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For even further confusion "London" actually contains two cities: London and Westminster. London was a walled city but Westminster was not. So "London" was we k
by globular-toast 1y ago
For even further confusion "London" actually contains two cities: London and Westminster. London was a walled city but Westminster was not. So "London" was we know it today is more like Westminster than London.
- zeristor 1y agoWhat about Southwark? That has a cathedral too.
- globular-toast 1y agoA cathedral is neither necessary nor sufficient for city status. City status in the UK is given by the monarch and that's all there is to it. Cambridge is a city without a cathedral and Bury St Edmunds is a town with a cathedral.
- walthamstow 1y agoIndeed. Southend got city status mostly because their MP was murdered.
- zeristor 1y agoAs is Southwell.