Population
|
British City
|
9,088,994
|
London
|
1,159,888
|
Birmingham
|
632,330
|
Glasgow
|
589,774
|
Liverpool
|
580,199
|
Bristol
|
567,334
|
Manchester
|
557,039
|
Sheffield
|
516,298
|
Leeds
|
506,560
|
Edinburgh
|
472,897
|
Leicester
|
356,425
|
Cardiff
|
337,210
|
Belfast
|
320,536
|
Nottingham
|
290,688
|
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
|
287,705
|
Kingston upon Hull
|
278,365
|
Stoke-on-Trent
|
270,333
|
Southampton
|
245,504
|
Brighton and Hove
|
240,297
|
Plymouth
|
230,070
|
Northampton
|
228,471
|
Reading
|
222,043
|
Luton
|
199,245
|
Norwich
|
198,582
|
Bournemouth
|
198,410
|
Aberdeen
|
192,923
|
Swindon
|
185,033
|
Swansea
|
184,708
|
Southend-on-Sea
|
179,349
|
Peterborough
|
177,609
|
Middlesbrough
|
164,934
|
York
|
161,662
|
Oxford
|
153,143
|
Telford
|
149,155
|
Cambridge
|
148,280
|
Dundee
|
148,167
|
Gloucester
|
147,851
|
Ipswich
|
145,007
|
Blackpool
|
127,709
|
Exeter
|
121,475
|
Blackburn
|
120,425
|
Maidstone
|
111,983
|
Crawley
|
107,493
|
Woking
|
107,434
|
Lincoln
|
101,816
|
Worcester
|
93,430
|
Hastings
|
87,420
|
Harlow
|
83,125
|
Derry
|
|
Population
|
British City
|
80,120
|
Bury
|
78,582
|
Burton-upon-Trent
|
74,536
|
Carlisle
|
73,976
|
Lowestoft
|
70,263
|
Bognor Regis
|
67,345
|
Paignton
|
65,339
|
Margate
|
64,193
|
Craigavon
|
64,037
|
Hereford
|
63,915
|
Taunton
|
61,866
|
Scarborough
|
61,259
|
Wrexham
|
57,912
|
Leamington Spa
|
55,212
|
Weymouth
|
54,130
|
Folkestone
|
48,564
|
Yeovil
|
48,556
|
King's Lynn
|
47,060
|
Inverness
|
46,506
|
Boston
|
46,480
|
Ayr
|
46,332
|
Salisbury
|
45,090
|
Merthyr Tydfil
|
45,085
|
Grantham
|
44,306
|
Barrow-in-Furness
|
43,557
|
Braintree
|
41,260
|
Greenock
|
37,670
|
Stirling
|
34,399
|
George Town
|
33,573
|
Gibraltar
|
33,522
|
St. Helier
|
33,290
|
Dumfries
|
32,948
|
Barnstaple
|
29,698
|
Kendal
|
29,467
|
Ballymena
|
28,468
|
Colwyn Bay
|
28,465
|
Frome
|
26,677
|
|
25,981
|
St. Austell
|
24,630
|
Coleraine
|
24,080
|
Elgin
|
23,769
|
Providenciales
|
23,432
|
Whitehaven
|
22,770
|
Camborne
|
22,399
|
Buxton
|
20,059
|
Alton
|
19,682
|
Omagh
|
18,958
|
St. Peter Port
|
|
Population
|
British City
|
18,530
|
Peterhead
|
17,637
|
Louth
|
17,295
|
Thorne
|
16,260
|
Carmarthen
|
15,971
|
Ripon
|
15,873
|
Aberystwyth
|
15,388
|
Haverfordwest
|
15,323
|
Skipton
|
13,790
|
Enniskillen
|
13,610
|
Hawick
|
13,518
|
Berwick-upon-Tweed
|
12,603
|
Road Town
|
12,060
|
Holyhead
|
11,980
|
Sandown
|
11,974
|
Minehead
|
11,700
|
Montrose
|
11,261
|
Newtown
|
10,874
|
Downpatrick
|
10,509
|
Ludlow
|
10,180
|
Watton
|
10,110
|
Stranraer
|
9,444
|
Launceston
|
9,430
|
Dunbar
|
8,940
|
Peebles
|
8,882
|
Seaton
|
8,860
|
Lanark
|
8,721
|
Warrenpoint
|
8,271
|
Richmond
|
8,170
|
Oban
|
8,021
|
Cromer
|
8,017
|
Alnwick
|
7,390
|
Thurso
|
7,380
|
Kirkwall
|
6,680
|
Lerwick
|
6,030
|
Leiston
|
5,610
|
Fort William
|
5,515
|
Hartford
|
5,340
|
Kinross
|
5,201
|
Winslow
|
4,831
|
|
4,800
|
Stornoway
|
4,739
|
Moreton-in-Marsh
|
4,540
|
Huntly
|
4,500
|
Campbeltown
|
4,344
|
Pwllheli
|
4,250
|
Cardigan
|
4,030
|
Newton Stewart
|
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Also, why the distinction with British Overseas Territories? Why no Bermuda, Anguilla or Montserrat?
In fact, since QE2's jubilee this year, extra cities were added to the official list, including Stanley in the Falklands and Jamestown in St Helena.
You could edit the title of the quiz, or do one with just official cities.