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Rayleigh
City population
32,380
#379
in United Kingdom
#329
in England
#16,851
worldwide
51.586, 0.605 · 51 km from London
About Rayleigh
Rayleigh is a city in England, United Kingdom with a population of 32,380. It is the 379th largest of the 794 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United Kingdom, and the 16,851st largest worldwide. It lies 51 km from London.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#329of 679
Coordinates
51.586, 0.605
Record updated
6 April 2026
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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