COUNTRY

Part of the Kingdom of England and Wales since 1536, and the United Kingdom since 1707.

CITIES

City	Type	Population
London, England	city	7,172,091
Birmingham, England	city	970,892
Liverpool, England	city	469,017
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England	city	439,866
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England	city	429,242
Bristol, England	city	420,556
Manchester, England	city	394,269
Croydon, Surrey, England	--	336,688
Leicester, England	city	330,574
Coventry, West Midlands, England	city	303,475
Hull, Yorkshire, England	--	301,416
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England	--	293,717
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England	--	259,252
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England	city	251,462
Nottingham, England	city	249,584
Brighton, England	--	247,820
Plymouth, Devon, England	city	243,795
Southampton, England	city	234,224
Derby, Derbyshire, England	city	229,407
Salford, Manchester, England	--	220,000
Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England	town	218,063
Dudley, West Midlands, England	town	194,919
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England	city	189,863
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England	town	189,474
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England	city	187,056
Luton, Bedfordshire, England	town	185,543
Preston, Lancashire, England	--	184,836
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England	--	184,506
York, North Yorkshire, England	--	181,094
Richmond, Surrey, England	--	179,211
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England	--	177,739
Norwich, Norfolk, England	--	174,047
Walsall, West Midlands, England	--	170,994
Bournemouth, Dorset, England	--	167,527
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England	--	160,257
Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England	--	158,800
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England	--	156,050
Swindon, Wiltshire, England	--	155,432
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England	--	146,234
Reading, Berkshire, England	town	143,096
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England	--	143,016
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England	--	142,691
Blackpool, Lancashire, England	--	142,283
Bolton, Greater Manchester, England	--	139,403
Maidstone, Kent, England	--	138,948
Ipswich, Suffolk, England	--	138,718
Poole, Dorset, England	--	138,288
Telford, Shropshire, England	--	138,241
West Bromwich, West Midlands, England	--	136,940
Stockport, Greater Manchester, England	--	136,082
Windsor, Berkshire, England	--	134,000
Guildford, Surrey, England	--	129,717
Torquay, Devon, England	--	129,706
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England	--	123,205
Slough, Berkshire, England	borough	119,070
Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England	--	117,262
Exeter, Devon, England	--	111,066
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England	--	110,013
Winchester, Hampshire, England	--	109,641
Cambridge, England	--	108,863
Ashford, Kent, England	--	105,907
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England	--	105,452
Blackburn, Lancashire, England	--	105,085
Colchester, Essex, England	--	104,390
Oldham, Greater Manchester, England	--	103,544
St. Helens, Merseyside, England	--	102,629
Crawley, West Sussex, England	--	99,744
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England	--	99,700
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England	--	99,075
Worthing, West Sussex, England	--	98,000
Darlington, Durham, England	--	97,838
South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England	--	90,000
Woking, Surrey, England	--	89,734
Eastbourne, East Sussex, England	--	89,667
Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England	town	87,574
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England	--	86,004
Hastings, East Sussex, England	town	85,139
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England	--	82,488
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England	--	82,056
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England	town	81,143
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England	town	80,973
Bath, Somerset, England	--	80,000
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England	--	79,885
Watford, Hertfordshire, England	--	79,726
Chester, Cheshire, England	--	77,040
Lowestoft, Suffolk, England	--	75,000
Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England	town	72,660
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England	town	71,758
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England	--	70,721
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England	city	64,038
Weymouth, Dorset, England	--	63,648
Rugby, Warwickshire, England	town	61,988
Stafford, Staffordshire, England	--	60,049
Maidenhead, Berkshire, England	--	58,848
Hereford, Herefordshire, England	city	56,373
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England	--	54,341
Gravesend, Kent, England	--	54,071
Folkestone, Kent, England	--	53,411
Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England	town	51,998
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England	town	50,135
Morley, West Yorkshire, England	--	50,000
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England	--	47,288
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England	town	45,114
Morecambe, Lancashire, England	--	45,000
Taunton, Somerset, England	--	44,050
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England	town	43,252
Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England	town	42,798
Canterbury, Kent, England	--	42,258
Yeovil, Somerset, England	town	41,871
Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England	--	40,695
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England	town	40,317
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England	city	39,726
Ramsgate, Kent, England	--	38,200
Farnham, Surrey, England	--	38,000
Bridgwater, Somerset, England	town	36,563
Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England	town	36,000
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England	--	35,015
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England	town	34,929
King's Lynn, Norfolk, England	--	34,564
Aldershot, Hampshire, England	--	33,840
Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England	town	31,853
Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England	--	31,616
Wokingham, Berkshire, England	town	30,403
Tonbridge, Kent, England	--	30,340
Camberley, Surrey, England	town	30,155
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England	town	30,000
Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England	--	29,881
Malvern, West Midlands, England	town	28,749
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England	town	27,883
Boston, Lincolnshire, England	--	27,688
Kendal, Cumbria, England	town	27,505
Epsom, Surrey, England	--	27,065
Spalding, Lincolnshire, England	--	25,914
Warwick, Warwickshire, England	--	25,434
Frome, Somerset, England	town	24,510
Broadstairs, Kent, England	--	24,370
Hertford, Hertfordshire, England	--	24,000
Newton Abbot, Devon, England	--	23,580
St. Austell, Cornwall, England	town	22,658
Clitheroe, Lancashire, England	town	22,000
Reigate, Surrey, England	--	21,820
Falmouth, Cornwall, England	town	21,635
Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, England	town	21,618
Norton Radstock, Somerset, England	town	21,325
Truro, Cornwall, England	city	20,920
Skegness, Lincolnshire, England	town	20,694
Penzance, Cornwall, England	town	20,255
Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England	town	20,250
Camborne, Cornwall, England	town	20,010
Newquay, Cornwall, England	town	19,562
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England	town	19,525
Weybridge, Surrey, England	--	19,463
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England	town	19,110
Lancing, West Sussex, England	village	19,000
Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England	town	18,401
Ware, Hertfordshire, England	town	17,133
Portishead, Somerset, England	town	17,130
Oswestry, Shropshire, England	town	16,660
Alton, Hampshire, England	--	16,584
Nailsea, Somerset, England	town	16,546
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England	town	16,243
Lewes, East Sussex, England	--	16,222
Dorchester, Dorset, England	--	16,171
Louth, Lincolnshire, England	town	15,930
Keynsham, Somerset, England	town	15,533
Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England	town	15,219
Thornton, West Yorkshire, England	--	15,003
Saltash, Cornwall, England	town	14,964
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England	town	14,571
Royston, Hertfordshire, England	town	14,570
Bushey, Hertfordshire, England	town	14,488
Hatfield, South Yorkshire, England	--	13,890
Whitby, North Yorkshire, England	town	13,594
Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England	town	13,588
Wellington, Somerset, England	town	13,500
Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England	town	13,298
Bodmin, Cornwall, England	town	12,778
Redruth, Cornwall, England	town	12,352
Chard, Somerset, England	town	12,008
South Oxhey, Hertfordshire, England	town	11,983
Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England	town	11,891
Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, England	town	11,780
Minehead, Somerset, England	town	11,699
Tring, Hertfordshire, England	town	11,635
North Hykeham, Lincolnshire, England	town	11,538
Croxley Green, Hertfordshire, England	village	11,520
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England	town	11,482
Cranleigh, Surrey, England	village	11,241
St. Ives, Cornwall, England	town	11,165
Leominster, Herefordshire, England	town	11,114
Immingham, Lincolnshire, England	town	11,090
Tavistock, Devon, England	--	11,018
Shepperton, Surrey, England	town	10,796
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England	--	10,646
Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England	village	10,472
Market Drayton, Shropshire, England	town	10,407
Wells, Somerset, England	city	10,406
Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England	town	10,089
Baldock, Hertfordshire, England	town	9,866
Helston, Cornwall, England	town	9,780
Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England	town	9,539
Sherborne, Dorset, England	town	9,350
Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, England	town	9,334
Ludlow, Shropshire, England	town	9,250
Bude, Cornwall, England	town	9,242
Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England	town	8,981
Ledbury, Herefordshire, England	town	8,837
Glastonbury, Somerset, England	town	8785
Liskeard, Cornwall, England	town	8,478
Hayle, Cornwall, England	town	8,317
Radlett, Hertfordshire, England	village	8,108
Whitchurch, Shropshire, England	town	8,067
Marlborough, Wiltshire, England	town	8009
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England	town	7,666
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England	--	7546
London Colney, Hertfordshire, England	village	7,518
Woodbridge, Suffolk, England	--	7,480
Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England	town	7,247
Launceston, Cornwall, England	town	7,135
Wadebridge, Cornwall, England	town	6,351
Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, England	village	6,264
Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England	town	6,090
Shifnal, Shropshire, England	town	5,601
Oundle, Northamptonshire, England	town	5,345
Broseley, Shropshire, England	town	5,231
Wem, Shropshire, England	town	5,142
Brigg, Lincolnshire, England	town	5,076
Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England	--	4703
Broughton, Lincolnshire, England	town	4,677
Bromyard, Herefordshire, England	town	4,144
Heslington, North Yorkshire, England	village	4,122
Howden, East Yorkshire, England	town	3,810
Keele, Staffordshire, England	--	3,672
Eton, Berkshire, England	--	3000
Kington, Herefordshire, England	town	2,597
Radley, Oxfordshire, England	village	2,290
Flamborough, East Yorkshire, England	village	2,121
Papworth Everard, Cambridgeshire, England	--	2012
Tintagel, Cornwall, England	--	1,820
Wrotham, Kent, England	village	1815
Sandringham, Norfolk, England	--
Godalming, Surrey, England	--
Barking, Essex, England	--

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William Bennett	Musician	1960		Whitehouse
Anne Boleyn	Royalty	c. 1507	19-May-1536	Wife of English King Henry VIII
Edmund Bolton	Historian	c. 1575	c. 1633	Hypercritica
Samantha Bond	Actor	27-Nov-1961		Miss Moneypenny
John Burgoyne	Military	1722	4-Jun-1792	Defeated at the Battle of Saratoga
John Cambridge	Drummer	?		Drummer for The Rats and Junior's Eyes
Sir Henry Clinton	Military	c. 1738	23-Dec-1795	C-in-C of British forces in North America
George Nathaniel Curzon	Government	11-Jan-1859	20-Mar-1925	Created the Kingdom of Jordan
Nigel Godrich	Music Producer	1972		Radiohead producer
Pamela Harriman	Diplomat	20-Mar-1920	5-Feb-1997	Socialite and Ambassador to France, 1993-97
King Harthacnut	Royalty	c. 1018	8-Jun-1042	King of England, Denmark
Matthew Herbert	Electronic Musician	1972		Plat du Jour
Raymond Hide	Physicist	17-May-1929		Earth's rotation
William Howe	Military	10-Aug-1729	12-Jul-1814	Commander-in-Chief in America
Karl Hyde	Electronic Musician	1961		Underworld vocalist
Tony James	Musician	12-Apr-1958		Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Philip Jeck	Disc Jockey	1952		Atmospheric lock-groove turntablist
Chris Jeffs	Electronic Musician	1976		Cylob, Kinesthesia
Yotaro Kobayashi	Business	25-Apr-1933		CEO of Fuji Xerox, Ltd.
Gary Langan	Electronic Musician	11-May-1955		Art of Noise
Donovan Leitch, Jr.	Actor	16-Aug-1968		Glory
Guy Liddell	Spy	8-Nov-1892	2-Dec-1958	British spymaster
Steve Lillywhite	Music Producer	1955		Produced U2's early albums
Howard Marion-Crawford	Actor	17-Jan-1914	24-Nov-1969	Dr. Watson on Sherlock Holmes
Thomas May	Poet	1595	13-Nov-1650	The History of the Long Parliament
Christopher Monckton	Politician	14-Feb-1952		Deputy Leader, UK Independence Party
Sophie Monk	Singer	14-Dec-1979		Calendar Girl
Anthony Moore	Musician	1948		Slapp Happy
Graham Nelson	Computer Programmer	c. 1968		Created Inform programming language
Ingrid Newkirk	Activist	11-Jul-1949		President of PETA
Kimberley Rew	Guitarist	c. 1952		Soft Boys and Waves guitarist
Mary Rowlandson	Author	c. 1635	5-Jan-1711	Narrative of the Captivity
Philip Stephens	Journalist	2-Jun-1953		Financial Times Associate Editor
Roger Wheeler	Military	1943		Head of the British Army, 1997-2000

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Martin Bucer	Religion	11-Nov-1491	28-Feb-1551	German Protestant reformer
John Burgoyne	Military	1722	4-Jun-1792	Defeated at the Battle of Saratoga
Guy Liddell	Spy	8-Nov-1892	2-Dec-1958	British spymaster
Vladimir Peniakoff	Military	30-Mar-1897	May-1951	Head of Popski's Private Army
Trevanian	Novelist	12-Jun-1931	14-Dec-2005	The Eiger Sanction
William Walsh	Poet	1663	1708	Letters and Poems, Amorous and Gallant

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