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What is the difference between the United Kingdom, Great
Britain, and England?
The United Kingdom is a country that consists of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In fact, the official
name of the country is "United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland."
Great Britain is the name of the island northwest of France
and east of Ireland that consists of three somewhat
autonomous regions: England, Wales and Scotland.
Therefore, England is part of Great Britain, which is part
of the United Kingdom. The U.K. includes England, Wales,
Scotland, and Northern Ireland. England, Wales, Scotland,
and Northern Ireland are not independent countries but the
United Kingdom is. The remaining portion of the island of
Ireland (that which is not the U.K.'s Northern Ireland) is
an independent country called the Republic of Ireland
(Eire).
All UK Towns with Populations over 100,000
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Town |
Population |
Status |
| 1 |
London |
7,172,091 |
City |
| 2 |
Birmingham |
970,892 |
City |
| 3 |
Glasgow |
629,501 |
City |
| 4 |
Liverpool |
469,017 |
City |
| 5 |
Leeds |
443,247 |
City |
| 6 |
Sheffield |
439,866 |
City |
| 7 |
Edinburgh |
430,082 |
City |
| 8 |
Bristol |
420,556 |
City |
| 9 |
Manchester |
394,269 |
City |
| 10 |
Leicester |
330,574 |
City |
| 11 |
Coventry |
303,475 |
City |
| 12 |
Hull |
301,416 |
City |
| 13 |
Bradford |
293,717 |
City |
| 14 |
Cardiff |
292,150 |
City |
| 15 |
Belfast |
276,459 |
City |
| 16 |
Stoke |
259,252 |
City |
| 17 |
Wolverhampton |
251,462 |
City |
| 18 |
Nottingham |
249,584 |
City |
| 19 |
Plymouth |
243,795 |
City |
| 20 |
Southampton |
234,224 |
City |
| 21 |
Reading |
232,662 |
Town |
| 22 |
Derby |
229,407 |
City |
| 23 |
Brighton and Hove |
206,628 |
City |
| 24 |
Dudley |
194,919 |
Town |
| 25 |
Newcastle |
189,863 |
City |
| 26 |
Northampton |
189,474 |
Town |
| 27 |
Portsmouth |
187,056 |
City |
| 28 |
Luton |
185,543 |
Town |
| 29 |
Preston |
184,836 |
City |
| 30 |
Aberdeen |
184,788 |
City |
| 31 |
Milton Keynes |
184,506 |
Town |
| 32 |
Westminster |
181,766 |
City |
| 33 |
Sunderland |
177,739 |
City |
| 34 |
Norwich |
174,047 |
City |
| 35 |
Walsall |
170,994 |
Town |
| 36 |
Swansea |
169,880 |
City |
| 37 |
Bournemouth |
167,527 |
Town |
| 38 |
Southend |
160,257 |
Town |
| 39 |
Swindon |
155,432 |
Town |
| 40 |
Dundee |
154,674 |
City |
| 41 |
Huddersfield |
146,234 |
Town |
| 42 |
Poole |
144,800 |
Town |
| 43 |
Oxford |
143,016 |
City |
| 44 |
Middlesbrough |
142,691 |
Town |
| 45 |
Blackpool |
142,283 |
Town |
| 46 |
Bolton |
139,403 |
Town |
| 47 |
Ipswich |
138,718 |
Town |
| 48 |
Telford |
138,241 |
Town |
| 49 |
York |
137,505 |
City |
| 50 |
West Bromwich |
136,940 |
Town |
| 51 |
Peterborough |
136,292 |
City |
| 52 |
Stockport |
136,082 |
Town |
| 53 |
Slough |
126,276 |
Town |
| 54 |
Gloucester |
123,205 |
City |
| 55 |
Watford |
120,960 |
Town |
| 56 |
Rotherham |
117,262 |
Town |
| 57 |
Newport |
116,143 |
City |
| 58 |
Cambridge |
113,442 |
City |
| 59 |
Exeter |
106,772 |
City |
| 60 |
Eastbourne |
106,562 |
Town |
| 61 |
Sutton Coldfield |
105,452 |
Town |
| 62 |
Blackburn |
105,085 |
Town |
| 63 |
Colchester |
104,390 |
Town |
| 64 |
Oldham |
103,544 |
Town |
| 65 |
St. Helens |
102,629 |
Town |
| 66 |
Crawley |
100,547 |
Town |
Notes
The table has been compiled using the 2001
Census publications Key Statistics for urban areas in
England and Wales Table KS01 (released 17 June 2004), Key
Statistics for Settlements and Localities Scotland Table
KS01 (released 25 March 2003) and Northern Ireland Census
2001 Key Statistics for Settlements Table KS01 (released 10
February 2005). The names and populations of all urban areas
and urban sub-divisions recognised as towns were extracted
and included in the list.
The actual City of London only has a 2001
census population of 7,185 but is recognised by the world as
the larger Local Authority area known as Greater London made
up of 31 London Boroughs and the two cites of London and
Westminster. Therefore the population shown for London is
that of Greater London as published in Key Statistics for
local authorities in England and Wales Table KS01 (released
on 13 February 2003). For this reason all urban
sub-divisions of the Greater London urban area which are
also London Boroughs are excluded as their populations are
included within the London population shown. The only
exception is Westminster whose urban population is listed
because it has separate city status.
The populations of Brighton (134,293) and
Hove (72,335) have been combined as they are now generally
recognised as one city after they together won city status
in 2000. Thanet and Torbay urban areas are composed of
separate smaller towns and are therefore not listed. The
urban sub-division of the West Midlands Urban Area
of Oldbury/Smethwick are two separate towns and neither has
a population of over 100,000 and therefore not listed. The
Cambridge/Milton urban sub-division of 117,717 includes
Milton village with a 2001 census population of 4,275
leaving Cambridge with a population of 113,442 as shown.
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