This is a list of cities in the United Kingdom that are officially designated such . It lists those places that have been granted city status by

letters patent Letters patent ( la, litterae patentes) ( always in the plural) are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch, president or other head of state, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, t ...

royal charter A royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent. Historically, they have been used to promulgate public laws, the most famous example being the English Magna Carta (great charter) of 1215, but ...

. There are currently a total of 76 such cities in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

: 55 in England, eight in Scotland, seven in Wales, and six in Northern Ireland. Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Civic Honours Competition: UK Cities
. The National Archives (United Kingdom), 18 January 2011. Accessed 17 December 2018. Of these, 23 in England, two in Wales, and two in Northern Ireland have Lord Mayors; four in Scotland have Lord Provosts. In some cases, the area holding city status does not coincide with the built up area or conurbation of which it forms part. In Greater London, for example, the

City of London The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the historic centre and constitutes, alongside Canary Wharf, the primary central business district (CBD) of London. It constituted most of London f ...

and that of

Westminster Westminster is an area of Central London, part of the wider City of Westminster. The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buck ...

each hold city status separately but no other local authority has been granted city status, nor has Greater London as a whole. In other cases, such as the Cities of

Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of ...

and Lancaster, the status applies to a local government district which extends over a number of towns and rural areas outside the main settlement proper. In England, the status sometimes applies to civil parishes, such as the City of Ripon; though the status may not apply to the local government district which share their name. For example, the civil parishes of Lichfield and

Chichester Chichester () is a cathedral city and civil parish in West Sussex, England.OS Explorer map 120: Chichester, South Harting and Selsey Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton B2 edition. Publishing Date:2009. It is the only ...

each hold city status, but the Lichfield District and the Chichester District, in which they are situated, respectively, do not. The list does not include places like Luton, Northampton and Reading which, despite having populations of over 200,000, have not been awarded city status and thus formally remain as

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares ...

s. As of 2022, there are currently 5

ceremonial counties The counties and areas for the purposes of the lieutenancies, also referred to as the lieutenancy areas of England and informally known as ceremonial counties, are areas of England to which lords-lieutenant are appointed. Legally, the areas i ...

which contain 3 cities -

Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East of England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and North ...

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...

, Hampshire, West Midlands and West Yorkshire. In the

British Overseas Territories The British Overseas Territories (BOTs), also known as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), are fourteen territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom. They are the last remnants of the former Br ...

and Crown Dependencies, there are currently four cities. The number will increase as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, as Gibraltar, Hamilton in Bermuda, Jamestown in St Helena and Stanley in the

Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubou ...

will be joined by Douglas in the Isle of Man.

History

The initial cities ( la, civitas) of Britain were the fortified settlements organised by the Romans as the capitals of the

Celtic tribes This is a list of Celtic tribes, organized in order of the likely ethnolinguistic kinship of the peoples and tribes. In Classical antiquity, Celts were a large number and a significant part of the population in many regions of Western Europe, ...

under Roman rule. The British clerics of the

early Middle Ages The Early Middle Ages (or early medieval period), sometimes controversially referred to as the Dark Ages, is typically regarded by historians as lasting from the late 5th or early 6th century to the 10th century. They marked the start of the M ...

later preserved a traditional list of the " 28 Cities" ( owl, cair) which was mentioned by Gildas and listed by Nennius. Nennius (). Theodor Mommsen (). ''Historia Brittonum'', VI. Composed after AD 830. Hosted at Latin Wikisource. The title of city was initially informal and, into the 20th century, royal charters were considered to ''recognise'' city status rather than to grant it. The usual criterion in early modern Britain was the presence of a

cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the ''cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominatio ...

, particularly after

King King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the ...

Henry VIII granted

establishing six new cities when he established a series of new dioceses in the 1540s as part of the English Reformation. No new cities were created between the 16th and 19th centuries, but following the

Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Great Britain, continental Europe, and the United States, that occurred during the period from around 1760 to about 1820–1840. This transition included going f ...

and the accompanying population boom and growth in urbanisation, new sees were established at Ripon (1836) and

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...

(1847); their councils began to style them cities immediately. Inverness in Scotland was even refused a charter at the time of the Jubilee honours of 1897, in part because it would have drawn more attention to the other traditional "cities" still not formally chartered as such. Beginning in the mid-19th century, however, the process became more formal. A visit by

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of any previ ...

in 1851 prompted Manchester to petition Parliament for recognition of its status. Ripon followed in the 1860s, and a series of hitherto informal "cities" were formally recognised in the 1880s and 1890s. On the basis of its size, importance, and regular government,

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingd ...

was elevated in spite of its lack of a cathedral in 1888; other large municipalities followed, while smaller applicants began to be rejected. King Edward VII and the Home Office established three criteria for future applicants in 1907—a minimum population of 300,000, a good record of local government, and a "local metropolitan character" but these criteria were not made public, and following Leicester's successful elevation in 1919 a series of exceptions were made. The 1972 Local Government Act effectively eliminated all authorities holding city status outside Greater London on 1 April 1974; most of their replacements were confirmed in their predecessor's status—even in cases such as the City of Carlisle, where much of the local authority area is undeveloped countryside—but the Borough of Medway was not permitted to continue Rochester's title. In recent times there have been competitions for new grants of city status. Towns or councils that claim city status or add "city" to their name have been known to be rebuked by the Advertising Standards Authority. The cities of

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th ...

and

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

were treated separately. Scottish towns irregularly applied the description to themselves, but were formally organised as

royal burgh A royal burgh () was a type of Scottish burgh which had been founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter. Although abolished by law in 1975, the term is still used by many former royal burghs. Most royal burghs were either created by ...

s; the special rights of these were preserved by Article XXI of the Treaty of Union which established the single state of

Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ...

in 1707.

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...

and

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated pop ...

were confirmed as cities "by ancient usage" in the 18th century, as was

Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), ...

, and this was later reconfirmed in the Act enlarging the burgh in 1891. Dundee was granted

in 1889 and

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and

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were recognised as cities by the Home Office in 1972, before the privilege was removed by the Scottish Local Government Act of 1973.Clark, M. Lynda & al
"Committee on Privileges Second Report", Appendix 3, ss58
Parliament of the United Kingdom (London), 1999. In Ireland, only the seat of the primate at

Armagh Armagh ( ; ga, Ard Mhacha, , " Macha's height") is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the ...

was accorded city status by ancient usage, and this status was abolished by the Irish Municipal Corporations Act of 1840. All other cities have been those explicitly recognised as such.

List of cities

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( gd, Obar Dheathain) , 1891
(

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: ''Airmagh'') , , None. Represented on Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
,

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. North ...

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Bangor, County Down Bangor ( ; ) is a city and seaside resort in County Down, Northern Ireland, on the southern side of Belfast Lough. It is within the Belfast metropolitan area and is 13 miles (22 km) east of Belfast city centre, to which it is lin ...

, , None. Represented on Ards and North Down Borough Council ,

, 61,011 , - , Bangor, Wales , ,

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Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

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, , Charter trustees
, South West,

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

, ( 2011)
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( ga, Béal Feirste)
(

: ''Bilfawst'') , , Local government district
,

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Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the We ...

, ,
(Metropolitan borough)
, West Midlands,

, (2013) , - , Bradford , , Local government district
(Metropolitan borough)
, Yorkshire and the Humber,

Bradford City Hall from National Media Museum

, (2011) , - , Brighton & Hove , , Local government district
(Unitary)
, South East,

, (2011) , - ,

Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city i ...

, , Local government district
(Unitary and

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, South West,

Bristol (UK), Bristol Cathedral -- 2013 -- 1570

, (2011) , - ,

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge beca ...

, , Local government district
(Non-metropolitan borough)
, East,

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, , Local government district
(Non-metropolitan borough)
, South East,

, (2011) , - ,

Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. It forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a ...

( cy, Caerdydd) , ,
(Principal area)
,

, (2011) , - , Carlisle , , Local government district
(Non-metropolitan borough)
, North West,

Sheep grazing in Rickerby Park - geograph

, (2011) , - ,

Chelmsford Chelmsford () is a city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Southend-on-Sea and Colchester. It is located north-east of Lond ...

, , Local government district
(Non-metropolitan borough)
, East,

, (2011) , - , Chester , , Charter trustees
, North West,

, (urban area, 2010) , - ,

, , Civil parish
, South East,

, (2011) , - , Colchester , , , Local government district
(Non-metropolitan borough)
, East,

, , - ,

Coventry Coventry ( or ) is a city in the West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its city status until the Middle Ages. The city is governed ...

, , Local government district
(Metropolitan borough)
, West Midlands,

Skyline of Coventry as seen from Baginton 3g06

, (2011) , - ,

Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gain ...

, , Local government district
(Unitary)
, East Midlands,

, (2011) , - , Derry
( ga, Doire)
(

: ''Derrie'') , , None. Represented on Derry City and Strabane District Council
,

, (2011) , - , Doncaster , , Local government district
(Metropolitan borough) , Yorkshire and the Humber,

, , - , Dundee
( gd, Dùn Dèagh) , 1889
(

: 1191) , Local government district
(Council area)
,

Dundee from over the Tay geograph-3335266-by-William-Starkey

, , - , Dunfermline , , None ,

, , - , Durham , , Charter trustees
,

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( gd, Dùn Èideann) , 18th century
(

: 1329) , Local government district
(Council area)
,

Edinburgh from Calton Hill with Dugald Stewart Monument 3

, , - , Ely , , Civil parish
, East,

, (2011) , - , Exeter , , Local government district
(Non-metropolitan borough)
, South West,

, (2020) , - ,

( sco, Glesga)
( gd, Glaschu) , 18th century
(

: 1492) , Local government district
(Council area)
,

, , - , Gloucester , , Local government district
(Non-metropolitan borough)
, South West,

, "> (2011) , - , Hereford , , Civil parish
, West Midlands,

, (2011) , - , Inverness
( sco, Inerness)( gd, Inbhir Nis) , , None
,

Inverness Castle from Bishops Road Inverness Scotland

, , - , Kingston upon Hull , , Local government district
(Unitary)
, Yorkshire and the Humber,

, (2011) , - , Lancaster , , Local government district
(Non-metropolitan borough)
, North West,

, (2011) , - ,

Leeds Leeds () is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the thi ...

, , Local government district
(Metropolitan borough)
, Yorkshire and the Humber,

, (2011) , - , Leicester , , Local government district
(Unitary)
, East Midlands,

, (2011) , - , Lichfield , , Civil parish
, West Midlands,

, , (2011) , - , Lincoln , , Local government district
(Non-metropolitan borough)
, East Midlands,

Lincoln Cathedral viewed from Lincoln Castle

, (2011) , - , Lisburn
( ga, Lios na gCearrbhach) , , None. Represented on Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
,

, (2011) , - ,

Liverpool Liverpool is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the List of English districts by population, 10th largest English district by population and its E ...

, , Local government district
(Metropolitan borough)
, North West,

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'' and ceremonial county)
,

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

, (2011) , - ,

, , Local government district
(Metropolitan borough)
, North West,

, (2011) , - , Milton Keynes , , Local government district
(Unitary)
, South East,

, (2011) , - ,

Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is a ...

, , Local government district
(Metropolitan borough)
,

, (2011) , - ,

Newport Newport most commonly refers to: *Newport, Wales *Newport, Rhode Island, US Newport or New Port may also refer to: Places Asia *Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay Europe Ireland *Newport, County Mayo, a town on the ...

( cy, Casnewydd) , , Local government district
(Principal area)
,

, (2011) , - , Newry
( ga, Iúr Cinn Trá)
(

: ''Newrie'') , , None. Represented on Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
,

, (2008, settlement population) , - ,

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the Episcopal see, See of ...

, , Local government district
(Non-metropolitan borough)
, East,

, (2011) , - , Nottingham , , Local government district
(Unitary)
, East Midlands,

Skyline from Nottingham Castle (Explored) (39549369155)

, (2011) , - ,

Oxford Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the Un ...

, , Local government district
(Non-metropolitan borough)
, South East,

, (2011) , - ,

( sco, Pairth)
( gd, Peairt) ,
(

: 12th century) , None
,

Perth, View of the River Tay from Perth Bridge - geograph

, , - , Peterborough , , Local government district
(Unitary)
, East,

, (2011) , - , Plymouth , , Local government district
(Unitary)
, South West,

, (2011) , - ,

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city status in the United Kingdom, city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is admi ...

, , Local government district
(Unitary)
, South East,

, (2011) , - ,

Preston Preston is a place name, surname and given name that may refer to: Places England *Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement **The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement **County Boro ...

, , Local government district
(Non-metropolitan borough)
, North West,

, (2011) , - , Ripon , , Civil parish
, Yorkshire and the Humber,

, (2011) , - , Salford , , Local government district
(Metropolitan borough)
, North West,

, (2011) , - , Salisbury , , Civil parish
, South West,

Salisbury Cathedral from Old George Mall

, (2011) , - ,

Sheffield Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...

, , Local government district
(Metropolitan borough)
, Yorkshire and the Humber,

, (2011) , - , Southampton , , Local government district
(Unitary)
, South East,

, (2011) , - , , , , Local government district
(Unitary)
, East,

, (2011) , - ,

St Albans St Albans () is a cathedral city in Hertfordshire, England, east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Hatfield, north-west of London, south-west of Welwyn Garden City and south-east of Luton. St Albans was the first major ...

, , Local government district
(Non-metropolitan borough)
, East,

, (2011) , - , St Asaph
( cy, Llanelwy) , , Community
,

, (2011) , - ,

St Davids St Davids or St David's ( cy, Tyddewi, , "David's house”) is a city and a community (named St Davids and the Cathedral Close) with a cathedral in Pembrokeshire, Wales, lying on the River Alun. It is the resting place of Saint David, W ...

( cy, Tyddewi) , , Community
,

, (2011) , - ,

Stirling Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...

( sco, Stirlin)
( gd, Sruighlea) , , None
,

Stirling from Braehead - December 2004 - geograph

, , - ,

Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent (often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England, with an area of . In 2019, the city had an estimated population of 256,375. It is the largest settlement ...

, , Local government district
(Unitary)
, West Midlands,

, (2011) , - ,

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...

, , Local government district
(Metropolitan borough)
,

, (2011) , - ,

Swansea Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe). The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...

( cy, Abertawe) , , Local government district
(Principal area)
,

, (2011) , - , Truro
( kw, Truru) , , Civil parish
, South West,

, (2011) , - , Wakefield , , Local government district
(Metropolitan borough)
, Yorkshire and the Humber,

, (2011) , - ,

Wells Wells most commonly refers to: * Wells, Somerset, a cathedral city in Somerset, England * Well, an excavation or structure created in the ground * Wells (name) Wells may also refer to: Places Canada * Wells, British Columbia England * Wel ...

, , Civil parish
, South West,

, (2011) , - ,

, , Local government district
(London borough)
,

, (2011) , - ,

Winchester Winchester is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government Districts of England, district, at the western end of the South Downs Nation ...

, , Local government district
(Non-metropolitan borough)
, South East,

, (2011) , - ,

Wolverhampton Wolverhampton () is a City status in the United Kingdom, city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The population size has increased by 5.7%, from around 249,500 in 2011 United ...

, , Local government district
(Metropolitan borough)
, West Midlands,

, (2011) , - , Worcester , , Local government district
(Non-metropolitan borough)
, West Midlands,

The city of Worcester in the morning sun - geograph

, (2011) , - , Wrexham
( cy, Wrecsam) , , Local government district
(Principal area)
,

, (2011) , - ,

York York is a cathedral city with Roman Britain, Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire, Ouse and River Foss, Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many hist ...

^, , , Local government district
(Unitary)
, Yorkshire and the Humber,

, (2011)

Map of the cities

Below is a map of the 76 cities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Also shown is the one future city in a UK Crown Dependency, Douglas in the Isle of Man. (For cities in UK Overseas Territories, see below.) The 31 cities with a Lord Provost (in Scotland) or a Lord Mayor (in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland) are labelled in ALL CAPS. They will be joined by Southampton as part of the Platinum Jubilee Honours. See List of lord mayoralties and lord provostships in the United Kingdom. The six cities where the Lord Mayor or Lord Provost has the right to the style ''The Right Honourable'' are indicated in ''BOLD ITALICS'': York, the City of London, Edinburgh, Glasgow (since 1912), Belfast (since 1923), and Cardiff (since 1956).

British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies

and Crown Dependencies are mainly self-governing territories that do not form part of the

. Association of city status with cathedrals ended in 1865. There are presently four capitals amongst these with city status, and a further location is due to receive city status in 2022 as part of the celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, listed below: }) , 2022 (to be confirmed) , ''not applicable'' , Isle of Man,

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, Crown Dependency , Douglas (Isle of Man)

, 27,938 (2011)

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* The status bearers of these cities changed on 1 April 2009 due to local government reforms. Salisbury became a civil parish, while charter trustees were formed for the former district council areas of Chester and Durham in the new unitary authorities of Cheshire West and Chester and County Durham respectively. * City status confirmed by Letters Patent issued under the Great Seal dated 1 April 1974. * City status confirmed by Letters Patent issued under the Great Seal dated 25 June 1974. * City status confirmed by Letters Patent issued under the Great Seal dated 28 May 1974. * Bath Abbey and Westminster Abbey are no longer cathedrals. * Coventry has had three cathedrals: the first, St Mary's, from 1043 to 1539 (it became a cathedral in 1102); the second, St Michael's, from 1918 to 1940, when it was destroyed by German bombardment; and its replacement, also St Michael's, built alongside the old cathedral, consecrated in 1962. * Note that the City of London covers only the "square mile", and is usually just referred to as "the City". The larger conurbation of Greater London has no city charter, and consists of the City of London, the City of Westminster and 31 other London boroughs. This can be compared to the City of Brussels, within

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

. * City status was confirmed by Letters Patent dated 9 July 1974. The city status extends to the entire district, although the district council calls itself "St Albans District Council" or "St Albans City and District". * Letters Patent under the Great Seal conferring City Status were issued to the unitary authority of York on 1 April 1996, confirming the right of the Lord Mayor to be styled "Right Honourable", in continuation to those granted to the previous City Council abolished 31 March 1996. * Letters Patent under the Great Seal were issued on 29 March 1996 ordaining that the counties of Swansea and Cardiff should have the status of cities from 1 April 1996. The counties replaced the previous district councils which had enjoyed city status. * According to the ''Municipal Year Book, 1972'' the

s of Perth and Elgin officially enjoyed city status. The royal burghs of Brechin, Dunfermline and Kirkwall had also been officially described as "cities". As all burghs were abolished in 1975, these areas are now often called "former cities". Although Brechin does not have city status, the

community council A community council is a public representative body in Great Britain. In England they may be statutory parish councils by another name, under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, or they may be non-statutory bodies. ...

formed for the area uses the title "City of Brechin and District". * Armagh had previously enjoyed city status, with St Patrick's Cathedral the seat of the metropolitan primate of all Ireland. The city status was lost in 1840 when the city corporation was abolished. However, the successor urban district council and district council frequently used the title of city without official sanction prior to 1994. * City Status confirmed by Letters Patent issued under the Great Seal dated 18 March 1975. * City status granted by Letters Patent dated 7 June 1977. * City status granted to the "Town of Newport in the County Borough of Newport" and the "Town of Preston" by Letters Patent dated 15 May 2002. * Letters Patent dated 31 January 2001 ordained that "the Towns of Brighton and Hove shall have the status of a City". * Letters Patent dated 31 January 2001 ordained that "the Town of Wolverhampton shall have the status of a City". * Letters Patent dated 4 November 1980 ordained that the "Town of Lichfield shall have the status of a City". A town council had been constituted in 1980 leading to the dissolution of the Charter Trustees of the City of Lichfield. * City status granted by Letters Patent dated 23 March 1992. * City status was conferred on Hereford Town Council 11 October 2000. The status had previously been confirmed to the district council formed in 1974. When that council was abolished in 1996 charter trustees were formed for the City of Hereford. On the formation of a town council for Hereford in April 2000 the charter trustees were dissolved, and the city status temporarily lapsed. * St David's historically had city status because of the presence of

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. In 1849 it was noted that the city had no municipal corporation: There was however a recognised "city" in which a mayor had limited jurisdiction. A Royal Commission appointed in 1876 reported that the corporation had long been extinct, and the city was formally abolished in 1886 under the provisions of the

Municipal Corporations Act 1883 A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

. Letters Patent dated 16 September 1994 ordained that the "Town of St. David's shall have the status of a City". * The title of City was used "by courtesy" after 1550 when Westminster ceased to be the see of a bishop. By Letters Patent dated 27 October 1900 city status was conferred on the newly created Metropolitan Borough of Westminster from 1 November. This status was continued on the creation of the City of Westminster as a London borough in 1965. * A letter from the Home Secretary to the Mayor of Leicester dated 14 June 1919, confirming that the city status would be bestowed, noted that this was a "restoration to your ancient town of its former status of a city".The Times: Leicester, a City: Sequel to the Recent Royal Visit, 17 June 1919 * Letters Patent dated 10 December 1969. * Letters Patent dated 21 April 1926. * Letters Patent dated 21 March 1951. * Letters Patent dated 14 May 1937. * Letters Patent dated 18 October 1928. * Letters Patent dated 5 June 1925. * Letters Patent dated 28 October 1905, which also granted the title of Lord Mayor. * Warrant issued 28 January 1889 that Letters Patent be issued under the Seal appointed by the treaty of union to be used in place of the Great Seal of Scotland, ordaining and declaring that the Burgh of Dundee shall be a City, and shall be called and styled "The City of Dundee". * Burghs of Old Aberdeen and Woodside and the district of Torry incorporated as the City and Royal Burgh of Aberdeen by the Aberdeen Corporation Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. cxxiv). * The present council areas are designated "cities" by virtue of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, which also reserves the post of Lord Provost for the convener of the four councils. The previous local government districts and district councils created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 enjoyed the same privileges. * Letters Patent dated 14 January 1889. * Letters Patent dated 29 March 1853. * Letters Patent dated 1 April 2009. City status had been held prior to this date (and since 1974) by the ''Charter Trustees of the City of New Sarum''. The city of Salisbury's formal name was New Sarum (see also: Old Sarum) from 1227 until 2009. * Letters Patent dated 28 August 1877. * Letters Patent dated 1 June 2012 "to ordain that the Town of Chelmsford in the County of Essex and the Town of St Asaph in the County of Denbighshire shall have the status of a City". *

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Localities (Glasgow) * Legally, the city and county are called "Londonderry", while the local government district is called "Derry". See

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. * Letters Patent dated 14 June 2022. * Letters Patent dated 15 August 2022. * Letters Patent dated 30 September 1842 * Letters Patent dated 1 September 2022 * Letters Patent dated 5 September 2022 * Letters Patent dated 26 January 2022 * Letters Patent dated 28 July 2022 * Letters Patent dated 7 September 2022, with effect from 1 November 2022 * Letters Patent dated 22 November 2022

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