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Gainsborough
City population
20,537
#594
in United Kingdom
#513
in England
#24,797
worldwide
53.383, -0.767 · 213 km from London
About Gainsborough
Gainsborough is a city in England, United Kingdom with a population of 20,537. It is the 594th largest of the 794 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United Kingdom, and the 24,797th largest worldwide. It lies 213 km from London.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#513of 679
Elevation
11 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/London
Coordinates
53.383, -0.767
Record updated
2026-04-11
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.
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