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In general, the world considers a city to be a "very large town". In
the UK (and possibly other places) the concept of "city" has
specific connotations, namely the granting of Letters Patent by the
Crown (a cathedral is not a prerequisite, nor is it a guarantee of
city status!)<br>
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A similar system in the Netherlands dictates that The Hague is
technically only a village as it has never formally been granted the
right to call itself a town, let alone a city.<br>
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The Post Town (as used by Royal Mail) is one way of defining a
location, but there may be cases where Royal Mail disagrees with
local government and/or common usage.<br>
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On 08/05/2012 11:36, Philip Barnes wrote:
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believe there is an address locallity which can be used in
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<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px;
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city though? Isn't posttown more correct, not every address
contains the name of city. Mine for example, Shrewsbury. It is
a large town, but not a city. To be a city it would require a
cathedral.</p>
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