United Kingdom — Regional Market Index
Phase C C3b: markets place-profile ISO grammar rename — 32 places to <cc>-<sub>-<place> (26 renamed in place, 6 moved in from flat-root topic-rm-*); redirects.yaml +32 entries; atlas-* index tables updated to new place slugs. Markets category migration COMPLETE (52 articles).
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ planning frameworks. ## Coverage by region **North of England** — markets across Yorkshire (Leeds secondary areas, Sheffield surrounds, [[york|York]]), the North West beyond Greater Manchester ([[warrington|Warrington]], Preston, Lancaster, Kendal), [[gb-eng-york|York]]), the North West beyond Greater Manchester ([[gb-eng-warrington|Warrington]], Preston, Lancaster, Kendal), the North East (Newcastle secondary areas, Sunderland, Durham), and Cumbria. **Midlands** — markets across the West Midlands beyond Birmingham's primary core (Coventry, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Solihull), and the East Midlands (Leicester surrounds, Derby, Nottingham secondary areas, Lincoln, [[northampton|Northampton]]). Derby, Nottingham secondary areas, Lincoln, [[gb-eng-northampton|Northampton]]). **East of England** — Cambridge secondary markets, Norwich, Ipswich, Chelmsford, Colchester, Peterborough. @@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ Peterborough. **Wales** — Cardiff secondary areas, Swansea, Newport, and the A55 corridor markets in North Wales. **Scotland** — Edinburgh secondary areas, Glasgow secondary markets, Aberdeen, [[inverness|Inverness]], **Scotland** — Edinburgh secondary areas, Glasgow secondary markets, Aberdeen, [[gb-sct-inverness|Inverness]], Perth, and Dundee. ## Sample markets | Market | Region | Population range | Notes | |---|---|---|---| | [[chester|Chester]] | North West | 120,000–140,000 | Retail park base; NHS trust; heritage city | | [[gb-eng-chester|Chester]] | North West | 120,000–140,000 | Retail park base; NHS trust; heritage city | | Inverness | Scotland | 70,000–90,000 | Highland capital; NHS Highland anchor; growing retail base | | Northampton | East Midlands | 230,000–260,000 | Logistics employment base; strong retail park inventory | | Warrington | North West | 210,000–230,000 | M6/M62 junction; major distribution and professional base |