This is a list of places in England which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
A Abingdon-on-Thames
Argentan, France Lucca, Italy Schongau, Germany Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Adur
Riom, France Żywiec, Poland
Alcester Vallet, France
Alnwick
Lagny-sur-Marne, France Time, Norway Voerde, Germany
Alton
Montecchio Maggiore, Italy Pertuis, France
Alveston Courville-sur-Eure, France
Amber Valley
Blackstone Valley, United States Głogów, Poland Laholm, Sweden
Amersham
Bensheim, Germany Krynica-Zdrój, Poland
Ampthill Nissan-lez-Enserune, France
Andover
Andover, United States Goch, Germany Redon, France
Ashburton Cléder, France
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Evans, United States Pithiviers, France
Ashford
Bad Münstereifel, Germany Fougères, France Hopewell, United States
Ashington Remscheid, Germany
Ashton-under-Lyne Chaumont, France
Aylesbury Bourg-en-Bresse, France
B Ba Baldock
Eisenberg, Germany Sanvignes-les-Mines, France
Banbury
Ermont, France Hennef, Germany
Bardsey cum Rigton Kisdorf, Germany
Barking and Dagenham
Tczew, Poland Witten, Germany
Barnet
Chaville, France Montclair, United States Morphou, Cyprus Pokhara, Nepal Le Raincy, France Ramat Gan, Israel Siegen-Wittgenstein (district), Germany Tempelhof-Schöneberg (Berlin), Germany
Barnsley
Horlivka, Ukraine Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
Barnstaple
Barnstable, United States Harstad, Norway Susa, Italy Trouville-sur-Mer, France Uelzen, Germany
Barrow upon Soar Marans, France
Basildon
Heiligenhaus, Germany Meaux, France
Basingstoke and Deane
Alençon, France Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium Euskirchen, Germany
Bassetlaw
Aurillac, France Farmers Branch, United States Garbsen, Germany Pfungstadt, Germany
Bath
Aix-en-Provence, France Alkmaar, Netherlands Beppu, Japan Braunschweig, Germany Kaposvár, Hungary Northern Beaches, Australia
Batheaston Oudon, France
Bathford Artannes-sur-Indre, France
Battle Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France
Be–Bo Beaminster Saint-James, France
Beccles Petit-Couronne, France
Bedford
Bamberg, Germany Rovigo, Italy Włocławek, Poland
Belper Pawtucket, United States
Beverley
Lemgo, Germany Nogent-sur-Oise, France
Bewdley
Fort-Mahon-Plage, France Vellmar, Germany
Bexley
Arnsberg, Germany Évry-Courcouronnes, France
Bidford-on-Avon Ebsdorfergrund, Germany
Biddulph Fusignano, Italy
Bideford
Landivisiau, France Manteo, United States
Biggleswade Erlensee, Germany
Bilbrook Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin, France
Billericay
Billerica, United States Chauvigny, France Fishers, United States
Birchington La Chapelle-d'Armentières, France
Birmingham
Chicago, United States Frankfurt am Main, Germany Guangzhou, China Johannesburg, South Africa Leipzig, Germany Lyon, France Milan, Italy Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Birstall Rixensart, Belgium
Blackburn
Altena, Germany Péronne, France Tarnów, Poland
Blackpool
Bottrop, Germany Sanya, China
Blyth Solingen, Germany
Bodmin
Bad Bederkesa (Geestland), Germany Grass Valley, United States Le Relecq-Kerhuon, France
Bognor Regis
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France Trebbin, Germany Weil am Rhein, Germany
Bolton
Le Mans, France Paderborn, Germany
Bournemouth
Lucerne, Switzerland Netanya, Israel
Br Brackley
Montabaur, Germany Les Pavillons-sous-Bois, France
Bracknell Leverkusen, Germany
Bradford
Galway, Ireland Hamm, Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany Roubaix, France Skopje, North Macedonia Verviers, Belgium
Bradley Stoke Champs-sur-Marne, France
Bradninch Landunvez, France
Brampton
Berry-Bouy, France Marmagne, France
Brent South Dublin, Ireland
Brentwood
Montbazon, France Roth (district), Germany
Bridgnorth
Schrobenhausen, Germany Thiers, France
Bridgwater
La Ciotat, France Homberg, Germany Marsa, Malta Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic
Bridlington Millau, France
Bridport Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, France
Brighouse Lüdenscheid, Germany
Bristol
Beira, Mozambique Bordeaux, France Guangzhou, China Hanover, Germany Porto, Portugal Puerto Morazán, Nicaragua Tbilisi, Georgia
Broadstairs and St Peter's Wattignies, France
Bromley Neuwied, Germany
Bromsgrove
Gronau, Germany Saint-Sauveur-Lendelin, France
Bromyard Athis-Val de Rouvre, France
Broxtowe Gütersloh, Germany
Brundall Maurecourt, France
Bu Buckingham
Mouvaux, France Neukirchen-Vluyn, Germany
Bude-Stratton Ergué-Gabéric, France
Buntingford
Luynes, France Ólvega, Spain
Burgess Hill
Abbeville, France Schmallenberg, Germany
Burham L'Épine, France
Burnley Vitry-sur-Seine, France
Burton Latimer Altendiez, Germany
Burton upon Trent
Elkhart, United States Lingen, Germany
Bury
Angoulême, France Datong, China Schorndorf, Germany Tulle, France Woodbury, United States
Bury St Edmunds
Compiègne, France Kevelaer, Germany
Buxton
Bad Nauheim, Germany Oignies, France
C Ca Calderdale
County Mayo, Ireland Musoma, Tanzania Strakonice, Czech Republic
Callington
Barsbüttel, Germany Guipavas, France
Caddington Oststeinbek, Germany
Calne
Caln Township, United States Charlieu, France Eningen unter Achalm, Germany
Calstock Saint-Thuriau, France
Camborne Sainte-Anne-d'Auray, France
Cambridge
Heidelberg, Germany Szeged, Hungary
Cannock Chase
Datteln, Germany Western Springs, United States
Canterbury
Bloomington, United States Esztergom, Hungary
Normal, United States Reims, France
Vladimir, Russia
Carlisle
Flensburg, Germany Słupsk, Poland
Cawsand Porspoder, France
Ch Chard
Helmstedt, Germany Morangis, France Șeica Mare, Romania
Cheddar
Felsberg, Germany Vernouillet, France
Chelmsford
Annonay, France Backnang, Germany Wuxi, China
Cheltenham
Annecy, France Cheltenham, United States Göttingen, Germany
Weihai, China
Chesham
Archena, Spain Friedrichsdorf, Germany Houilles, France
Chester
Lörrach, Germany Senigallia, Italy Sens, France
Chesterfield
Darmstadt, Germany Troyes, France Tsumeb, Namibia Yangquan, China
Chichester
Chartres, France Ravenna, Italy Speyer, Germany
Chipping Sodbury Cesson, France
Christchurch
Aalen, Germany Christchurch, New Zealand Saint-Lô, France Tatabánya, Hungary
Ci–Cr Cirencester
Itzehoe, Germany Saint-Genis-Laval, France
Cleethorpes Königswinter, Germany
Clevedon
Épernay, France Ettlingen, Germany Middelkerke, Belgium
Coalville Romans-sur-Isère, France
Cockermouth Marvejols, France
Codsall Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin, France
Colchester
Avignon, France Imola, Italy Wetzlar, Germany Yangzhou, China
Coleshill Chassieu, France
Colney Heath Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon, France
Congleton Trappes, France
Coniston
Fonteno, Italy Illiers-Combray, France Riva di Solto, Italy Solto Collina, Italy
Constantine Pont-Croix, France
Corby
Châtellerault, France Shijiazhuang, China Velbert, Germany
Corsham Jargeau, France
Coventry
Arnhem, Netherlands Belgrade, Serbia Bologna, Italy Cork, Ireland Cornwall, Canada Coventry, Connecticut, United States Coventry, New York, United States Coventry, Rhode Island, United States Dresden, Germany Galați, Romania Granby, Canada Graz, Austria Jinan, China Kecskemét, Hungary Kiel, Germany Kingston, Jamaica Lidice, Czech Republic Ostrava, Czech Republic Parkes, Australia Saint-Étienne, France Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Windsor, Canada
Crawley Dorsten, Germany
Crewe
Bischofsheim, Germany Dzierżoniów, Poland Mâcon, France
Crowborough
Horwich, England, United Kingdom Montargis, France
Croydon Arnhem, Netherlands
D Dacorum Neu-Isenburg, Germany
Dalton-in-Furness Dalton, United States
Darley Dale Veuzain-sur-Loire, France
Darlington
Amiens, France Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
Dartford
Gravelines, France Hanau, Germany Namyangju, South Korea Tallinn, Estonia
Dawlish Carhaix-Plouguer, France
Denton
Kierspe, Germany Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
Derby
Hebron, Palestine Osnabrück, Germany
Derbyshire
Toyota, Japan Yangpu (Shanghai), China
Desborough is a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union. Desborough also has one other twin town.
Charter of European Rural Communities Bienvenida, Spain Bièvre, Belgium Bucine, Italy Cashel, Ireland Cissé, France Esch (Haaren), Netherlands Hepstedt, Germany Ibănești, Romania Kandava (Tukums), Latvia Kannus, Finland Kolindros, Greece Lassee, Austria Medzev, Slovakia Næstved, Denmark Nagycenk, Hungary Nadur, Malta Ockelbo, Sweden Pano Lefkara, Cyprus Põlva, Estonia Samuel (Soure), Portugal Starý Poddvorov, Czech Republic Strzyżów, Poland Svoge, Bulgaria Tisno, Croatia Troisvierges, Luxembourg Žagarė (Joniškis), Lithuania Other Neuville-de-Poitou, France
Devizes
Mayenne, France Oamaru (Waitaki), New Zealand Tornio, Finland Waiblingen, Germany
Didcot
Meylan, France Planegg, Germany
Ditton Rang-du-Fliers, France
Doncaster
Camden, England, United Kingdom Gliwice, Poland Herten, Germany Wilmington, United States
Dorchester
Bayeux, France Lübbecke, Germany
Dover
Calais, France Split, Croatia
Drayton Lesparre-Médoc, France
Driffield Saint-Affrique, France
Droitwich Spa
Bad Ems, Germany Voiron, France
Dronfield Sindelfingen, Germany
Droylsden Villemomble, France
Dukinfield Champagnole, France
Dunstable
Bourgoin-Jallieu, France Porz (Cologne), Germany
Durham
Alcalá de Guadaíra, Spain Banská Bystrica, Slovakia Durham, United States Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, Hungary Nakskov (Lolland), Denmark Somme, France Tübingen, Germany Wesel (district), Germany
Dursley Bovenden, Germany
E Ealing
Bielany (Warsaw), Poland Marcq-en-Barœul, France Steinfurt (district), Germany
East Bergholt Barbizon, France
East Cambridgeshire Kempen, Germany
East Grinstead
Bourg-de-Péage, France Mindelheim, Germany Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain Schwaz, Austria Verbania, Italy
East Hendred Sarceaux, France
East Hoathly with Halland Juziers, France
East Sussex
Essonne, France Pinneberg (district), Germany
Eastleigh
Kornwestheim, Germany Temple Terrace, United States Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
Eastwood Szolnok, Hungary
Edenbridge Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
Elland Riorges, France
Ellesmere Port Reutlingen, Germany
Elstree and Borehamwood
Fontenay-aux-Roses, France Offenburg, Germany
Ely Esbjerg, Denmark
Enfield
Chalandri, Greece Courbevoie, France Gladbeck, Germany Sarıyer, Turkey
Epsom and Ewell Chantilly, France
Evesham
Dreux, France Evesham, United States Melsungen, Germany
Exeter
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany Rennes, France Terracina, Italy
Exmouth
Dinan, France Langerwehe, Germany
Eye Pouzauges, France
F Falmouth
Douarnenez, France Rotenburg (district), Germany
Fareham
Pulheim, Germany Vannes, France
Faringdon Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe, France
Farnham Andernach, Germany
Faversham Hazebrouck, France
Felixstowe
Salzwedel, Germany Wesel, Germany
Fenland
Nettetal, Germany Sunshine Coast, Australia
Feock Hôpital-Camfrout, France
Filton
Saint-Vallier, France Witzenhausen, Germany
Folkestone
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France Étaples, France
Fordingbridge Vimoutiers, France
Forest Row Milly-la-Forêt, France
Frome
Château-Gontier, France Murrhardt, Germany Rabka-Zdrój, Poland
G Gateshead
Komatsu, Japan Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, France
Glastonbury
Lalibela, Ethiopia Patmos, Greece
Glossop Bad Vilbel, Germany
Gloucester
Metz, France Trier, Germany
Godalming
Joigny, France Mayen, Germany
Godmanchester
Gubbio, Italy Salon-de-Provence, France Szentendre, Hungary Wertheim, Germany
Grantham Sankt Augustin, Germany
Gravesham
Cambrai, France Chesterfield County, United States Jalandhar, India