Towns and cities in England can be defined either by their local government administrative boundaries or by their physical extent. *

List of cities in the United Kingdom 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 or royal charter. There are currently a total of 76 such cities in the United King ...

, including the 51 cities in England, seven in Scotland, six in Wales, and five in Northern Ireland *

List of towns and cities in England by historical population This is a list of the largest cities and towns of England ordered by population at various points during history. Until the first modern census was conducted in 1801 there was no centrally conducted method of determining the populations of England' ...

Settlements in ceremonial counties of England by population This list article collates links to each ceremonial county's settlements population page, and the largest settlement in the county. The links in both the table and map go to the same article. Figures in these article are taken mainly from the ON ...

sets out the population of each city, town and village with 5,000 or more residents per county. *

List of English districts by population This is a list of the 314 districts of England ordered by population, according to estimated figures for from the Office for National Statistics. The list consists of 188 non-metropolitan districts, 32 London boroughs, 36 metropolitan boroughs, 5 ...

sets out the population of each

non-metropolitan district Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (colloquially ''shire counties'') in a two-tier arrangement. Non-m ...

London borough The London boroughs are the 32 local authority districts that together with the City of London make up the administrative area of Greater London; each is governed by a London borough council. The present London boroughs were all created at ...

metropolitan borough A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts within metropolitan ...

, and

unitary authority A unitary authority is a local authority responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are usually performed by a higher level of sub-national government or the national governmen ...

in England. *

List of urban areas in the United Kingdom This is a list of the most populous urban areas in the United Kingdom based on the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census, as defined by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Definition The methodology used by ONS in 2011 is set out in ''20 ...

sets out the population of each

built-up area An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities, ...

in England and the wider United Kingdom, as defined by the Office for National Statistics.

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