City
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A city is an inhabited urban development that usually has a population greater than that of a town. In Great Britain traditionally a city was a town possessing a cathedral, all other large settlements being merely towns. This is, however, no longer the case; city status is conveyed by royal charter. Some towns have catherals but are not cities (e.g. Chemsford, Guildford); others are cities but have no cathedral (e.g. Derby, Sunderland, Newport).