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Toponymy of England; Toponymical list of counties of the United Kingdom; List of generic forms in British place names; List of places in the United Kingdom; Subdivisions of the United Kingdom; List of places in Northern Ireland; List of places in Scotland; List of places in Wales; List of cities in the United Kingdom; List of towns in England
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.
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 other urban settlements in England are classified as towns. See also: Category:Towns in England . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cities in England .
This report is known as the State of the English Cities Report [2] and was maintained by the Department for Communities and Local Government. Using this definition the term "city" is used as a primary urban area, which is distinct from the Office for National Statistics urban area agglomerations, with a total population in excess of 125,000. [ 3 ]
The cultural importance placed on charters remains, and it is not an unusual event for towns across the UK to celebrate their charter in an annual Charter Day (normally a fair or medieval market). Lists of towns in the United Kingdom
There are 69 settlements and local government districts in the United Kingdom with official city status. 51 are in England, 6 in Wales, 7 in Scotland and 5 in Northern Ireland See also: towns in the United Kingdom
Pages in category "Lists of cities in the United Kingdom" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .