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Kingdoms in England and Wales about 600 AD. Urban sites were on the decline from the late Roman period and remained of very minor importance until around the 9th century. The largest cities in later Anglo-Saxon England however were Winchester, London and York, in that order, although London had eclipsed Winchester by the 11th century. Details ...
List of towns and cities in England by historical population, the development of urban centres in England and before England through time. Settlements in ceremonial counties of England by population, places with 5,000 or more residents by county and the highest populated built-up area in each county.
County Largest settlement Its 2021 Pop. Classed as [1]; Bedfordshire: Luton: 233,525: Major Berkshire: Reading: 203,795: Major Bristol: Bristol: 425,215: Major ...
The earliest cities (Latin: civitas) in Britain were the fortified settlements organised by the Romans as capitals of the Celtic tribes under Roman rule.The British clerics of the early Middle Ages later preserved a traditional list of the "28 Cities" (Old Welsh: cair) which was mentioned in De Excidio Britanniae [c] and Historia Brittonum.
The British Empire refers to the possessions, dominions, and dependencies under the control of the Crown.In addition to the areas formally under the sovereignty of the British monarch, various "foreign" territories were controlled as protectorates; territories transferred to British administration under the authority of the League of Nations or the United Nations; and miscellaneous other ...
This is a list of towns in England. Historically, towns were any settlement with a charter, including market towns and ancient boroughs. The process of incorporation was reformed in 1835 and many more places received borough charters, whilst others were lost.
The United Kingdom Location names beginning with A. Location names beginning with Aa–Ak; Location names beginning with Al; Location names beginning with Am–Ar
The British West Indies initially provided England's most important and lucrative colonies. [32] Settlements were successfully established in St. Kitts (1624), Barbados (1627) and Nevis (1628), [ 25 ] but struggled until the "Sugar Revolution" transformed the Caribbean economy in the mid-17th century. [ 33 ]