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United Kingdom Cities by Population

300 cities shown of 2579 total United Kingdom cities that are over 1,000 in population...

1. London 7,556,900 2. Birmingham 984,333 3. Glasgow 610,268 4. Liverpool 468,945 5. Leeds 455,123 6. Sheffield 447,047 7. Edinburgh 435,791 8. Bristol 430,713 9. Manchester 395,515 10. Leicester 339,239 11. Islington 319,143 12. Coventry 308,313 13. Hull 302,296 14. Cardiff 302,139 15. Bradford 299,310 16. Belfast 274,770 17. Stoke-on-Trent 260,419 18. Wolverhampton 252,791 19. Plymouth 247,297 20. Nottingham 246,654 21. Southampton 246,201 22. Reading 244,070 23. Derby 235,029 24. London Borough of Harrow 216,200 25. Dudley 199,059 26. Northampton 197,322 27. Portsmouth 194,150 28. Luton 193,669 29. Newcastle upon Tyne 192,382 30. Preston 190,687 31. Sutton 187,600 32. Milton Keynes 184,506 33. Aberdeen 183,790 34. Sunderland 177,965 35. Norwich 177,636 36. Walsall 172,141 37. Swansea 170,883 38. Bournemouth 163,600 39. Southend-on-Sea 163,377 40. Swindon 155,432 41. Oxford 154,566 42. Dundee 151,592 43. Poole 150,092 44. Huddersfield 149,017 45. York 144,202 46. Ipswich 143,767 47. Blackpool 143,101 48. Middlesbrough 142,707 49. Bolton 141,331 50. Peterborough 140,141 51. Stockport 139,052 52. Brighton 139,001 53. Telford 138,241 54. West Bromwich 135,618 55. Slough 134,072 56. Gloucester 128,721 57. Cambridge 128,488 58. Watford 125,707 59. Rotherham 117,618 60. Newport 117,326 61. Exeter 113,118 62. Eastbourne 112,906 63. Bassetlaw District 112,200 64. Mendip 110,000 65. Colchester 109,414 66. Dagenham 108,368 67. Crawley 107,061 68. Sutton Coldfield 107,030 69. Blackburn 106,154 70. Oldham 104,782 71. Woking 103,932 72. Cheltenham 103,249 73. Chelmsford 102,671 74. Saint Helens 102,555 75. Basildon 101,362 76. Gillingham 101,187 77. Worcester 100,023 78. Becontree 100,000 79. Worthing 99,110 80. Rochdale 97,550 81. Basingstoke 96,348 82. Solihull 96,267 83. Harlow 94,365 84. Bath 93,238 85. Southport 93,044 86. Maidstone 90,894 87. Lincoln 89,228 88. Hastings 89,100 89. Darlington 87,204 90. Londonderry County Borough 87,153 91. Harrogate 87,024 92. Hartlepool 86,713 93. Bedford 86,658 94. Hemel Hempstead 85,629 95. Stevenage 84,651 96. Saint Albans 84,561 97. South Shields 83,655 98. Derry 83,652 99. Weston-super-Mare 82,903 100. Halifax 82,624

101. Birkenhead 81,805 102. Warrington 81,238 103. Wigan 80,788 104. High Wycombe 80,357 105. Stockton-on-Tees 79,957 106. Wakefield 78,978 107. Gateshead 77,649 108. Lisburn 77,506 109. Redditch 77,128 110. Chester 77,040 111. Fylde 76,500 112. Bracknell 76,103 113. Newcastle under Lyme 75,794 114. Battersea 75,651 115. Chatham 75,509 116. Hove 75,174 117. Aylesbury 74,565 118. East Kilbride 74,231 119. Tamworth 74,129 120. Nuneaton 73,555 121. Burnley 73,480 122. Paisley 73,074 123. Salford 72,750 124. Carlisle 72,633 125. Scunthorpe 72,514 126. Guildford 71,873 127. Lowestoft 71,479 128. Barnsley 71,447 129. Grays 70,934 130. Gosport 70,793 131. Chesterfield 70,679 132. Crewe 70,455 133. Mansfield 70,447 134. Shrewsbury 69,519 135. Cannock 68,067 136. Ellesmere Port 67,768 137. Doncaster 67,670 138. Brixton 66,300 139. Bognor Regis 65,391 140. Torquay 65,388 141. Stafford 65,290 142. Kingswood 64,793 143. Leamington 64,640 144. Waterlooville 64,350 145. Newtownabbey 63,860 146. Rugby 63,323 147. Ashford 62,787 148. Aldershot 61,339 149. Royal Tunbridge Wells 61,075 150. Bury 61,044 151. Taunton 60,433 152. Bangor 60,385 153. Margate 60,134 154. Chelsea 60,000 155. Farnborough 59,902 156. Runcorn 59,679 157. Great Yarmouth 59,601 158. Maidenhead 59,463 159. Rhondda 59,450 160. Loughborough 59,317 161. Craigavon 59,236 162. Wallasey 58,794 163. Littlehampton 58,714 164. Hereford 58,281 165. Bootle 57,791 166. Fareham 57,390 167. Morley 57,385 168. Cheshunt 57,374 169. Bebington 56,803 170. Dartford 56,694 171. Castlereagh 56,679 172. Kidderminster 56,657 173. Dewsbury 56,640 174. Stourbridge 56,284 175. Widnes 56,097 176. Sale 55,689 177. Halesowen 55,265 178. Huyton 54,738 179. Clacton-on-Sea 54,674 180. Gravesend 54,263 181. Eastleigh 54,225 182. Livingston 53,798 183. Acton 53,689 184. Washington 53,526 185. Kettering 53,329 186. Esher 52,392 187. Crosby 52,140 188. Reigate 52,123 189. Dunstable 51,973 190. Macclesfield 51,739 191. Barry 51,681 192. Morecambe 51,644 193. Redhill 51,559 194. Staines 51,040 195. Batley 50,807 196. Horsham 50,680 197. Weymouth 50,253 198. Bletchley 50,193 199. Keighley 50,171 200. Corby 50,029

201. Paignton 49,886 202. Wellingborough 49,783 203. Cumbernauld 49,392 204. South Benfleet 48,824 205. West Bridgford 48,314 206. Cwmbran 48,157 207. Long Eaton 47,898 208. Hamilton 47,615 209. Brentwood 47,606 210. Barrow in Furness 47,264 211. Llanelli 47,206 212. Lancaster 47,162 213. Canterbury 46,978 214. Kirkcaldy 46,912 215. Braintree 46,765 216. Neath 46,126 217. Banbury 46,075 218. Folkestone 45,992 219. Durham 45,696 220. Salisbury 45,600 221. Middleton 45,589 222. Havant 45,574 223. Ayr 45,513 224. Hinckley 45,130 225. Bishops Stortford 45,001 226. Welwyn Garden City 44,725 227. Sutton in Ashfield 43,912 228. Great Sankey 43,793 229. Yeovil 43,733 230. Ashton-under-Lyne 43,675 231. Wrexham 43,649 232. Perth 43,633 233. Leigh 43,626 234. Leatherhead 43,544 235. Greenock 43,495 236. Kilmarnock 42,904 237. Wallsend 42,739 238. Christchurch 42,396 239. Northwich 42,113 240. Stretford 41,953 241. Altrincham 41,548 242. Coity 41,352 243. Newburn 41,347 244. Lytham St Annes 41,327 245. Urmston 41,198 246. Sittingbourne 41,148 247. Wokingham 41,143 248. Swadlincote 40,960 249. Prescot 40,889 250. Inverness 40,755 251. Bexhill 40,478 252. Worksop 40,443 253. Burton upon Trent 40,039 254. Winchester 40,000 255. Ewell 39,994 256. Andover 39,951 257. North Shields 39,747 258. Kirkby 39,208 259. Dunfermline 38,960 260. Skelmersdale 38,944 261. Scarborough 38,909 262. Glenrothes 38,734 263. Ramsgate 38,624 264. Bury St Edmunds 38,622 265. Ilkeston 38,587 266. Whitley Bay 38,055 267. Bridgwater 38,020 268. Arnold 37,873 269. Houghton-le-Spring 37,840 270. Castleford 37,713 271. Great Malvern 37,663 272. Leyland 37,614 273. Eccles 37,275 274. Redcar 37,203 275. Abingdon 37,192 276. Farnham 36,971 277. Trowbridge 36,922 278. Chester-le-Street 36,917 279. Tonbridge 36,894 280. Chippenham 36,890 281. Herne Bay 36,642 282. Wilmslow 36,617 283. Mangotsfield 36,427 284. Blyth 36,355 285. Chipping Sodbury 36,108 286. Walkden 35,937 287. Tyldesley 35,932 288. Bicester 35,902 289. Boston 35,859 290. Grantham 35,720 291. Billingham 35,708 292. Pont-y-pwl 35,686 293. Radcliffe 35,638 294. Airdrie 35,440 295. Accrington 35,318 296. Briton Ferry 35,179 297. Hoddesdon 35,174 298. Bridlington 35,057 299. Bentley 34,821 300. King's Lynn 34,564

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United Kingdom History

On 1 May 1707 the Kingdom of Great Britain was created by the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland. This event was the result of the Treaty of Union that was agreed on 22 July 1706, and then ratified by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland each passing an Act of Union in 1707. Almost a century later, the Kingdom of Ireland, already under English control by 1691, joined the Kingdom of Great Britain with the passing of the Act of Union 1800. Although England and Scotland had been separate states prior to 1707, they had been in personal union since the Union of the Crowns in 1603, when James VI King of Scots had inherited the throne of the Kingdoms of England and Ireland and moved his court from Edinburgh to London.

In its first century, the United Kingdom played an important role in developing Western ideas of the parliamentary system as well as making significant contributions to literature, the arts and science. The UK-led Industrial Revolution transformed the country and fuelled the growing British Empire. During this time, like other great powers, the UK was involved in colonial exploitation, including the Atlantic slave trade, although the passing of the Slave Trade Act in 1807 made it the first country to prohibit trade in slaves.

After the defeat of Napoleon in the Napoleonic Wars, the UK emerged the principal naval power of the 19th century and remained an eminent power into the mid-20th century. The British Empire expanded to its maximum size by 1921, gaining the League of Nations mandate over former German and Ottoman colonies after World War I.

Long simmering tensions in Ireland led to the partition of the island in 1920, followed by independence for the Irish Free State in 1922 with Northern Ireland remaining within the UK. As a result, in 1927, the formal name of the UK was changed to its current name, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

During the 1920s, the BBC, the world's first large-scale international broadcasting network, was created. The UK fought Nazi Germany as one of the major Allied powers of World War II and helped plan the postwar world. World War II left the United Kingdom financially damaged. Marshall Aid and costly loans taken from both Canada and the United States helped the UK on the road to recovery.