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Nottingham

Robin Hood city with caves, castle and two universities.

Leicester

Diverse East Midlands city with Richard III heritage.

Derby

Derbyshire city at the edge of the Peak District.

Northampton

Shoe-making heritage town in the East Midlands.

Lincoln

Hilltop cathedral city with a Roman heritage.

Mansfield

Market town north of Nottingham.

Norwich

Norfolk cathedral city with a medieval market.

Ipswich

Suffolk county town on the Orwell estuary.

Luton

Bedfordshire town with airport and football club.

Peterborough

Cathedral city and fast-growing commuter hub.

Chelmsford

Essex county town between London and Colchester.

Colchester

Britain's oldest recorded town and garrison city.

London

The capital — borough-level crime and amenity data via postcode search.

Croydon

South London borough with a busy retail and transport hub.

Bromley

Leafy outer London borough on the Kent border.

Newcastle upon Tyne

Tyne bridge city and Geordie culture hub.

Sunderland

Wearside city with shipbuilding heritage.

Durham

Cathedral city on a peninsula above the Wear.

Darlington

Market town on the edge of the Dales.

Manchester

Northern powerhouse — music, football and canals.

Liverpool

Waterfront city — Beatles, docks and two cathedrals.

Preston

Lancashire city on the River Ribble.

Blackpool

Seaside resort with tower and illuminations.

Chester

Roman walled city on the Dee.

Warrington

Cheshire town between Manchester and Liverpool.

Lancaster

Historic Lancashire city with a castle and university.

Bolton

Greater Manchester mill town.

Belfast

Northern Ireland capital — PSNI data via postcode search.

Derry

Walled city on the Foyle.

Lisburn

City between Belfast and Lough Neagh.

Newry

Border city between Down and Armagh.

Glasgow

Scotland's largest city — postcodes use Scottish regulators, not CQC/FSA.

Edinburgh

Scottish capital with castle, festivals and Old Town.

Aberdeen

Granite City on the North Sea.

Dundee

Tayside city and UNESCO City of Design.

Inverness

Highland capital at the mouth of the Ness.

Stirling

Historic city beneath Stirling Castle.

Perth

Fair City on the Tay.

Paisley

Renfrewshire town west of Glasgow.

Brighton

Seaside city known for the Lanes, pier and creative scene.

Reading

Thames Valley town with strong tech and rail links to London.

Southampton

Major south-coast port city and cruise terminal.

Portsmouth

Historic naval city on Portsea Island.

Oxford

University city of dreaming spires and colleges.

Cambridge

University city on the River Cam.

Milton Keynes

Planned new town with grid roads and shopping centre.

Canterbury

Cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage site.

Guildford

County town of Surrey with a medieval high street.

Bristol

Harbour city with Clifton Suspension Bridge and street art.

Plymouth

Devon naval city on Plymouth Sound.

Exeter

Cathedral and university city on the Exe.

Bournemouth

Dorset seaside resort with sandy beaches.

Bath

Georgian spa city and Roman baths.

Swindon

Wiltshire town between Bristol and London.

Cheltenham

Regency spa town and festival capital.

Cardiff

Welsh capital with bay redevelopment and castle.

Swansea

Second city of Wales on Swansea Bay.

Newport

City on the Usk with Celtic Manor nearby.

Wrexham

North Wales town with a resurgent football club.

Bangor

University city at the Menai Strait.

Aberystwyth

Seaside university town on Cardigan Bay.

Birmingham

Britain's second city — manufacturing, canals and Balti Triangle.

Wolverhampton

Black Country city west of Birmingham.

Coventry

Cathedral city rebuilt after wartime bombing.

Hanley

Stoke-on-Trent city centre — shops, nightlife and bus station.

Burslem

The Mother Town of the Potteries.

Longton

Southern Potteries town with Victorian market hall.

Fenton

The often-overlooked sixth town of the Potteries.

Tunstall

Northernmost of the Six Towns.

Stoke

Home to the train station and Stoke City FC.

Newcastle-under-Lyme

Historic market town west of the Potteries.

Stafford

County town of Staffordshire on the River Sow.

Worcester

Cathedral city on the River Severn.

Shrewsbury

Medieval loop-town and birthplace of Darwin.

Leeds

West Yorkshire commercial and financial centre.

Sheffield

Steel city on the edge of the Peak District.

Bradford

UNESCO City of Film in West Yorkshire.

Hull

Humber estuary port city and UK City of Culture 2017.

York

Walled Roman and Viking city with York Minster.

Doncaster

South Yorkshire market town and racecourse.

Middlesbrough

Teesside industrial town on the River Tees.