Largest UK Towns without City Status

Name the top 15 towns in the UK which have not been given city status.
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Last updated: November 15, 2014
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220,000
Reading
215,000
Northampton
210,000
Luton
195,000
Bolton
187,500
Bournemouth
182,500
Swindon
175,000
Southend
174,500
Middlesbrough
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170,000
Milton Keynes
165,000
Warrington
163,000
Huddersfield
155,500
Slough
154,500
Poole
147,500
Blackpool
145,000
Ipswich
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2 Comments
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Level 62
Jun 25, 2022
Amazed how badly I did. I just went through a list of towns which I reckoned would be Britain's worst dumps.

Milton Keynes and Southend are cities though, so those will have to be removed.

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Level 68
Aug 30, 2024
Quiz hasn't been updated in 10 years, doesn't look like it ever will be. I'm sure somebody's made a more up-to-date version with newer statistics though