List of cities in the United Kingdom

This is a list of cities in the United Kingdom . It lists places that have been given city status by letters patent or royal charter.  

 List of cities 
Named city settlemententity with city status CityStatistical regionYear grantedor confirmed City City council statusPopulation LondonLondon  City of London Sui generis and ceremonial county (2023) Westminster London  City of Westminster London borough  (2023) Birmingham West Midlands From the London Gazette, 18 January 1889, The Times, 19 January 1889 City of Birmingham Metropolitan borough  (2023) Leeds Yorkshire and the Humber  City of Leeds Metropolitan borough  (2023) Glasgow()() Scotland  mid-18th century(Burgh: 1492) City of Glasgow Council area  (2023) Manchester North West England  City of Manchester Metropolitan borough  (2023) Sheffield Yorkshire and the Humber  City of Sheffield Metropolitan borough  (2023) Bradford Yorkshire and the Humber  City of Bradford Metropolitan borough  (2023) Edinburgh() Scotland mid-18th century(Burgh: 1329) City of Edinburgh Council area  (2023) Liverpool North West England  City of Liverpool Metropolitan borough  (2023) Bristol South West England  City of Bristol Unitary authority and ceremonial county  (2023) Cardiff() Wales  Cardiff Principal area  (2023) Leicester East Midlands  City of Leicester Unitary authority  (2023) Coventry West Midlands 
() City of Coventry Metropolitan borough  (2023) Wakefield Yorkshire and the Humber  City of Wakefield Metropolitan borough  (2023) Belfast()(Ulster-Scots dialect: Bilfawst) Northern Ireland  Belfast   (2021) Nottingham East Midlands  City of Nottingham Unitary authority  (2023) Newcastle upon Tyne North East England  City of Newcastle upon Tyne Metropolitan borough  (2023) Doncaster Yorkshire and the Humber  City of Doncaster Metropolitan borough  (2023) Milton Keynes South East England  City of Milton Keynes Unitary authority  (2023) Salford North West England  City of Salford Metropolitan borough  (2023) Sunderland North East England  City of Sunderland Metropolitan borough  (2023) Brighton and Hove South East England  Brighton and Hove Unitary authority  (2023) Wolverhampton West Midlands  City of Wolverhampton Metropolitan borough  (2023) Kingston upon Hull Yorkshire and the Humber  City of Kingston upon Hull Unitary authority  (2023) Plymouth South West England  City of Plymouth Unitary authority  (2023) Derby East Midlands  City of Derby Unitary authority  (2023) Stoke-on-Trent West Midlands  City of Stoke-on-Trent Unitary authority  (2023) Southampton South East England  City of Southampton Unitary authority  (2023) Swansea() Wales  Swansea Principal area  (2023) Aberdeen()() Scotland (Burgh: 1179) City of Aberdeen Council area  (2023) Peterborough East of England  City of Peterborough Unitary authority  (2023) Portsmouth South East England  City of Portsmouth Unitary authority  (2023) York Yorkshire and the Humber  City of York Unitary authority  (2023) Colchester East of England  City of ColchesterNon-metropolitan borough  (2023) Chelmsford East of England  City of Chelmsford Non-metropolitan borough  (2023)  East of England Unitary authority  (2023) Oxford South East England  City of Oxford Non-metropolitan borough  (2023) Newport() Wales  Newport Principal area  (2023) Canterbury South East England  City of Canterbury Non-metropolitan borough  (2023) Preston North West England  City of Preston Non-metropolitan borough  (2023) Dundee() Scotland (Burgh: 1191) City of Dundee Council area  (2023) Cambridge East of England  City of Cambridge Non-metropolitan borough  (2023) St Albans East of England  St Albans City and District Non-metropolitan borough  (2023) Lancaster North West, England  City of Lancaster Non-metropolitan borough  (2023) Norwich East of England 
() City of Norwich Non-metropolitan borough  (2023) Chester North West England  (Cheshire West and Chester does not hold status) Charter trustees  (2021) Exeter South West England  City of Exeter Non-metropolitan borough  (2023) Wrexham () Wales  Wrexham County Borough Principal area  (2023) Gloucester South West, England  City of Gloucester Non-metropolitan borough  (2023) Winchester South East, England  City of Winchester Non-metropolitan borough  (2023) Durham North East, England  (County Durham does not hold status) Charter trustees  (2021) Carlisle North West, England  () (Cumberland does not hold status) Charter trustees  (2021) Worcester West Midlands  City of Worcester Non-metropolitan borough  (2023) Lincoln East Midlands  () City of Lincoln Non-metropolitan borough  (2023) Bath South West, England  () (Bath and North East Somerset does not hold status) Charter trustees  (2021) Derry()(Ulster-Scots: Derrie) Northern Ireland City commemorates the 400th Anniversary of the City's first charter, Derry City Council press release dated 7 July 2004, (accessed 15 December 2007)  None  Represented on Derry City and Strabane District Council  (2021) Dunfermline Scotland  Dunfermline Part of Fife Council  (2020) Bangor() Northern Ireland  None  Represented on Ards and North Down Borough Council  (2021) Inverness()() Scotland  Inverness Part of Highland Council  (2020) Hereford West Midlands  Hereford parish Civil parish  (2021) Lisburn() Northern Ireland  None   Represented on Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council  (2021) Stirling()() Scotland  Stirling Part of Stirling Council  (2020) Perth()() Scotland Letters Patent dated 21 May 2012  (Burgh: 12th century) Perth Part of Perth and Kinross Council  (2020) Salisbury South West England  Salisbury parish Civil parish  (2021) Lichfield West Midlands  Lichfield parish Civil parish  (2021) Chichester South East England () Chichester parish Civil parish  (2021) Newry()(Ulster-Scots: Newrie) Northern Ireland  None  Represented on Newry, Mourne and Down District Council  (2021) Truro() South West England  Truro parish Civil parish  (2021) Ely East of England () Ely parish Civil parish  (2021) Ripon Yorkshire and the Humber  Ripon parish Civil parish  (2021) Armagh()(Ulster-Scots: Airmagh) Northern Ireland  None Represented on Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council  (2021) Bangor Wales  Bangor community Community  (2021) Wells South West England  Wells parish Civil parish  (2021) St Asaph() Wales  St Asaph community Community  (2021) St Davids() Wales  St Davids and the Cathedral Close Community  (2021)

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