Cities & Towns

Cities in England - Best Places to Visit

There are 153 cities in England. London is the most popular city with a population of 8,961,989.

Most Popular By Name By Population
London
1
London
Capital of royal palaces and world-class museums
Pop. 8,961,989
Bath
2
Bath
Georgian city of Roman baths
Pop. 101,557
3
Oxford
City of dreaming spires and colleges
Pop. 162,100
Manchester
4
Manchester
Major city in England known for its music scene
Pop. 568,996
Cambridge
5
Cambridge
University city in England with historic architecture
Pop. 145,674
Brighton
6
Brighton
Coastal city in England known for nightlife
Pop. 277,103
York
7
York
Historic city in England
Pop. 156,135
Liverpool
8
Liverpool
Port city in England, UK
Pop. 496,770
Bristol
9
Bristol
Major port city in southwest England
Pop. 479,024
Birmingham
10
Birmingham
Second largest city in the UK, industrial hub
Pop. 1,157,603
Dover
11
Dover
Port city in southeastern England
Pop. 41,709
Leeds
12
Leeds
English city famous for its music scene
Pop. 536,280
Canterbury
13
Canterbury
City in England, United Kingdom
Pop. 55,240
Nottingham
14
Nottingham
City in England known for its history
Pop. 323,632
Newcastle upon Tyne
15
Newcastle upon Tyne
English city known for its nightlife
Pop. 300,125
Southampton
16
Southampton
Port city in England known for its maritime history
Pop. 269,781
Leicester
17
Leicester
City in England, known for its diversity
Pop. 368,600
Plymouth
18
Plymouth
City in England known for its naval history
Pop. 260,203
Portsmouth
19
Portsmouth
Port city in England, known for naval history
Pop. 208,100
Coventry
20
Coventry
City in England, United Kingdom
Pop. 345,324
Norwich
21
Norwich
City in England known for its medieval architecture
Pop. 143,135
Derby
22
Derby
City in England known for its rich history
Pop. 270,468
Exeter
23
Exeter
Historic city in England with Roman roots
Pop. 130,709
City of London
24
City of London
City in England, United Kingdom
Pop. 8,072
Bradford
25
Bradford
City in England, known for its culture
Pop. 366,187
Reading, Berkshire
26
Reading, Berkshire
City in England, known for its reading culture
Pop. 318,014
Kingston upon Hull
27
Kingston upon Hull
Port city in England, known for maritime history
Pop. 314,018
Wolverhampton
28
Wolverhampton
City in England known for its football clubs
Pop. 263,700
Gloucester
29
Gloucester
City in England known for its cathedral
Pop. 132,416
Salisbury
30
Salisbury
Historic city with famous cathedral and market
Pop. 44,748
Winchester
31
Winchester
City in England, United Kingdom
Pop. 46,074
Truro
32
Truro
City in England, United Kingdom
Pop. 23,041
Chester
33
Chester
Historic city with Roman ruins
Pop. 90,524
Stoke-on-Trent
34
Stoke-on-Trent
City in England known for its pottery
Pop. 258,366
Bournemouth
35
Bournemouth
City in England, popular seaside resort
Pop. 163,600
Lincoln, England
36
Lincoln, England
City in England, known for its cathedral
Pop. 103,813
Durham, England
37
Durham, England
City in England, known for its cathedral
Pop. 47,785
Peterborough
38
Peterborough
City in England, known for its cathedral
Pop. 163,379
Worcester, England
39
Worcester, England
Historic city in England with a cathedral
Pop. 101,659
Blackpool
40
Blackpool
Seaside resort city in England known for tourism
Pop. 145,007
Ipswich
41
Ipswich
Historic town in England
Pop. 178,835
Sunderland
42
Sunderland
City in England, near the River Wear
Pop. 170,134
Middlesbrough
43
Middlesbrough
Industrial city in North East England
Pop. 142,707
Luton
44
Luton
City in England with major airport
Pop. 225,262
Carlisle
45
Carlisle
Historic city in England, United Kingdom
Pop. 78,470
Chichester
46
Chichester
City in England, United Kingdom
Pop. 31,654
Hereford
47
Hereford
City in England famous for its cathedral
Pop. 60,415
Northampton
48
Northampton
City in England, United Kingdom
Pop. 245,899
Blackburn
49
Blackburn
City in England with a rich industrial history
Pop. 146,521
Colchester
50
Colchester
City in England, known for its history
Pop. 121,859
Preston, Lancashire
51
Preston, Lancashire
City in England, known for its university
Pop. 313,332
Lancaster, Lancashire
52
Lancaster, Lancashire
Historic city in England with castle
Pop. 47,162
Swindon
53
Swindon
Industrial town with rich railway history
Pop. 201,669
Bolton
54
Bolton
City in England, known for football
Pop. 141,331
Shrewsbury
55
Shrewsbury
City in England, United Kingdom
Pop. 76,782
Ely, Cambridgeshire
56
Ely, Cambridgeshire
Historic city with a famous cathedral
Pop. 19,090
Eastbourne
57
Eastbourne
City in England, UK with seaside attractions
Pop. 118,219
Milton Keynes
58
Milton Keynes
English city known for its modern architecture
Pop. 256,385
Poole
59
Poole
Coastal town in Dorset, England
Pop. 150,092
Hastings
60
Hastings
Coastal city in England, United Kingdom
Pop. 133,422
Chelmsford
61
Chelmsford
City in England, known for its history
Pop. 111,511
Maidstone
62
Maidstone
County town of Kent, England
Pop. 107,627
Huddersfield
63
Huddersfield
Town in West Yorkshire, England
Pop. 149,017
Windsor, Berkshire
64
Windsor, Berkshire
Historic town in England, United Kingdom
Pop. 33,348
Southend-on-Sea
65
Southend-on-Sea
Coastal city in England, known for beaches
Pop. 295,310
Bedford
66
Bedford
Town in England, UK
Pop. 106,940
Doncaster
67
Doncaster
City in England known for its history
Pop. 113,566
Westminster
68
Westminster
City in England, known for its political significance
Pop. 247,614
Cheltenham
69
Cheltenham
City in England known for its festivals
Pop. 116,447
Warwick
70
Warwick
Historic town with medieval architecture
Pop. 37,267
Lichfield
71
Lichfield
City in England, United Kingdom
Pop. 32,877
Slough
72
Slough
City in England, near London
Pop. 164,793
Aylesbury
73
Aylesbury
City in England, UK
Pop. 74,748
Dorchester, Dorset
74
Dorchester, Dorset
Historic city in England with Roman heritage
Pop. 16,879
St Albans
75
St Albans
City in England with Roman heritage
Pop. 84,561
Guildford
76
Guildford
City in England known for its historic sites
Pop. 71,873
Watford
77
Watford
Watford is a town near London, England
Pop. 125,707
Oldham
78
Oldham
Historic market town in Greater Manchester area
Pop. 237,110
Penzance
79
Penzance
Coastal town in Cornwall, England
Pop. 19,872
Wakefield
80
Wakefield
City in England, United Kingdom
Pop. 109,766
Torquay
81
Torquay
Coastal city in England popular for tourism
Pop. 65,388
Wells, Somerset
82
Wells, Somerset
City in England, known for its cathedral
Pop. 11,343
Wigan
83
Wigan
English city known for its rugby league team
Pop. 175,405
Stockport
84
Stockport
City in England, known for its historic sites
Pop. 139,052
West Bromwich
85
West Bromwich
Industrial town in England
Pop. 135,618
Taunton
86
Taunton
City in England known for its history
Pop. 64,621
Warrington
87
Warrington
Town in England, known for its history
Pop. 172,330
Walsall
88
Walsall
City in England, known for its industry
Pop. 172,141
Salford
89
Salford
City in England near Manchester
Pop. 129,794
Rotherham
90
Rotherham
City in South Yorkshire, England
Pop. 117,618
Halifax, West Yorkshire
91
Halifax, West Yorkshire
City in England known for its textile industry
Pop. 82,624
Rochester, Kent
92
Rochester, Kent
Historic city in England
Pop. 28,671
Crawley
93
Crawley
City in England, United Kingdom
Pop. 180,508
Gateshead
94
Gateshead
City in England, United Kingdom
Pop. 77,649
Barnsley
95
Barnsley
City in England, United Kingdom
Pop. 71,447
Scarborough, North Yorkshire
96
Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Coastal town famous for its scenic cliffs
Pop. 61,749
Burnley
97
Burnley
Industrial town in England
Pop. 149,422
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
98
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
City in England known for its historic sites
Pop. 113,057
Harrogate
99
Harrogate
Spa town in North Yorkshire, England
Pop. 89,060
Ripon
100
Ripon
City in England, known for its cathedral
Pop. 16,363