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Bookmark & shareThe eclectic town that spawned Duran Duran deserves your exploration.
It may be aesthetically challenged but England's second-largest city has a lot to be proud of: a globe-spanning industrial legacy; the Mini; British pooch-pageant Crufts; more canals than Venice; and more curry joints than you can shake a naan at.
Fast Facts
Population
1,014,000
Currency
Name: Pound Sterling
Code: GBP
Symbol: £
Electrical Plugs
240V 50Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: English
Time Zones
GMT/UTC 0
Country Dialing Code
+44
Weights & Measures
Metric
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