England
| City | Year granted city status | Cathedral (pre-1888) | City council | Image | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath1 | 7003106600000000000 time immemorial | Bath Abbey4 | Charter trustees | 83,992 | |
| Birmingham2 | 7003188900000000000 188933 | not applicable | Local government district | 1,073,000 | |
| Bradford1 | 7003189700000000000 1897 | not applicable | Local government district | 293,717 | |
| Brighton & Hove15 | 7003200000000000000 2000 | not applicable | Local government district | 256,600 | |
| Bristol1 | 7003154200000000000 1542 | Bristol Cathedral | Local government district | 428,200 | |
| Cambridge3 | 7003195100000000000 195125 | not applicable | Local government district | 123,900 | |
| Canterbury3 | 7003106600000000000 time immemorial | Canterbury Cathedral | Local government district | 43,431 | |
| Carlisle1 | 7003115800000000000 1158 | Carlisle Cathedral | Local government district | 71,773 | |
| Chelmsford37 | 7003201200000000000 2012 | not applicable | Local government district | 168,300 | |
| Chester3 | 7003154100000000000 1541 | Chester Cathedral | Charter trustees‡ | 90,925 | |
| Chichester1 | 7003106600000000000 time immemorial | Chichester Cathedral | Civil parish | 23,731 | |
| Coventry1 | 7003134500000000000 1345 | Coventry Cathedral5 | Local government district | 318,600 | |
| Derby13 | 7003197700000000000 1977 | not applicable | Local government district | 236,300 | |
| Durham1 | 7003106600000000000 time immemorial | Durham Cathedral | Charter trustees‡ | 42,123 | |
| Ely1 | 7003106600000000000 time immemorial | Ely Cathedral | Civil parish | 15,102 | |
| Exeter1 | 7003106600000000000 time immemorial | Exeter Cathedral | Local government district | 119,600 | |
| Gloucester1 | 7003154100000000000 1541 | Gloucester Cathedral | Local government district | 123,205 | |
| Hereford119 | 7003106600000000000 time immemorial | Hereford Cathedral | Civil parish | 55,700 | |
| Kingston upon Hull12 | 7003189700000000000 1897 | not applicable | Local government district | 256,400 | |
| Lancaster1 | 7003193700000000000 193726 | not applicable | Local government district | 45,952 | |
| Leeds1 | 7003189300000000000 1893 | not applicable | Local government district | 770,800 | |
| Leicester1 | 7003191900000000000 191922 | not applicable | Local government district | 294,700 | |
| Lichfield17 | 7003106600000000000 time immemorial | Lichfield Cathedral | Civil parish | 30,583 | |
| Lincoln3 | 7003106600000000000 time immemorial | Lincoln Cathedral | Local government district | 88,400 | |
| Liverpool2 | 7003188000000000000 1880 | Liverpool Cathedral (1880) | Local government district | 434,900 | |
| City of London6 | 7003106600000000000 time immemorial | St Paul's Cathedral | Local government district | 11,500 | |
| Manchester1 | 7003185300000000000 185334 | Manchester Cathedral (1847) | Local government district | 503,000 | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne1 | 7003188200000000000 1882 | Newcastle Cathedral (1882) | Local government district | 273,600 | |
| Norwich1 | 7003106600000000000 time immemorial | Norwich Cathedral | Local government district | 132,000 | |
| Nottingham1 | 7003189700000000000 1897 | not applicable | Local government district | 292,400 | |
| Oxford1 | 7003154200000000000 1542 | Christ Church Cathedral | Local government district | 153,900 | |
| Peterborough2 | 7003154100000000000 1541 | Peterborough Cathedral | Local government district | 164,000 | |
| Plymouth1 | 7003192800000000000 192827 | not applicable | Local government district | 256,700 | |
| Portsmouth1 | 7003192600000000000 192624 | not applicable | Local government district | 200,000 | |
| Preston14 | 7003200200000000000 2002 | not applicable | Local government district | 114,300 | |
| Ripon1 | 7003183600000000000 1836 | Ripon Cathedral (1836) | Civil parish | 15,922 | |
| Salford1 | 7003192600000000000 192624 | not applicable | Local government district | 221,300 | |
| Salisbury35
(formally known as New Sarum until 2009) |
7003122700000000000 1227 | Salisbury Cathedral | Civil parish‡ | 50,000 | |
| Sheffield3 | 7003189300000000000 1893 | not applicable | Local government district | 534,500 | |
| Southampton1 | 7003196400000000000 1964 | not applicable | Local government district | 234,100 | |
| St Albans7 | 7003187700000000000 187736 | St Albans Cathedral (1876) | Local government district | 64,038 | |
| Stoke-on-Trent3 | 7003192500000000000 192528 | not applicable | Local government district | 239,700 | |
| Sunderland18 | 7003199200000000000 1992 | not applicable | Local government district | 280,300 | |
| Truro1 | 7003187700000000000 1877 | Truro Cathedral (1877) | Civil parish | 17,431 | |
| Wakefield3 | 7003188800000000000 1888 | Wakefield Cathedral (1888) | Local government district | 76,886 | |
| Wells1 | 7003120500000000000 1205 | Wells Cathedral | Civil parish | 10,406 | |
| City of Westminster21 | 7003154000000000000 1540 | Westminster Abbey4 | Local government district | 236,000 | |
| Winchester1 | 7003106600000000000 time immemorial | Winchester Cathedral | Local government district | 41,420 | |
| Wolverhampton16 | 7003200000000000000 2000 | not applicable | Local government district | 236,400 | |
| Worcester3 | 7003106600000000000 time immemorial | Worcester Cathedral | Local government district | 94,100 | |
| York18 | 7003106600000000000 time immemorial | York Minster | Local government district | 195,400 |
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Famous quotes containing the word england:
“Here in England the welfare of the State depends on the conduct of our aristocracy.”
—Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)
“Every American travelling in England gets his own individual sport out of the toy passenger and freight trains and the tiny locomotives, with their faint, indignant, tiny whistle. Especially in western England one wonders how the business of a nation can possibly be carried on by means so insufficient.”
—Willa Cather (1876–1947)
“What were the “forests” of England to these?”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)