British Cities

[Serial_Apologist]

The rest of London is not a city (apart from Westminster).

Not Southwark - which has its own cathedral - and a mediaeval cathedral at that? As a resident, I'm quite miffed.

[french frank]

That assumes you rate the size of a city on its population, rather than its land area, of course.

Yes, by land area the largest is, apparently, the City of Carlisle …

[Lat-Literal]

The City of Jamestown, Saint Helena has a population of 630. Rochester has too fine a cathedral to have lost its city status in "Medway". All places with a Minster should become cities. Wales looks lopsided in terms of population centres as cities. This should be addressed by a new City of Wrexham. Scotland could increase its number of cities considerably simply by making every place of High Kirk informally known as "cathedrals" a city. It would also provide an element of idiosyncrasy north of the border. I fully recognise that having a cathedral doesn't equate to being a city and that is something of a pity. Anyhow, Chester FC was founded in 1885 and didn't change its name to Chester City FC until 1983. Following financial irregularities, it was disbanded in 2010. The name of the replacement team is the old name, Chester FC. How lucky they were not to have had to choose something unrelated to their history. But what other football clubs don't take advantage of their area's city status? That is a quiz question to which I have no very quick answer. However, Stirling Albion FC is one.

[greenilex]

Thought Her Maj had something to do with the appellation?

[MrGongGong]

All places with a Minster should become cities.:

Really ?

http://www.stowminster.co.uk

Doesn't even have a corner shop
and the bus is once an hour until 6:30, no bus on a Sunday

[french frank]

But what other football clubs don't take advantage of their area's city status?

Bristol Rovers?

[jean]

Liverpool?

And only one Manchester team could do it.

[CallMePaul]

Liverpool?

Liverpool City was the name of a long-defunct Rugby League club in the 1950s and60s. It played under a number of other names, including Wigan Highfield, London Highfield, Huyton and Runcorn Highfield. Never a successful club, it led a somewhat peripatetic existence and ended its days simply as Highfield, playing on the outskirts of Warrington.

Returning to the round ball game, why is Brechin City so called? Although it has a medieval cathedral (been there, done that, no t-shirts on sale), Brechin has never had city status.

[french frank]

Returning to the round ball game, why is Brechin City so called?

I suppose it goes back to the time when it was a royal burgh and the definition of 'city' hadn't been clearly set out?

Portsmouth.

[Sir Velo]

But what other football clubs don't take advantage of their area's city status?

A great many. Of the historic cathedral cities: Carlisle; Peterborough; Hereford. Among the 19th century newcomers: Leeds; Sheffield; Newcastle; Nottingham; Plymouth.

Many English clubs were formed from the uniting of several discrete clubs in their locality; others from an area which they represented.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Yes, by land area the largest is, apparently, the City of Carlisle …

And Honolulu is the largest city in the world.

[subcontrabass]

And only one Manchester team could do it.

There is only one professional football team playing in the city of Manchester. Manchester United moved out in 1910.

(irrelevant quiz question: What does "United" stand for in the name of Manchester United Football Club?)

[french frank]

Pore ol' Swindon has been applying for years to be granted city status. I thought it succeeded a few years ago, in which case Swindon Town FC would have been truly violet-like modesty. (But its applications have all failed - might have known .)

[Stanfordian]

A great many. Of the historic cathedral cities: Carlisle; Peterborough; Hereford. Among the 19th century newcomers: Leeds; Sheffield; Newcastle; Nottingham; Plymouth.

Many English clubs were formed from the uniting of several discrete clubs in their locality; others from an area which they represented.

Preston too; if it has not been said already.

[Lat-Literal]

Really ?

http://www.stowminster.co.uk

Doesn't even have a corner shop
and the bus is once an hour until 6:30, no bus on a Sunday

Oh yes.

St Davids is very similar.