List of twin towns and sister cities in the United Kingdom
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This is a list of places in the United Kingdom having standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (though other terms, such as "partner towns" or "sister cities" are sometimes used instead), and while most of the places included are towns, the list also includes villages, cities, districts, counties, etc. with similar links.
England
Northern Ireland
Antrim and Newtownabbey
Ards and North Down
Virginia Beach, United States
Armagh
Razgrad, Bulgaria
Ballymena
Ballymoney
Ballynahinch
Lamorlaye, France
Banbridge
Ruelle-sur-Touvre, France
Bangor
Belfast
Carrickfergus
Coleraine
La Roche-sur-Yon, France
Cookstown
Craigavon
LaGrange, United States
Downpatrick
Bezons, France
Dromore
Drumore Township, United States
Enniskillen terminated its twinning.
Larne
Clover, United States
Limavady
Newcastle
New Ross, Ireland
Newry, Mourne and Down
Newtownards
Kemi, Finland
Omagh terminated its twinning.
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