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zeristor
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Four strange places to see London's Roman Wall
What about Southwark?
That has a cathedral too.
globular-toast
56 days ago
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A cathedral is neither necessary nor sufficient for city status. City status in the UK is given by the monarch and that's all there is to it. Cambridge is a city without a cathedral and Bury St Edmunds is a town with a cathedral.
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Indeed. Southend got city status mostly because their MP was murdered.
zeristor
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As is Southwell.
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That has a cathedral too.