Smallest cities in the United Kingdom

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These are the chartered cities in the United Kingdom with a population of less than 100,000 at the most recent (2001) census.

City Population Home Nation
1 St David's and the Cathedral Close 1,797 Wales
2 City of London 7,185 England
3 Wells 10,406 England
4 Bangor 11,173 Wales
5 Armagh 14,590 Northern Ireland
6 Ely 15,102 England
7 Ripon 16,468 England
8 Truro 17,431 England
9 Chichester 23,731 England
10 Newry 27,433 Northern Ireland
11 Lichfield 27,900 England
12 Durham 29,091 * England
13 Winchester 34,744 * England
14 Canterbury 42,258 * England
15 Salisbury 44,450 England
16 Stirling 45,115 Scotland
17 Lancaster c. 46,000 England
18 Hereford 50,154 England
19 Inverness 51,832 Scotland
20 St Albans 51,828 * England
21 Carlisle 68,735 * England
22 Lisburn 71,465 Northern Ireland
23 Derry 83,652 Northern Ireland
24 Bath 83,992 England
25 Lincoln 86,500 England
26 Worcester 93,600 England
  • population given here is for the pre-1974 municipal borough. In 1974 the formal city status was conferred on an entire district.