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Smaller U.K. Towns That You May Know

Name as many of the following small towns and cities in the United Kingdom as you can.
Inspired by this quiz: Smaller U.S. Cities That You May Know
Quiz by maxism
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First submittedAugust 20, 2020
Times taken8,446
Average score50.0%
Rating4.20
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Population
Hint
Answer
61,749
"Are you going to ___________ Fair / parsley, sage rosemary, and thyme"
Scarborough
55,240
Geoffrey Chaucer : "________ Tales"
Canterbury
48,069
A person from this city in northern England is a "Dunelmian"
Durham
45,184
Hampshire city which may have served as the capital of Alfred the Great
Winchester
34,003
Overseas territory bordering Spain, home to a famous Rock
Gibraltar
31,022
English port town famed for its white cliffs
Dover
27,938
In Manx, this town is known as "Doolish"
Douglas
27,445
Where Shakespeare was born
Stratford-upon-
Avon
18,958
Capital of Guernsey
Saint Peter Port
18,093
Most populous town on the Cardigan Bay of the Welsh coast
Aberystwyth
14,777
Northern Irish city whose two cathedrals are both named after St. Patrick
Armagh
12,043
Northernmost town in England, whose football club plays in
the Scottish league system
Berwick-upon-
Tweed
10,459
Town in Scottish Highlands, owing much of its tourism to nearby Ben Nevis
Fort William
8,250
Market town which shares its name with famous Welsh "Beacons"
Brecon
2,460
Capital of the Falkland Islands
Port Stanley
1,600
Welsh city, and the smallest in the UK to attain official city status
St Davids
790
Kentish village with a picturesque castle which shares its name with
a major city in northern England
Leeds
300
As a challenge, many travel between Land's End in Cornwall
and this Scottish village
John o' Groats
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29 Comments
Fuse
+2
Level 78
Aug 21, 2020
Great quiz!! Nominated.
CardinalSin
+2
Level 80
Aug 21, 2020
Wow! My town is the only one that 100% of people have guessed.
DragonEd
+1
Level 38
Jul 12, 2021
Good quiz. Some Welsh places would have been nice though :)
maxism
+1
Level 69
Jul 12, 2021
Helpful note, will add some now!
mf3
+2
Level 89
Oct 18, 2023
Yeah, like that town in Anglesey with the longest name in the UK. And insist on the correct and complete spelling.
sjj93gg
+1
Level 55
Feb 3, 2024
Do you mean Newborough...? ;-)
dasubergeek
+2
Level 74
Feb 3, 2024
Llanfair... pwllgwyn... gyllgogerychwyrn... drobwllllan... tysilio... gogogoch!
overtired
+2
Level 86
Jul 12, 2021
Nice quiz. Sandwich also springs to mind.
EcceHomo
+2
Level 83
Feb 28, 2024
Well, it is lunchtime.
IceLemonTea
+2
Level 64
Jul 12, 2021
Nominated. You could add Edinburgh of the seven seas on Tristan da Cunha in case you wanted some more answers.
OfficerDibble
+8
Level 83
Oct 16, 2023
Nice. But of course it wouldn't be a quiz about British places if some British pedant didn't come along to say this sort of thing:

- Happily you've correctly recognized that (in the UK) while cities are all towns, most towns are not cities. But sadly even then the title isn't strictly accurate, as villages are not towns.

- British Overseas Territories are not part of the UK, so the city bordering Spain and the capital of the Falklands don't fit the title or description either.

You should probably ignore me.

Ears
+1
Level 91
Oct 16, 2023
:-)
AbiA
+7
Level 86
Oct 17, 2023
The Isle of Man and Guernsey are both British Crown Dependencies and not part of the UK either. Replacing ‘UK’ with ‘British’ in the title and ‘United Kingdom’ by ‘United Kingdom, British Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories’ in the intro would be more accurate.

Thanks for the quiz.

Dimby
+3
Level 80
Oct 16, 2023
I suppose I'll chalk up British towns as one of my weak spots. I probably could have guessed a couple by brute force, but I'll take my 0 points and remember a couple more when it pops up again! If all goes well, I'll get that 1 point!
HyddenRizz
+1
Level 67
Feb 4, 2024
The ones up to Stratford are well known in the UK but then it gets a bit foggier
AlexThirkell
+2
Level 74
Oct 16, 2023
Fun quiz, just got them all having to guess a few Saints for the capital of Guernsey.

I'd love parts #2 & #3 - Salisbury, Oxford/Cambridge, Norwich, Plymouth, Swansea, Bangor, Blackpool, Inverness, Perth, Stirling, St Andrews, Hartlepool, Slough, Reading, High Wycombe, Glastonbury, Folkestone, Hereford, Shrewsbury, Carlisle, Derry spring to mind...

AbiA
+2
Level 86
Oct 17, 2023
I suggest Gretna Green and Glastonbury.
DonTheLamplighter
+3
Level 86
Oct 17, 2023
I was absolutely cruising through this quiz...and then I got to the 3rd question. The rest was a train wreck. But a fun train wreck.
Algernon
+2
Level 73
Oct 17, 2023
Missed three, two of which where due to my crap spelling
Speed4TheNeed
+4
Level 89
Oct 19, 2023
You don't say? ;)
duckwantbread
+2
Level 65
Oct 28, 2023
Huh, I never realised the Kent Castle was actually named after a village nearby, I've always associated it with Maidstone.
Cog
+1
Level 76
Nov 13, 2023
Funny how my hometown is bigger than half of these
sjj93gg
+5
Level 55
Feb 3, 2024
In what way is that funny? Especially as we have no idea what your home town is.
GlassMonkeyCode
+1
Level 69
Feb 4, 2024
Funny has multiple senses, as you should know.
mikeyheath92
+1
Level 49
Feb 3, 2024
Both of mine are bigger than all of these. You're not special.
dasubergeek
+2
Level 74
Feb 3, 2024
"Aberstwyth... Aberystyth... Aberwystyth... WHY IS WELSH SO BLOODY HARD TO SPELL!!!"
brandybuck96
+1
Level 83
Feb 5, 2024
If you know how to pronounce it, it becomes a little simpler, since none of your options would be pronounced like that.
timshorts
+1
Level 58
Feb 6, 2024
Besides, there are less letters to chose from, so more chance of a random guess being correct than in most other languages.
EcceHomo
+1
Level 83
Feb 28, 2024
Nice quiz maxism.

Easy(ish) if you're British, but not if you're not.

:)

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