New Citys Announced 2012

Nightglow · 14 Mar 2012 at 13:08

Can't see this posted already, if it is, could some kind Don delete this.

I see that Chelmsford ,Perth and St Asaph have now gain 'city status' to mark this year's Diamond Jubilee.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17364651

Cosimo · 14 Mar 2012 at 13:10

Well now I know where St Asaph is on the map.

Uther · 14 Mar 2012 at 13:13

I'd never heard of St Asaph...

Cosimo · 14 Mar 2012 at 13:18

Uther said:
I'd never heard of St Asaph...

You have now:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?rls=c...code_result&ct=title&resnum=2&ved=0CEwQ8gEwAQ

It's rather a big place.

Nightglow · 14 Mar 2012 at 13:19

St Asaph only has around 3,400 inhabitants, so a very small city. :eek:

alx · 14 Mar 2012 at 13:21

You learn something new every day!

Also, in before the first "It's spelt CITIES" comment

peterattheboro · 14 Mar 2012 at 13:21

St Asaph: Population 3,500.
Middlesbrough: Population 150,000.

St Asaph is now a city and Middlesbrough isn't. Just lol.

(Yes Middlesbrough is a ****hole etc)

Nitefly · 14 Mar 2012 at 13:22

When the dentists in St Asaph hear of this news... who will they ring?! :eek:

Nightglow · 14 Mar 2012 at 13:22

Did notice, but it was too late to correct, but I'm sure some nice mod will correct my typo Alx.

Uther · 14 Mar 2012 at 13:23

peterattheboro said:
St Asaph: Population 3,500.
Middlesbrough: Population 150,000.

St Asaph is now a city and Middlesbrough isn't. Just lol.

(Yes Middlesbrough is a ****hole etc)

I think more people live in my village than St Asaph!
Its all a bit strange. :confused:

Cosimo · 14 Mar 2012 at 13:23

peterattheboro said:
(Yes Middlesbrough is a ****hole etc)

.... and that is the reason why it isn't.

quickshot89 · 14 Mar 2012 at 13:28

I thought a City had to have a cathedral to be classed as a city? Or was that just lies from the RC high school i went to?

King Damager · 14 Mar 2012 at 13:33

Woo go Chelmsford! (Had a Cathedral for years)

kd

TheMightyTen · 14 Mar 2012 at 13:34

quickshot89 said:
I thought a City had to have a cathedral to be classed as a city? Or was that just lies from the RC high school i went to?

Not since Birmingham in the late 1880s (They, however, changed the church to a cathedral designation in the early 1900s), a City is created by Royal Appointment and really means nothing.

Pudney · 14 Mar 2012 at 13:35

quickshot89 said:
I thought a City had to have a cathedral to be classed as a city? Or was that just lies from the RC high school i went to?

It used to be a rule removed during the industrial revolution I believe due to the increased importance of places like Liverpool and Sheffield.

Edit: or maybe it was Birmingham's fault actually, TheMightyTen has just jogged my memory.

PermaBanned · 14 Mar 2012 at 13:35

simulatorman said:
You have now:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?rls=c...code_result&ct=title&resnum=2&ved=0CEwQ8gEwAQ

It's rather a big place.

Great, now where to visit? The water purification plant or the hospital...?

peterattheboro · 14 Mar 2012 at 13:36

Even so... Boro has a cathedral, a local airport, a massive hospital, a large football team, a decent population covering a large area. Boro should have been classed as a City years ago.

Needs a river aswell? We have that too!

Guerrilla · 14 Mar 2012 at 13:37

But everyone hates us

iamtheoneneo · 14 Mar 2012 at 13:38

no cathedral - no city. IMO.

rG-tom · 14 Mar 2012 at 13:39

peterattheboro said:
Even so... Boro has a cathedral, a local airport, a massive hospital, a large football team, a decent population covering a large area. Boro should have been classed as a City years ago.

Needs a river aswell? We have that too!

what's decent about boro's population? everyone i've ever met from there has been a complete ****