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What is the population of Derby?
its roughly 225,000 - here or there - all uk city populations can be found through the link below
More information: http://www.information-britain.co.uk/about/link.htm

Which is the oldest town in Britain
Colchester in Essex claims it - the Roman Pliny mentioned it in passing. Other roman towns in Britain (not least of all London) may disagree. Places that end in Ester tend to date from Roman Britain (chester, chichester, gloucester etc). Discover more about Colchester below
More information: http://www.information-britain.co.uk/hoteltowns.cfm?town=Colchester&county=2

which are the five big towns in Britain
Five biggest are Five biggest are: London Birmingham Manchester liverpool glasgow this is in terms of poipulation
More information: http://www.information-britain.co.uk/about/citypop.html

what is the largest city by surface area in England
London
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what are the largest towns (not cities)in britain based on area?
London Birmingham Manchester Glasgow liverpool
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There are a lot of placenames with the word Regis in. What does Regis mean
Regis means royal Bestowed on towns frequented by royalty - mainly as a holiday retreat. Not any old town but ones visited or patronised regularly
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what is the largest town in Surrey?
Guildford, discounting London Boroughs of Croydon and Kingston upon Thames. Our town guide is below
More information: http://www.information-britain.co.uk/county5/townguideGuildford/

Please could you tell me what is the population of Lincoln, Melton Mobrey and Oakham as separate numbers.
Oakham - 10,000 Lincoln 86,000 Melton Mowbray 26,000
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Which day is Boscombe Market on
every Thursday & Saturday
More information: http://www.information-britain.co.uk/showPlace.cfm?Place_ID=28235

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