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Food hygiene ratings in SwanseaSecond city of Wales on Swansea Bay.Food hygiene ratings in SheffieldSteel city on the edge of the Peak District.Food hygiene ratings in ManchesterNorthern powerhouse — music, football and canals.Food hygiene ratings in LondonThe capital — borough-level crime and amenity data via postcode search.Food hygiene ratings in BathGeorgian spa city and Roman baths.Food hygiene ratings in DarlingtonMarket town on the edge of the Dales.Food hygiene ratings in Milton KeynesPlanned new town with grid roads and shopping centre.Food hygiene ratings in BlackpoolSeaside resort with tower and illuminations.Food hygiene ratings in WolverhamptonBlack Country city west of Birmingham.Food hygiene ratings in NewportCity on the Usk with Celtic Manor nearby.Food hygiene ratings in NorwichNorfolk cathedral city with a medieval market.Food hygiene ratings in StaffordCounty town of Staffordshire on the River Sow.

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81 major towns and cities, grouped by region for quick checking.

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East Midlands

NottinghamRobin Hood city with caves, castle and two universities.LeicesterDiverse East Midlands city with Richard III heritage.DerbyDerbyshire city at the edge of the Peak District.NorthamptonShoe-making heritage town in the East Midlands.LincolnHilltop cathedral city with a Roman heritage.MansfieldMarket town north of Nottingham.

East of England

NorwichNorfolk cathedral city with a medieval market.IpswichSuffolk county town on the Orwell estuary.LutonBedfordshire town with airport and football club.PeterboroughCathedral city and fast-growing commuter hub.ChelmsfordEssex county town between London and Colchester.ColchesterBritain's oldest recorded town and garrison city.

London

LondonThe capital — borough-level crime and amenity data via postcode search.CroydonSouth London borough with a busy retail and transport hub.BromleyLeafy outer London borough on the Kent border.

North East

Newcastle upon TyneTyne bridge city and Geordie culture hub.SunderlandWearside city with shipbuilding heritage.DurhamCathedral city on a peninsula above the Wear.DarlingtonMarket town on the edge of the Dales.

North West

ManchesterNorthern powerhouse — music, football and canals.LiverpoolWaterfront city — Beatles, docks and two cathedrals.PrestonLancashire city on the River Ribble.BlackpoolSeaside resort with tower and illuminations.ChesterRoman walled city on the Dee.WarringtonCheshire town between Manchester and Liverpool.LancasterHistoric Lancashire city with a castle and university.BoltonGreater Manchester mill town.

Northern Ireland

BelfastNorthern Ireland capital — PSNI data via postcode search.DerryWalled city on the Foyle.LisburnCity between Belfast and Lough Neagh.NewryBorder city between Down and Armagh.

Scotland

GlasgowScotland's largest city — postcodes use Scottish regulators, not CQC/FSA.EdinburghScottish capital with castle, festivals and Old Town.AberdeenGranite City on the North Sea.DundeeTayside city and UNESCO City of Design.InvernessHighland capital at the mouth of the Ness.StirlingHistoric city beneath Stirling Castle.PerthFair City on the Tay.PaisleyRenfrewshire town west of Glasgow.

South East

BrightonSeaside city known for the Lanes, pier and creative scene.ReadingThames Valley town with strong tech and rail links to London.SouthamptonMajor south-coast port city and cruise terminal.PortsmouthHistoric naval city on Portsea Island.OxfordUniversity city of dreaming spires and colleges.CambridgeUniversity city on the River Cam.Milton KeynesPlanned new town with grid roads and shopping centre.CanterburyCathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage site.GuildfordCounty town of Surrey with a medieval high street.

South West

BristolHarbour city with Clifton Suspension Bridge and street art.PlymouthDevon naval city on Plymouth Sound.ExeterCathedral and university city on the Exe.BournemouthDorset seaside resort with sandy beaches.BathGeorgian spa city and Roman baths.SwindonWiltshire town between Bristol and London.CheltenhamRegency spa town and festival capital.

Wales

CardiffWelsh capital with bay redevelopment and castle.SwanseaSecond city of Wales on Swansea Bay.NewportCity on the Usk with Celtic Manor nearby.WrexhamNorth Wales town with a resurgent football club.BangorUniversity city at the Menai Strait.AberystwythSeaside university town on Cardigan Bay.

West Midlands

BirminghamBritain's second city — manufacturing, canals and Balti Triangle.WolverhamptonBlack Country city west of Birmingham.CoventryCathedral city rebuilt after wartime bombing.HanleyStoke-on-Trent city centre — shops, nightlife and bus station.BurslemThe Mother Town of the Potteries.LongtonSouthern Potteries town with Victorian market hall.FentonThe often-overlooked sixth town of the Potteries.TunstallNorthernmost of the Six Towns.StokeHome to the train station and Stoke City FC.Newcastle-under-LymeHistoric market town west of the Potteries.StaffordCounty town of Staffordshire on the River Sow.WorcesterCathedral city on the River Severn.ShrewsburyMedieval loop-town and birthplace of Darwin.

Yorkshire and The Humber

LeedsWest Yorkshire commercial and financial centre.SheffieldSteel city on the edge of the Peak District.BradfordUNESCO City of Film in West Yorkshire.HullHumber estuary port city and UK City of Culture 2017.YorkWalled Roman and Viking city with York Minster.DoncasterSouth Yorkshire market town and racecourse.MiddlesbroughTeesside industrial town on the River Tees.

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