List of cities in the United Kingdom
There are currently a total of 69 such cities in the United Kingdom. Of these, 23 in England, two in Wales, and one in Northern Ireland have Lord Mayors and four in Scotland have Lord Provosts. In some cases, the area holding city status does not coincide with the built up area or conurbation of which it forms part.
About List of cities in the United Kingdom in brief
There are currently a total of 69 such cities in the United Kingdom. Of these, 23 in England, two in Wales, and one in Northern Ireland have Lord Mayors and four in Scotland have Lord Provosts. In some cases, the area holding city status does not coincide with the built up area or conurbation of which it forms part. In other cases, such as the Cities of Canterbury and Lancaster, the status applies to a local government district which extends over a number of towns and rural areas outside the main settlement proper. The title of city was initially informal and, into the 20th century, royal charters were considered to recognise city status rather than to grant it.
The usual criterion in early modern Britain was the presence of a cathedral, particularly after King Henry VIII granted letters patent establishing six new cities when he established a series of new dioceses in the 1540s as part of the English Reformation. No new cities were created between the 16th and 19th centuries, but following the Industrial Revolution and the accompanying population boom, new sees were established at Ripon and Manchester.
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This page is based on the article List of cities in the United Kingdom published in Wikipedia (as of Jan. 03, 2021) and was automatically summarized using artificial intelligence.
