If you live in Sheffield people will occasionally tell each other that it is the 4th largest city in the UK. Then you have to spent time trying to work out what the others are. Of course it depends where you draw the boundaries. But CityMayors.com provides this list:
| City | Population |
| London | 7,074,265 |
| Birmingham | 1,020,589 |
| Leeds | 726,939 |
| Glasgow | 616,430 |
| Sheffield | 530,375 |
| Bradford | 483,422 |
| Liverpool | 467,995 |
| Edinburgh | 448,850 |
| Manchester | 430,818 |
| Bristol | 399,633 |
Which i think goes to show that size isn’t everything. Incidentally, if you live in Sheffield and need reminding, there’s a list of good things about the city here
– 7.2% of Sheffield’s working population are employed in the creative industries, well above the national average of 4%
Sheffield is officially the safest city in the UK (according to Government statistics)
– One third of Sheffield is within the Peak District National Park (no other UK city has a national park within its boundary)
– Sheffield is England’s greenest city, containing 150 woodlands and 50 public parks
– Half of the City’s population live within 15 minutes of open countryside
– Sheffield offers the highest level of funding assistance anywhere in Europe for inward investors
And now Sheffield is lonesome for her heroes!