Manchester and Salford are two cities whose boundries touch.
The distance between Antananarivo and London the two capital cities of Madagascar and UK is 9.071.707,31 meters. If this is calculated between the two closest points [Southeast UK - Beachy Head and Northwest Madagascar] then the distance is 8.406.922,56.
Manchester and Salford touch for miles. Leeds and Bradford (i think) or it could be Preston and Blackburn (which do not touch at all)
In Australia, Canberra and Sydney are the two closest capital cities.
Some of the cities residing next to Evesham in Worcestershire, UK are as follows: (first is the closest, second is next closest etc.) Badsey, South Littleton, Harvington, Broadway and Pershore.
Closest to what?
The Sahara is the closest major desert to the UK.
Norway is the Scandinavian country closest to the United Kingdom. The distance between the two countries at their closest points is about 300 miles.
The A1 in UK goes between London and Edinburgh.
Toulouse, Carcassonne, Perpignan, Narbonne are the French large cities closest to Barcelona, Spain.
Cities closest to the Pennines include Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, and Bradford. These cities are located near the eastern side of the Pennines mountain range in England.
There are many castles WITHIN the UK
Dover and Calais are only about 21 miles apart. This is the point where the two countries are closest.