List of English districts by area

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This is a list of districts of England ordered by area, according to Standard Area Measurements published by the Office for National Statistics.[1] The area is defined as 'area to mean high water excluding inland water'.[2]

Rank District Area km2 Area mi2 Type Ceremonial county
1 North Yorkshire 8,037 3,103 Unitary North Yorkshire
2 Northumberland[3] 5,020 1,940 Unitary Northumberland
3 Westmorland and Furness 3,756 1,450 Unitary Cumbria
4 Cornwall 3,545 1,369 Unitary Cornwall
5 Somerset 3,450 1,330 Unitary Somerset
6 Wiltshire 3,255 1,257 Unitary Wiltshire
7 Shropshire 3,197 1,234 Unitary Shropshire
8 Cumberland 3,012 1,163 Unitary Cumbria
9 Dorset 2,491 962 Unitary Dorset
10 East Riding of Yorkshire 2,404 928 Unitary East Riding of Yorkshire
11 County Durham 2,226 859 Unitary County Durham
12 Herefordshire 2,180 840 Unitary Herefordshire
13 East Lindsey 1,767 682 District Lincolnshire
14 Buckinghamshire 1,565 604 Unitary Buckinghamshire
15 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 1,440 560 Borough Norfolk
16 West Northamptonshire 1,377 532 Unitary Northamptonshire
17 Breckland 1,305 504 District Norfolk
18 East Suffolk 1,261 487 District Suffolk
19 Cheshire East 1,166 450 Unitary Cheshire
20 Cotswold 1,165 450 District Gloucestershire
21 West Devon 1,160 450 Borough Devon
22 West Lindsey 1,156 446 District Lincolnshire
23 North Devon 1,086 419 District Devon
24 West Suffolk 1,035 400 District Suffolk
25 North Northamptonshire 987 381 Unitary Northamptonshire
26 Torridge 984 380 District Devon
27 Stratford-on-Avon 978 378 District Warwickshire
28 North Norfolk 966 373 District Norfolk
29 South Kesteven 943 364 District Lincolnshire
30 North Kesteven 922 356 District Lincolnshire
31 Cheshire West and Chester 920 360 Unitary Cheshire
32 Mid Devon 913 353 District Devon
33 South Norfolk 908 351 District Norfolk
34 Huntingdonshire 906 350 District Cambridgeshire
35 South Cambridgeshire 902 348 District Cambridgeshire
36 South Hams 887 342 District Devon
37 Mid Suffolk 871 336 District Suffolk
38 North Lincolnshire 847 327 Unitary, borough Lincolnshire
39 Wealden 833 322 District East Sussex
40 East Devon 814 314 District Devon
41 Derbyshire Dales 792 306 District Derbyshire
42 Chichester 786 303 District West Sussex
43 New Forest 752 290 District Hampshire
44 South Holland 750 290 District Lincolnshire
45 Central Bedfordshire 716 276 Unitary Bedfordshire
46 West Oxfordshire 714 276 District Oxfordshire
47 West Berkshire 704 272 Unitary Berkshire
48 South Oxfordshire 678 262 District Oxfordshire
49 Teignbridge 674 260 District Devon
50 Wychavon 664 256 District Worcestershire
51 Winchester 661 255 City Hampshire
52 Newark and Sherwood 651 251 District Nottinghamshire
53 East Cambridgeshire 651 251 District Cambridgeshire
54 Uttlesford 641 247 District Essex
55 Bassetlaw 638 246 District Nottinghamshire
56 Basingstoke and Deane 634 245 Borough Hampshire
57 Test Valley 628 242 Borough Hampshire
58 Braintree 612 236 District Essex
59 Stafford 598 231 District Staffordshire
60 Babergh 594 229 District Suffolk
61 Harborough 592 229 District Leicestershire
62 Cherwell 589 227 District Oxfordshire
63 Ribble Valley 583 225 Borough Lancashire
64 Ashford 581 224 Borough Kent
65 Vale of White Horse 578 223 District Oxfordshire
66 Malvern Hills 577 223 District Worcestershire
67 Staffordshire Moorlands 576 222 District Staffordshire
68 Doncaster 568 219 Metropolitan borough, city (2022) South Yorkshire
69 Lancaster 567 219 City (1937) Lancashire
70 Broadland 552 213 District Norfolk
71 Leeds 552 213 Metropolitan borough, city (1893) West Yorkshire
72 Fenland 546 211 District Cambridgeshire
73 High Peak 539 208 Borough Derbyshire
74 Horsham 530 200 District West Sussex
75 Forest of Dean 526 203 District Gloucestershire
76 East Hampshire 514 198 District Hampshire
77 Rother 509 197 District East Sussex
78 South Gloucestershire 497 192 Unitary Gloucestershire
79 Melton 481 186 Borough Leicestershire
80 Bedford 476 184 Unitary, borough Bedfordshire
81 East Hertfordshire[4] 476 184 District Hertfordshire
82 Stroud 461 178 District Gloucestershire
83 Tewkesbury 414 160 Borough Gloucestershire
84 Rushcliffe 409 158 Borough Nottinghamshire
85 Kirklees 409 158 Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire
86 South Staffordshire 407 157 District Staffordshire
87 Maidstone 393 152 Borough Kent
88 East Staffordshire 387 149 Borough Staffordshire
89 Rutland 382 147 Unitary Rutland
90 Isle of Wight 380 150 Unitary Isle of Wight
91 North Hertfordshire 375 145 District Hertfordshire
92 North Somerset 374 144 Unitary Somerset
93 Swale 373 144 Borough Kent
94 Sevenoaks 369 142 District Kent
95 Sheffield 368 142 Metropolitan borough, city (1893) South Yorkshire
96 Bradford 366 141 Metropolitan borough, city (1897) West Yorkshire
97 Boston 364 141 Borough Lincolnshire
98 Calderdale 364 141 Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire
99 Maldon 358 138 District Essex
100 Folkestone and Hythe 357 138 District Kent
101 Rugby 351 136 Borough Warwickshire
102 West Lancashire 347 134 District Lancashire
103 Bath and North East Somerset 346 134 Unitary Somerset
104 Waverley 345 133 Borough Surrey
105 Peterborough 343 132 Unitary, city (1541) Cambridgeshire
106 Epping Forest 339 131 District Essex
107 Chelmsford 339 131 City (2012)[5] Essex
108 Wakefield 339 131 Metropolitan borough, city (1888) West Yorkshire
109 South Derbyshire 338 131 District Derbyshire
110 Tendring 336 130 District Essex
111 Mid Sussex 334 129 District West Sussex
112 Tunbridge Wells 331 128 Borough Kent
113 Lichfield 331 128 District Staffordshire
114 Barnsley 329 127 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire
115 Colchester 328 127 Borough Essex
116 Dover 315 122 District Kent
117 Canterbury 309 119 City Kent
118 Milton Keynes 309 119 Unitary, borough, city Buckinghamshire
119 Hinckley and Bosworth 297 115 Borough Leicestershire
120 Lewes 292 113 District East Sussex
121 Telford and Wrekin 290 110 Unitary, borough Shropshire
122 Rotherham 287 111 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire
123 North Warwickshire 284 110 Borough Warwickshire
124 Warwick 283 109 District Warwickshire
125 Wyre 282 109 Borough Lancashire
126 North West Leicestershire 279 108 District Leicestershire
127 Charnwood 279 108 Borough Leicestershire
128 North East Derbyshire 276 107 District Derbyshire
129 York 272 105 Unitary, city North Yorkshire
130 Guildford 271 105 Borough Surrey
131 Birmingham 268 103 Metropolitan borough, city (1889) West Midlands
132 Amber Valley 265 102 Borough Derbyshire
133 Mole Valley 258 100 District Surrey
134 Tandridge 248 96 District Surrey
135 Redcar and Cleveland 245 95 Unitary, borough North Yorkshire
136 Tonbridge and Malling 240 93 Borough Kent
137 Swindon 230 89 Unitary, borough Wiltshire
138 Arun 221 85 District West Sussex
139 Bromsgrove 217 84 District Worcestershire
140 Hart 215 83 District Hampshire
141 Dacorum 212 82 Borough Hertfordshire
142 Newcastle-under-Lyme 211 81 Borough Staffordshire
143 Stockton-on-Tees 205 79 Unitary, borough Durham and North Yorkshire
144 Chorley 203 78 Borough Lancashire
145 Darlington 197 76 Unitary, borough Durham
146 Windsor and Maidenhead 197 76 Unitary, Royal Borough Berkshire
147 Wyre Forest 195 75 District Worcestershire
148 Medway 194 75 Unitary, borough Kent
149 North East Lincolnshire 193 75 Unitary, borough Lincolnshire
150 Wigan 188 73 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
151 Warrington 181 70 Unitary, borough Cheshire
152 Wokingham 179 69 Unitary, borough Berkshire
153 Solihull 178 69 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
154 Great Yarmouth 174 67 Borough Norfolk
155 Pendle 169 65 Borough Lancashire
156 Rochford 167 64 District Essex
157 Fylde 166 64 Borough Lancashire
158 Thurrock 164 63 Unitary, borough Essex
159 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 162 63 Unitary Dorset
160 St Albans 161 62 City (1877) Hertfordshire
161 Wirral 161 62 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
162 Bolsover 160 62 District Derbyshire
163 Rochdale 158 61 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
164 Sefton 157 61 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
165 Brentwood 153 59 Borough Essex
166 Bromley 150 58 London borough Greater London
167 Oldham 142 55 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
168 Gateshead[3] 142 55 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear
169 Preston 142 55 City (2002) Lancashire
170 Bolton 140 54 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
171 Rossendale 138 53 Borough Lancashire
172 Sunderland 137 53 Metropolitan borough, city (1992) Tyne and Wear
173 Blackburn with Darwen 137 53 Unitary, borough Lancashire
174 St Helens 136 53 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
175 Blaby 130 50 District Leicestershire
176 Welwyn Hatfield 130 50 District Hertfordshire
177 Reigate and Banstead 129 50 Borough Surrey
178 Stockport 126 49 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
179 Gedling 120 46 Borough Nottinghamshire
180 Hillingdon 116 45 London borough Greater London
181 Manchester 116 45 Metropolitan borough, city (1853) Greater Manchester
182 Newcastle upon Tyne 113 44 Metropolitan borough, city (1882) Tyne and Wear
183 South Ribble 113 44 Borough Lancashire
184 Havering 112 43 London borough Greater London
185 Liverpool 112 43 Metropolitan borough, city (1880) Merseyside
186 Burnley 111 43 Borough Lancashire
187 Basildon 110 42 District Essex
188 Bristol 110 42 Unitary, city (1542) Bristol
189 Erewash 110 42 Borough Derbyshire
190 Ashfield 110 42 District Nottinghamshire
191 Bracknell Forest 109 42 Unitary, borough Berkshire
192 Trafford 106 41 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
193 Walsall 104 40 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
194 Thanet 104 40 District Kent
195 Tameside 103 40 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
196 Hertsmere 101 39 Borough Hertfordshire
197 Bury 99 38 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
198 Gravesham 99 38 Borough Kent
199 Coventry 99 38 Metropolitan borough, city (1345) West Midlands
200 Dudley 98 38 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
201 Salford 97 37 Metropolitan borough, city (1926) Greater Manchester
202 Surrey Heath 95 37 Borough Surrey
203 Elmbridge 95 37 Borough Surrey
204 Hartlepool 94 36 Unitary, borough Durham
205 Stoke-on-Trent 93 36 Unitary, city (1925) Staffordshire
206 Three Rivers 89 34 District Hertfordshire
207 Barnet 87 34 London borough Greater London
208 Knowsley 87 34 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
209 Croydon 86 33 London borough Greater London
210 Sandwell 86 33 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
211 Brighton & Hove 83 32 Unitary, city (2000) East Sussex
212 North Tyneside 82 32 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear
213 Enfield 81 31 London borough Greater London
214 Broxtowe 80 31 Borough Nottinghamshire
215 Plymouth 80 31 Unitary, city (1928) Devon
216 Eastleigh 80 31 Borough Hampshire
217 Halton 79 31 Unitary, borough Cheshire
218 Nuneaton and Bedworth 79 31 Borough Warwickshire
219 Cannock Chase 79 31 District Staffordshire
220 Runnymede 78 30 Borough Surrey
221 Derby 78 30 Unitary, city (1977) Derbyshire
222 Mansfield 77 30 District Nottinghamshire
223 Nottingham 75 29 Unitary, city (1897) Nottinghamshire
224 Fareham 74 29 Borough Hampshire
225 Leicester 73 28 Unitary, city (1919) Leicestershire
226 Hyndburn 73 28 Borough Lancashire
227 Dartford 73 28 Borough Kent
228 Kingston upon Hull 72 28 Unitary, city (1299) East Riding of Yorkshire
229 Wolverhampton 69 27 Metropolitan borough, city (2000) West Midlands
230 Chesterfield 66 25 Borough Derbyshire
231 South Tyneside 64 25 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear
232 Woking 64 25 Borough Surrey
233 Torbay 63 24 Unitary, borough Devon
234 Bexley 61 24 London borough Greater London
235 Richmond upon Thames 57 22 London borough Greater London
236 Redbridge 56 22 London borough Greater London
237 Hounslow 56 22 London borough Greater London
238 Havant 56 22 Borough Hampshire
239 Ealing 56 22 London borough Greater London
240 Redditch 54 21 Borough Worcestershire
241 Middlesbrough 54 21 Unitary, borough North Yorkshire
242 Broxbourne 51 20 Borough Hertfordshire
243 Harrow 50 19 London borough Greater London
244 Southampton 50 19 Unitary, city (1964) Hampshire
245 Greenwich 47 18 London borough Greater London
246 Exeter 47 18 City Devon
247 Cheltenham 47 18 Borough Gloucestershire
248 Oxford 46 18 City (1542) Oxfordshire
249 Crawley 45 17 Borough West Sussex
250 Spelthorne 45 17 Borough Surrey
251 Castle Point 45 17 Borough Essex
252 Eastbourne 44 17 Borough East Sussex
253 Sutton 44 17 London borough Greater London
254 Luton 43 17 Unitary, borough Bedfordshire
255 Brent 43 17 London borough Greater London
256 Adur 42 16 District West Sussex
257 Southend-on-Sea 42 16 Unitary, City (2022) Essex
258 Cambridge 41 16 City (1951) Cambridgeshire
259 Gloucester 41 16 City (1541) Gloucestershire
260 Reading 40 15 Unitary, borough Berkshire
261 Portsmouth 40 15 Unitary, city (1926) Hampshire
262 Ipswich 40 15 Borough Suffolk
263 Rushmoor 39 15 Borough Hampshire
264 Norwich 39 15 City (1195) Norfolk
265 Waltham Forest 39 15 London borough Greater London
266 Merton 38 15 London borough Greater London
267 Kingston upon Thames 37 14 London borough, Royal Borough Greater London
268 Newham 36 14 London borough Greater London
269 Barking and Dagenham 36 14 London borough Greater London
270 Lincoln 36 14 City Lincolnshire
271 Lewisham 35 14 London borough Greater London
272 Blackpool 35 14 Unitary, borough Lancashire
273 Wandsworth 34 13 London borough Greater London
274 Epsom and Ewell 34 13 Borough Surrey
275 Worcester 33 13 City (1189) Worcestershire
276 Slough 33 13 Unitary, borough Berkshire
277 Worthing 33 13 Borough West Sussex
278 Tamworth 31 12 Borough Staffordshire
279 Harlow 31 12 District Essex
280 Hastings 30 12 Borough East Sussex
281 Haringey 30 12 London borough Greater London
282 Southwark 29 11 London borough Greater London
283 Lambeth 27 10 London borough Greater London
284 Stevenage[4] 26 10 Borough Hertfordshire
285 Gosport 25 9.7 Borough Hampshire
286 Oadby and Wigston 24 9.3 Borough Leicestershire
287 Camden 22 8.5 London borough Greater London
288 Westminster 21 8.1 London borough, city (1540) Greater London
289 Watford 21 8.1 Borough Hertfordshire
290 Tower Hamlets 20 7.7 London borough Greater London
291 Hackney 19 7.3 London borough Greater London
292 Hammersmith and Fulham 16 6.2 London borough Greater London
293 Isles of Scilly 16 6.2 Unitary Cornwall
294 Islington 15 5.8 London borough Greater London
295 Kensington and Chelsea 12 4.6 London borough, Royal Borough Greater London
296 City of London 3 1.2 Unitary, city City of London

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Standard Area Measurements - 2023 User Guide". Open Geography Portal. Office for National Statistics. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "The Gateshead and Northumberland (Boundary Change) Order 2013. UKSI 2013/595". 12 March 2013.
  4. ^ a b "The East Hertfordshire and Stevenage (Boundary Change) Order 2013. UKSI 2013/596". 12 March 2013.
  5. ^ "No. 60167". The London Gazette. 11 June 2012. p. 11125.
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