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Shetland Islands: Scotland, United Kingdom Canvey Island [14] 19 7 37,479: Essex: England, United Kingdom Mersea Island [15] 18 7 7,182: Essex: England, United Kingdom Muckle Roe: 18 7 104: Shetland Islands: Scotland, United Kingdom Bere Island or Bear Island: 17 7 218 [16] Cork: Republic of Ireland Arranmore or Aran Island: 17 7 478 [16 ...
This is a list of islands of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has thousands of islands within its territory and several external territories. This is a list of selected British islands grouped by constituent country or overseas territory .
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.
Map of the British Isles with counties: Date: 17 November 2014: Source: Wikishire: Vector map GB Definition A; Ireland and Ulster, counties.svg; Author: Visitor from Wikishire: Permission (Reusing this file)
This is a list of the 60 largest towns and cities on the island of Ireland by population. It therefore includes towns and cities in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The population figures listed are for the urban area around each settlement excluding areas that fall within the boundary of another town or city.
This is a list of islands of England (excluding the mainland which is itself a part of the island of Great Britain), as well as a table of the largest English islands by area and by population. Islands by type and name
The counties marked in italics below are neither ceremonial nor historic. The list does not include the 61 county boroughs (1889–1974) or the 18 counties corporate (before 1889), each of which was an administrative county for a single town or city, within a larger "county-at-large".
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 January 2025. Archipelago in north-western Europe This article is about the geographical archipelago. For those parts under British sovereignty, see British Islands. British Isles Other native names Éire agus an Bhreatain Mhór (Irish) Ynysoedd Prydain (Welsh) Enesow Bretennek (Cornish) Eileanan ...