Category
Towns & cities
From cathedral cities to market towns to overlooked seaside resorts. Where most of Britain actually lives.
2,872 places in this category.
Towns & cities by region
- 424 towns cities in West Midlands
- 415 towns cities in South East England
- 272 towns cities in South West England
- 252 towns cities in London
- 232 towns cities in East Midlands
- 202 towns cities in Northern Ireland
- 196 towns cities in Scottish Highlands
- 179 towns cities in East of England
- 165 towns cities in Yorkshire & the Humber
- 137 towns cities in Central Scotland
Highlights
Towns & cities Β· Scottish Highlands
Aberdeen
Aberdeen β city in Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Towns & cities Β· Mid Wales
Aberdyfi
Aberdyfi β village and community in Gwynedd, Wales.
Towns & cities Β· West Midlands
Adderbury
Adderbury β village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England.
Towns & cities Β· Central Scotland
Airth
Airth β village in Falkirk, Scotland, UK.
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Towns & cities Β· South East England
Aldermaston
Aldermaston β village and civil parish in West Berkshire in England, UK.
Towns & cities Β· South East England
Aldingbourne
Aldingbourne β village and civil parish in Arun, West Sussex, UK.
Towns & cities Β· South East England
Aldington
Aldington β village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England.
Towns & cities Β· South East England
Aldworth
Aldworth β village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire.
Towns & cities Β· South West England
All Saints
All Saints β village and civil parish in Devon, England, UK.
Towns & cities Β· South East England
Angmering
Angmering β village in West Sussex, England, UK.
Towns & cities Β· East Midlands
Anmer
Anmer β village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
Towns & cities Β· West Midlands
Ansty
Ansty β village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England, UK.
Towns & cities Β· South East England
Appledore
Appledore β village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England.
Towns & cities Β· South East England
Ardingly
Ardingly β village in West Sussex, England, UK.
Towns & cities Β· South Wales
Argoed
Argoed β village and community in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales.
Towns & cities Β· South East England
Arlington
Arlington β village and civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England.
Towns & cities Β· West Midlands
Arncott
Arncott β village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England.
Towns & cities Β· West Midlands
Ashby Magna
Ashby Magna β village and civil parish in Leicestershire, UK.
Towns & cities Β· East of England
Ashill
Ashill β village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
Towns & cities Β· South East England
Ashington
Ashington β village and civil parish in West Sussex, United Kingdom.
Towns & cities Β· West Midlands
Ashridge
Ashridge β National Trust country estate in England.
Towns & cities Β· East of England
Aslacton
Aslacton β village and civil parish in Norfolk, UK.
Towns & cities Β· West Midlands
Aston le Walls
Aston le Walls β village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England, UK.
Towns & cities Β· West Midlands
Aston Rowant
Aston Rowant β village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England.
Towns & cities Β· East Midlands
Attlebridge
Attlebridge β a village located in Broadland, United Kingdom.
Towns & cities Β· North West England
Aughton
Aughton β village and civil parish within the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England.
Towns & cities Β· Central Scotland
Avonbridge
Avonbridge β village in Falkirk, Scotland, UK.
Towns & cities Β· South West England
Axmouth
Axmouth β village and civil parish in Devon, England, UK.
Towns & cities Β· Yorkshire & the Humber
Bagby
Bagby β village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.
Towns & cities Β· North Wales
Bangor
Bangor β city in Gwynedd, Wales.
Towns & cities Β· Northern Ireland
Bangor
Bangor β city in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Towns & cities Β· Central Scotland
Banknock
Banknock β village in Falkirk, Scotland, UK.
UNESCO World Heritage Β· South East England
Bath
Bath β city in Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
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Towns & cities Β· South East England
Beckley
Beckley β village in East Sussex, United Kingdom.
Towns & cities Β· South West England
Beer
Beer β village and civil parish in Devon, UK.
Towns & cities Β· East Midlands
Beeston Regis
Beeston Regis β village in Norfolk, England.
Towns & cities Β· Northern Ireland
Belfast
Belfast β capital city of Northern Ireland.
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Towns & cities Β· London
Betchworth
Betchworth β village and civil parish in the Mole Valley district of Surrey, England.
Towns & cities Β· South East England
Bethersden
Bethersden β village and civil parish in Ashford, Kent, England.
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Frequently asked questions
- How many towns & cities are in this guide?
- We currently list 2,872 towns & cities across the United Kingdom β every entry sourced from Wikipedia, Wikidata or OpenStreetMap and validated against our schema.
- Are these places free to visit?
- Many places in the guide are free to enter β almost every national museum, every public park and garden, every parish church and cathedral. Castles, historic houses and theme parks usually charge admission; National Trust and English Heritage members visit those properties free.
- Where does the data come from?
- Every entry is built from open data: OpenStreetMap (locations, tags, opening hours), Wikipedia (descriptions), Wikidata (structured facts and operator information), Wikimedia Commons (images), ONS open data (population). The site never makes runtime API calls β everything is fetched at build time and committed.
- How often is this updated?
- A weekly automated job re-fetches the upstream sources and rebuilds the site. Manual editorial corrections are applied as overlays on top of the open data.