In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, a town traditionally was a settlement which had a charter to hold a market or fair and therefore became a market town. In Scotland, the equivalent is known as a burgh (pronounced ).There are two types of burgh royal burghs and burghs of barony. The Local Government Act 1972 allows civil parishes in England and Wales to resolve themselves to be Town ...This is a list of cities in the United Kingdom that are officially designated as of 2015. It lists those places that have been granted city status by letters patent or royal charter.There are currently a total of 69 such cities in the United Kingdom 51 in England, seven in Scotland, six in Wales, and five in Northern Ireland. Of these, 23 in England, two in Wales, and one in Northern Ireland ...
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