Anglo-Saxon England
Urban sites were on the decline from the late Roman period and remained of very minor importance until around the ninth 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 eleventh century. Details of population size are however lacking.
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