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British Cities and Towns over 10,000 people in 1821

Name the British cities and towns that had a population of over 10,000 people in the 1821 British and Irish censuses.
Please note that the counties the cities and towns are ascribed to are the ones which were in use in 1821 with the borders in use at that time. This means that some towns and cities belong to different counties in this quiz than they currently do, including counties that no longer exist
Irish cities and towns are ascribed to their provinces
Some towns in the quiz are now parts of larger cities
Data gathered from http://www.histpop.org.uk/ohpr/servlet/Browse?path=Browse/Census%20(by%20date)/1821&active=yes&treestate=contract&titlepos=0
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Population
County or Irish Province
Answer
1,225,694
The Metropolis
London
185,881
Leinster
Dublin
147,043
Lanarkshire
Glasgow
138,235
Edinburghshire
Edinburgh
118,972
Lancashire
Liverpool
108,018
Lancashire
Manchester
100,658
Munster
Cork
87,779
Gloucestershire
Bristol
85,416
Warwickshire
Birmingham
83,796
Yorkshire
Leeds
61,212
Devon
Plymouth
59,045
Munster
Limerick
45,648
Hampshire
Portsmouth
44,796
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeen
42,157
Yorkshire
Sheffield
40,415
Nottinghamshire
Nottingham
37,277
Ulster
Belfast
36,811
Somerset
Bath
35,181
Northumberland
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
30,575
Forfarshire
Dundee
30,258
Norfolk
Norwich
30,125
Leicestershire
Leicester
28,679
Munster
Waterford
28,591
Yorkshire
Kingston upon Hull
27,775
Connaught
Galway
26,428
Renfrewshire
Paisley
25,772
Lancashire
Salford
24,575
Lancashire
Preston
24,429
Sussex
Brighthelmstone
23,479
Devon
Exeter
23,230
Leinster
Kilkenny
22,088
Renfrewshire
Greenock
22,037
Lancashire
Great Bolton
21,940
Lancashire
Blackburn
21,726
Cheshire
Stockport
21,662
Lancashire
Oldham
21,242
Warwickshire
Coventry
20,787
Yorkshire
York
20,712
Kent
Greenwich
20,575
Renfrewshire
Abbey
19,949
Cheshire
Chester
19,862
Kent
Deptford
19,602
Shropshire
Shrewsbury
19,189
Warwickshire
Aston
19,068
Perthshire
Perth
18,380
Staffordshire
Wolverhampton
18,211
Worcestershire
Dudley
18,118
Leinster
Drogheda
18,040
Norfolk
Great Yarmouth
17,876
Surrey
Camberwell
17,746
Cheshire
Macclesfield
17,716
Lancashire
Wigan
Population
County or Irish Province
Answer
17,423
Derbyshire
Derby
17,404
Glamorgan
Merthyr-Tidvil
17,195
Staffordshire
Sedgley
17,186
Suffolk
Ipswich
17,023
Worcestershire
Worcester
17,008
Kent
Woolwich
16,364
Oxfordshire
Oxford
15,476
Cumberland
Carlisle
14,754
Kent
Chatham
14,725
County Durham
Sunderland
14,142
Cambridgeshire
Cambridge
14,016
Essex
Colchester
13,902
Yorkshire
Saddleworth
13,681
Fife
Dunfermline
13,570
Lancashire
Warrington
13,453
Lancashire
Spotland
13,396
Essex
Cheltenham
13,353
Hampshire
Southampton
13,284
Yorkshire
Huddersfield
13,200
Munster
Clonmel
13,064
Yorkshire
Bradford
12,867
Berkshire
Reading
12,829
Lancashire
Toxteth Park
12,769
Ayrshire
Kilmarnock
12,745
Kent
Canterbury
12,648
Leinster
St George's
12,628
Yorkshire
Halifax
12,508
Kent
Maidstone
12,438
Cumberland
Whitehaven
12,411
Somerset
Frome-Selwood
12,264
Inverness-shire
Inverness
12,253
Norfolk
King's Lynn
12,003
Staffordshire
Bilston
11,767
County Durham
Gateshead
11,546
Staffordshire
Tipton
11,536
Stirlingshire
Falkirk
11,173
Gurnsey
St Peter Port
11,052
Dumfriesshire
Dumfries
11,022
Staffordshire
Kingswinford
10,793
Northamptonshire
Northampton
10,764
Yorkshire
Wakefield
10,709
Worcestershire
Kidderminster
10,583
Lancashire
Bury
10,449
Yorkshire
Sculcoates
10,373
Lincolnshire
Boston
10,367
Lincolnshire
Lincoln
10,338
Forfarshire
Montrose
10,327
Kent
Dover
10,255
Glamorgan
Swansea
10,179
Munster
Bandon
10,144
Lancashire
Lancaster
10,118
Jersey
St Hellier
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2 Comments
CardinalSin
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Level 82
Nov 4, 2024
Tricky - especially parts of the home counties which are now in Greater London. Please correct the spelling of Kidderminster.
Puj
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Level 45
Nov 5, 2024
Thanks for letting me know. I've fixed the typo and now Kidderminster works properly.
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