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. Census data is principally based on district authority areas rather than individual towns within a district authority of multiple towns. Our district authority
populations page shows the latest 2021 Census figures.
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