Counties and cities of the UK

Major cities and counties across the UK, where they are and what they are known for

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Which of these is a major city in northern England? A) Manchester B) Cardiff C) Brighton D) Plymouth
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Match the UK city to the country it is in. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: Glasgow, Birmingham, Swansea, Derry Right: Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland
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True or false? Yorkshire is a county in England. A) True B) False
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True or false? A county is a smaller area inside a country. A) True B) False
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Fill in the blank. The county at the south-western tip of England, known for pasties and beaches, is ___.
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Liverpool sits on the River Mersey. In which part of England is it? A) North-west England B) South-east England C) East Midlands D) South-west England
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Match each English county to a city or feature found there. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: Kent, Devon, Lancashire, Yorkshire Right: Canterbury, Exeter, Blackpool, York
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Which is the second-largest city in the UK by population? A) Birmingham B) Manchester C) Edinburgh D) Cardiff
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Fill in the blank. The largest city in Scotland is ___.
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Put these UK cities in order from south to north. Put these in order: Edinburgh, London, Manchester, Birmingham
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Counties and cities of the UK · for parents and teachers

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Manchester
Manchester is a major city in north-west England. Cardiff is in Wales, and Brighton and Plymouth are both in southern England.
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Glasgow → Scotland; Birmingham → England; Swansea → Wales; Derry → Northern Ireland
Glasgow is in Scotland, Birmingham in England, Swansea in Wales and Derry (also called Londonderry) in Northern Ireland.
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True
True. Yorkshire is a large historic county in the north of England. Today it is split into smaller administrative areas like North, South, East and West Yorkshire.
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True
True. A county is an area of land smaller than a country.
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Cornwall
Cornwall is the county at the south-western tip of England, famous for its coastline, pasties and surf beaches.
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North-west England
Liverpool is a port city in north-west England on the River Mersey. It is famous for its docks and for being the home city of the Beatles.
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Kent → Canterbury; Devon → Exeter; Lancashire → Blackpool; Yorkshire → York
Canterbury is in Kent, Exeter in Devon, Blackpool in Lancashire and York in Yorkshire.
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Birmingham
Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England, is the second-largest city in the UK after London.
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Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland by population. Edinburgh is the capital but is smaller than Glasgow.
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London, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh
From south to north: London (south-east England), Birmingham (West Midlands), Manchester (north-west England), Edinburgh (south-east Scotland).