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Biggest Cities of England, Scotland and Wales - Every Century

For every century from 1000-2000, name the biggest cities of modern-day England, Scotland and Wales.
Scaled by city proper population
In some cases we can not determine the eight/five/three largest cities. I have included all possible candidates in those cases
Some of these settlements no longer exist
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1000
England
15,000
London
15,000
Winchester
12,000
York
10,000
Norwich
8,000
Lincoln
5,000
Bristol
4,000
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
3,000
Chester
3,000
Exeter
3,000
Gloucester
3,000
Thetford
Scotland
2,000
Inverness
1,000
Edinburgh
1,000
Saint Andrews
1,000
Scone
800
Aberdeen
800
Perth
Wales
1,000
Bangor
1,000
Cardiff
1,000
Saint Davids
 
 
 
1100
England
25,000
London
9,000
Winchester
7,000
Norwich
6,000
York
5,000
Lincoln
4,000
Thetford
3,000
Bristol
3,000
Gloucester
Scotland
2,000
Edinburgh
2,000
Inverness
2,000
Saint Andrews
1,000
Aberdeen
1,000
Dundee
1,000
Perth
1,000
Scone
Wales
1,000
Bangor
1,000
Cardiff
1,000
Newport
1,000
Saint Davids
1,000
Swansea
 
 
 
1200
England
40,000
London
20,000
Winchester
14,000
Norwich
11,000
York
8,000
Lincoln
5,000
Canterbury
5,000
Colchester
5,000
Exeter
5,000
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Scotland
3,000
Edinburgh
3,000
Inverness
2,000
Aberdeen
2,000
Perth
2,000
Saint Andrews
2,000
Scone
Wales
2,000
Bangor
2,000
Saint Davids
1,000
Cardiff
1,000
Newport
1,000
Swansea
 
 
 
1300
England
70,000
London
22,000
York
14,000
Bristol
14,000
Norwich
12,000
Lincoln
10,000
Winchester
9,000
Canterbury
8,000
Salisbury
Scotland
6,000
Edinburgh
4,000
Aberdeen
3,000
Inverness
3,000
Perth
3,000
Saint Andrews
Wales
2,000
Bangor
2,000
Cardiff
2,000
Saint Davids
1400
England
35,000
London
11,000
York
10,000
Bristol
7,000
Coventry
7,000
Plymouth
6,000
Norwich
5,000
Lincoln
5,000
Salisbury
Scotland
3,000
Aberdeen
3,000
Edinburgh
2,000
Glasgow
2,000
Inverness
2,000
Perth
2,000
Saint Andrews
Wales
1,000
Bangor
1,000
Caernarfon
1,000
Cardiff
1,000
Newport
1,000
Saint Davids
1,000
Swansea
 
 
 
1500
England
50,000
London
10,000
Bristol
10,000
Norwich
8,000
Salisbury
7,000
Exeter
7,000
York
6,000
Coventry
5,000
Colchester
5,000
Hereford
5,000
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
5,000
Oxford
Scotland
18,000
Edinburgh
9,000
Perth
5,000
Inverness
4,000
Dundee
4,000
Glasgow
4,000
Saint Andrews
Wales
1,000
Bangor
1,000
Caernarfon
1,000
Cardiff
1,000
Newport
1,000
Saint Davids
1,000
Swansea
 
 
 
1600
England
200,000
London
20,000
Norwich
12,000
Bristol
12,000
York
10,000
Manchester
10,000
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
9,000
Exeter
8,000
Colchester
8,000
Great Yarmouth
8,000
King's Lynn
Scotland
15,000
Edinburgh
14,000
Saint Andrews
8,000
Glasgow
7,000
Dundee
7,000
Inverness
Wales
2,000
Wrexham
2,000
Monmouth
2,000
Haverfordwest
1700
England
575,000
London
30,000
Norwich
20,000
Bristol
14,000
Exeter
14,000
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
12,000
York
10,000
Colchester
10,000
Great Yarmouth
Scotland
36,000
Edinburgh
13,000
Glasgow
12,000
Aberdeen
10,000
Dundee
9,000
Inverness
Wales
3,000
Wrexham
3,000
Monmouth
2,000
Haverfordwest
 
 
 
1800
England
959,000
London
90,000
Manchester
80,000
Liverpool
74,000
Birmingham
64,000
Bristol
53,000
Leeds
45,000
Plymouth
40,000
Bath
Scotland
70,000
Glasgow
67,000
Edinburgh
27,000
Aberdeen
26,000
Dundee
25,000
Paisley
Wales
9,000
Merthyr Tydfil
9,000
Swansea
6,000
Wrexham
 
 
 
1900
England
6,340,000
London
702,000
Liverpool
544,000
Manchester
522,000
Birmingham
429,000
Leeds
409,000
Sheffield
329,000
Bristol
280,000
Bradford
Scotland
784,000
Glasgow
316,000
Edinburgh
161,000
Dundee
154,000
Aberdeen
79,000
Paisley
Wales
173,000
Cardiff
95,000
Swansea
79,000
Newport
 
 
 
2000
England
7,151,000
London
958,000
Birmingham
463,000
Leeds
460,000
Liverpool
457,000
Sheffield
341,000
Bristol
324,000
Manchester
313,000
Leicester
Scotland
575,000
Glasgow
431,000
Edinburgh
186,000
Aberdeen
146,000
Dundee
76,000
Paisley
Wales
296,000
Cardiff
158,000
Swansea
112,000
Newport
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