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Bishops Stortford
City population
40,915
#301
in United Kingdom
#261
in England
#13,689
worldwide
51.871, 0.159 · 45 km from London
About Bishops Stortford
Bishops Stortford is a city in England, United Kingdom with a population of 40,915. It is the 301st largest of the 794 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United Kingdom, and the 13,689th largest worldwide. It lies 45 km from London.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#261of 679
Elevation
70 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/London
Coordinates
51.871, 0.159
Record updated
2026-04-04
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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