʌrəm/, locally [ˈdʏrəm]) is a city in the North East of England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county.
Durham is well known for its Norman Cathedral...
High Force
High Force is a waterfall on the River Tees, near Middleton-in-Teesdale, Tees Valley, England. Despite popular belief, it is not, at 20 metres (70 ft), the highest waterfall in England: Cautley Spout, in Cumbria's Howgill Fells, is almost 180 metres...
Brighton & Hove
Brighton and Hove (or Brighton & Hove) is a unitary authority area and city on the south coast of England. It is England's most populous seaside resort.
The city was established when two towns Brighton and Hove joined together to become a city....
Bedford
Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, in the East of England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the wider Borough of Bedford. According to Bedfordshire County Council's estimates, the town had a population of 79,190 in mid...
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne (locally pronounced /njuːˈkæsəl/ ( listen)) (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Situated on the north bank of the River Tyne, the city developed in the area...
Area:
- 113 km² (43.6 mi² )
Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral (in full The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, or sometimes St. Mary's Cathedral) is a historic Anglican cathedral in Lincoln in England and seat of the Bishop of Lincoln in the Church of England. It was...
Salisbury
Salisbury (pronounced /ˈsɔːlzbri, ˈsɒlzbri/ SOLZ-bree, or locally [ˈzɔːwzbri]) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England. It has also been called New Sarum to distinguish it from the original site of settlement to the north of the city at Old Sarum,...
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, considered one of the leading examples of Early English architecture. The main body was completed in only 38 years.
The cathedral has the tallest church spire in the United Kingdom ...
York Minster
York Minster is a Gothic cathedral in York, England and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe alongside Cologne Cathedral. The Minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is...
Bath Abbey
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath, commonly known as Bath Abbey, is an Anglican parish church and a former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England. Founded in the 7th century, reorganised in the 10th century and rebuilt...
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site. It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, leader of the Church of England and symbolic...
Birmingham
Birmingham (pronounced /ˈbɝːmɪŋəm/ ( listen), BUR-ming-əm, locally /ˈbɝːmɪŋɡəm/ BUR-ming-gəm) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county of England. Birmingham is the largest of the British Core Cities and the second most...
Area:
- 267.77 km² (103.39 mi² )
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Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton (pronounced /ˌwʊlvərˈhæmptən/ ( listen)) is a city and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands, England. In 2004, the local government district had an estimated population of 239,100; the wider Urban Area had a population of 251,462,...
Area:
- 69.44 km² (26.81 mi² )
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Axminster
Axminster is a market town on the eastern border of Devon, England. The town is built on a hill overlooking the River Axe which heads towards the English Channel at Axmouth, and is in the East Devon local government district. The market is still...
Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale
The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after its largest town, Rochdale, but spans a far larger area which includes the towns of Middleton, Heywood, Littleborough and...
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Sheffield
Sheffield (pronounced /ˈʃɛfiːld/ ( listen)) is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the city has grown...
Area:
- 367.94 km² (142.06 mi² )
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Preston
Preston (pronounced /ˈprɛstən/ ( listen)) is a city and non-metropolitan district of Lancashire, in North West England. It is located on the north bank of the River Ribble, and was granted city status in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the...
Area:
- 142.22 km² (54.911 mi² )
