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Atherton
City population
22,000
#553
in United Kingdom
#475
in England
#23,520
worldwide
53.524, -2.494 · 275 km from London
About Atherton
Atherton is a city in England, United Kingdom with a population of 22,000. It is the 553rd largest of the 794 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United Kingdom, and the 23,520th largest worldwide. It lies 275 km from London.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#475of 679
Elevation
60 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/London
Coordinates
53.524, -2.494
Record updated
2026-04-10
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
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