It depends on whether you are talking about land area or population.
Carlisle is the largest English city by land area. 1039 sq km. The 69th largest city by land area in the world, but the city doesn't actually cover much of this area--it's mainly countryside.
London is largest in population. For purposes of Local Government, London is the 32 Boroughs of London, plus The City of London which is approximately one square mile in area and historically was the financial district of the city. The population of "London" as defined is about 7,200,000 making it far and away the largest populated city in England.
The best way of looking at this is biggest urban areas, the way cities are defined in the UK being very inconsistant with for instance the city of London only having a population of a few hundred, some suburbs being counted in the total for cities, others not, etc....
The list of biggest urban areas, as defined by government statistics, goes as follows:
1 Greater London 8,278,251
2 West Midlands (Birmingham) 2,284,093
3 Greater Manchester 2,240,230
4 West Yorkshire (Leeds) 1,499,465
5 Tyneside (Newcastle) 879,996
6 Liverpool 816,216
7 Nottingham 666,358
8 Sheffield 640,720
9 Bristol 551,066
10 Brighton 461,181
Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/What_are_the_Top_10_biggest_cities_in_england#ixzz1SqPsSBbI
The largest city in Britain is its capital London with a population of 9 million inhabitants
London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Bristol, Sheffield.
Birmingham.
London is the largest city in Britain.
London
London is the largest city and the capital.
The third largest city in the British Isles is Manchester, which is located in England. It is a major city known for its industrial heritage, cultural attractions, and vibrant music scene.
Birmingham.
Glasgow.
Birmingham it is.
Birmingham is the second largest city in Britain after London.
Yes. For quite a few centuries London Britain was the largest city in the world. Even now, it is still a major world city.
That would be London - with an estimated population of around 7 million.
London, with 7.5 million people.
Britain is the larger of the two main islands of the British Isles. There are over 1000 smaller islands. Britain contains England Wales and Scotland and London is a city in England which is also the capital city of The United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island.