English cities are cities that can be founded by the English civilization in Civilization V and its expansions. The first city founded is the Capital, and the names of future cities are chosen in the order they appear on the list below.
The names listed are default names; players can change their cities' names if they choose.
Founding Order | City Name | Notes |
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1 | London | Capital city, old Roman fort town, home of the Globe Theatre and Big Ben |
2 | York | Ancient Roman settlement. Namesake of the American City, "New York" |
3 | Nottingham | Home to the legend of Robin Hood |
4 | Hastings | Coastal Town, site of the battle between Harold Godwinson and William of Normandy |
5 | Canterbury | Located in Kent, seat of the Archbishop |
6 | Coventry | The most central city in the UK |
7 | Warwick | Historic medieval town |
8 | Newcastle | Major industrial port city |
9 | Oxford | Famous university city |
10 | Liverpool | Major industrial port city |
11 | Dover | Coastal port that is near the Channel Tunnel link to France |
12 | Brighton | Popular seaside resort in the south of England. |
13 | Norwich | Early Anglo-Saxon Settlement |
14 | Leeds | Third largest city in the UK |
15 | Reading | Old Anglo-Saxon Town |
16 | Birmingham | Second-largest city in England, famous for its jewelry trade and Industrial Revolution-era landmarks |
17 | Richmond | The most duplicated place name, with 57 worldwide |
18 | Exeter | The most South-Western Roman fortified settlement |
19 | Cambridge | Famous university city |
20 | Gloucester | Ancient Roman Settlement |
21 | Manchester | Ancient Roman settlement, third city of England |
22 | Bristol | Ancient Roman Settlement, largest city in South West England |
23 | Leicester | Ancient Roman settlement, close to the site of the Battle of Bosworth |
24 | Carlisle | Roman outpost associated with Hadrian's Wall |
25 | Ipswich | Possibly the oldest town in England |
26 | Portsmouth | Major port city, home to a historic dockyard that is part of the Royal Navy |
27 | Berwick | Appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Berewice |
28 | Bath | Ancient Roman settlement |
29 | Mumbles | Town in Wales adjacent to Swansea |
30 | Southampton | Saxon and Medieval walled town turned major commercial port city, famous for embarkment of Great War infantry and the Titanic |
31 | Sheffield | Inhabited since the Upper Paleolithic, underwent rapid growth during the Industrial Revolution |
32 | Salisbury | Closest city to the Stonehenge, tallest cathedral spire in Britain is home to a copy of the Magna Carta |
33 | Colchester | Ancient Roman capital |
34 | Plymouth | Gateway port to the new world |
35 | Lancaster | Ancient Roman settlement |
36 | Blackpool | Well-known tourist city |
37 | Winchester | Original capital city of England |
38 | Hull | Founded in the 12th century at the mouth of the river Hull |