As the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science.
The largest cities in England are much debated but according to the urban area populations (continuous built up areas) these would be the fifteen largest conurbations. (Population figures taken from 2001 census)
London is the largest city in England, the United Kingdom, and the European Union.[17]
Greater London Urban Area - 8,278,251
West Midlands conurbation - 2,284,093
Greater Manchester Urban Area - 2,240,230
West Yorkshire Urban Area - 1,499,465
Tyneside - 879,996
Liverpool Urban Area - 816,216
Nottingham City Area - 666,358
Sheffield Urban Area - 640,720
Greater Bristol - 551,066
Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton - 461,181
Portsmouth Urban Area - 442,252
Leicester Urban Area - 441,213
Bournemouth Urban Area - 383,713
Reading/Wokingham Urban Area - 369,804
Teesside - 365,323
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