Can you name the cities of the United Kingdom? by Nemesissy

Country	City
England
England
England
England
England
England
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England
England
England
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England
England
England
England
England
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England
England

Country	City
England
England
England
England
England
England
England
England
England
England
England
England
England
England
England
England
England
England
England
England
England
England

Country	City
England
England
England
England
England
England
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Scotland
Scotland
Scotland
Scotland
Scotland
Wales
Wales
Wales
Wales
Wales

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British Cities Quiz

by Nemesissy

Created Oct 31, 2009 in Geography
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	cjc:	Oct 31st, 2009 at 19:09 GMT	1 point
	I swear this has been done

	EGaffney:	Nov 5th, 2009 at 16:04 GMT	1 point
	The city's name is Derry.

	Gold26:	Nov 25th, 2009 at 07:26 GMT	2 points
	You should allow Stoke.

	Jay_C:	Dec 4th, 2009 at 01:44 GMT	2 points
	You allow Newcastle, but not Brighton, Hull or Stoke? Some continuity please

	Bulletchewer6:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 08:52 GMT	0 points
	This has been done before; the traditional criterion for a city = having a cathedral. Very dated criterion, but the UK is still technically a Christian nation.

	Stewart:	Jan 7th, 2010 at 00:37 GMT	1 point
	A search for 'uk cities' shows at least three quizzes on this same topic - one a simple list, one grouped by home country, and one by date of cityhood. They are http://www.sporcle.com/games/TIGERHULL/citiesoftheUK , http://www.sporcle.com/games/LadyLazarus/uk_cities , and http://www.sporcle.com/games/99oian/Listofcitiesintheuk respectively...

	Hope_:	Jan 22nd, 2010 at 13:02 GMT	-1 points
	Yeah, it's really not called Londenderry and hasn't been for years - you need to change that or risk offending people, do you know nothing of the Irish troubles? They where quite a big thing, people died, that sort of thing. Otherwise good quiz.

	muddyglover:	Feb 2nd, 2010 at 12:41 GMT	2 points
	yep Londonderry definately needs changing.Also in response to bulletchewer6-having a cathedral has absolutely nothing to do with city status-take Arundel and Guildford for example. City status is granted by the monarch and only settlements with an official city charter qualify to use the term.

	chrispaz:	Feb 26th, 2010 at 12:42 GMT	1 point
	Yeah, Blackburn has a cathedral and isn't a city. Bath has an abbey not a cathedral, but is a city.

	turner89:	Mar 5th, 2010 at 15:12 GMT	1 point
	City status is ridiculous. Ripon is a small place. Northampton, Reading and Huddersfield are large but aren't considered cities. There needs to be a review.

	bigturnip:	Mar 9th, 2010 at 01:09 GMT	2 points
	Londonderry is the city's official name, but I agree Derry should be an accepted answer. Londonderry was a British settlement built over the Foyle from Derry. The two have obviously grown as one city over the years, the official name of the city is Londonderry and the council is officially Derry City Council, so both should be accepted. To say Londonderry is incorrect is just going to provoke an argument.

	evansmith:	Mar 15th, 2010 at 20:16 GMT	1 point
	Hull should be accepted. By the way, who didn't get London?

	cdvillafan:	Apr 24th, 2010 at 23:35 GMT	1 point
	I guess the people who didn't get London were people who clicked on the quiz then decided they couldn't be bothered. City status traditionally meant you had to have a university and/or a cathedral. However it was changed in the nineteenth century to allow Manchester and since then any cities of a large population are considered. New cities are created every few years. A few towns apply and the Queen (or King) selects some. Wolverhampton, Stirling and Newport are three of the newer ones. Scotland used to have its own rules but they are not all recognised as "British" cities. Hence the football teams of Brechin and Elgin call themselves City but are not recognised as cities under British rules, only under Scottish rules.

	Man2392:	May 7th, 2010 at 21:14 GMT	0 points
	Why won't Brighton be accepted, it's seperate from Hove

	ClcPang:	Jul 17th, 2010 at 00:46 GMT	1 point
	I think if Newcastle is accepted, Hull, Stoke, and Derry should be accepted even if those aren't the cities' official name. (For the Londonderry/Derry argument, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6297907.stm ) @Man2392: Brighton and Hove is ONE CITY. The "City of Brighton" simply does not exist.

	SuzyCreamcheeze:	Jul 27th, 2010 at 15:16 GMT	-1 points
	I was always under the impression a city had to have a cathedral or university, and Guildford has both, and as far as I know it is classed as a city.

	Shake_It:	Nov 17th, 2010 at 20:53 GMT	0 points
	i did'nt realise that there was no city in the uk that started with the letter A :O

	Fish1987:	Dec 9th, 2010 at 14:24 GMT	1 point
	@ Shake_It: What does Aberdeen start with now then, an X? @ SuzyCreamcheeze: You used to have a cathedral in order to be a City, but it's changed and now it's granted by royal charter as cdvillafan said above. There's are a few places in Wales with cathedrals that are not cities, Brecon (diocese of Swansea and Brecon), and St. Asaph being the main ones.

	Thryduulf:	Oct 17th, 2011 at 19:29 GMT	1 point
	Definitely agree about Hull and Stoke. Derry and Londonderry should both be accepted. @SuzyCreamCheeze: A cathedral or a university are things cities usually have, but they don't mean that places that have them are automatically cities. Guidford isn't a city according to the local council, and they should know.