Largest towns and cities of Yorkshire
Here are the eight towns and cities of Yorkshire with the highest populations in order of population size:
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1 Leeds West Yorkshire
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2 Sheffield South Yorkshire
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3 Bradford West Yorkshire
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4 Kingston upon Hull Hull
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5 York City of York
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6 * Huddersfield West Yorkshire
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7 * Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
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8 Doncaster South Yorkshire
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* Indistinct town population boundaries within larger metropolitan/unitary districts may see the positions of similarly-sized Huddersfield and Middlesbrough reversed in some population estimates. Data from the 2021 Census is gradually being published but is principally based on district authority areas rather than individual towns within a district authority of multiple towns. Our district authority
populations page has been updated to the 2021 Census figures.
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