List of ceremonial counties of England by area
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See List of non-metropolitan counties of England by area for a list that does not include metropolitan counties or unitary authorities.
This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Area.
| Rank | County | Area km² | Area sq mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Yorkshire | 8,654 | 3,340 |
| 2 | Lincolnshire | 6,959 | 2,686 |
| 3 | Cumbria | 6,768 | 2,612 |
| 4 | Devon | 6,707 | 2,589 |
| 5 | Norfolk | 5,371 | 2,073 |
| 6 | Northumberland | 5,013 | 1,935 |
| 7 | Somerset | 4,171 | 1,610 |
| 8 | Suffolk | 3,801 | 1,467 |
| 9 | Hampshire | 3,769 | 1,455 |
| 10 | Kent | 3,736 | 1,442 |
| 11 | Essex | 3,670 | 1,417 |
| 12 | Cornwall | 3,563 | 1,375 |
| 13 | Shropshire† | 3,487 | 1,346 |
| 14 | Wiltshire | 3,485 | 1,345 |
| 15 | Cambridgeshire | 3,389 | 1,308 |
| 16 | Gloucestershire | 3,150 | 1,216 |
| 17 | Lancashire | 3,075 | 1,187 |
| 18 | Staffordshire | 2,713 | 1,047 |
| 19 | County Durham | 2,676 | 1,033 |
| 20 | Dorset | 2,653 | 1,024 |
| 21 | Derbyshire | 2,625 | 1,013 |
| 22 | Oxfordshire | 2,605 | 1,006 |
| 23 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 2,479 | 957 |
| 24 | Northamptonshire | 2,364 | 913 |
| 25 | Cheshire | 2,343 | 904 |
| 26 | Herefordshire | 2,180 | 841 |
| 27 | Nottinghamshire | 2,160 | 834 |
| 28 | Leicestershire | 2,156 | 832 |
| 29 | West Yorkshire | 2,029 | 783 |
| 30 | West Sussex | 1,991 | 769 |
| 31 | Warwickshire | 1,975 | 762 |
| 32 | Buckinghamshire | 1,874 | 723 |
| 33 | East Sussex | 1,792 | 692 |
| 34 | Worcestershire | 1,741 | 672 |
| 35 | Surrey | 1,663 | 642 |
| 36 | Hertfordshire | 1,643 | 634 |
| 37 | Greater London | 1,577 | 609 |
| 38 | South Yorkshire | 1,552 | 599 |
| 39 | Greater Manchester | 1,276 | 493 |
| 40 | Berkshire | 1,262 | 487 |
| 41 | Bedfordshire | 1,235 | 477 |
| 42 | West Midlands | 902 | 348 |
| 43 | Merseyside | 645 | 249 |
| 44 | Tyne and Wear | 540 | 208 |
| 45 | Rutland | 382 | 147.5 |
| 46 | Isle of Wight | 380 | 146.7 |
| 47 | Bristol | 110 | 42 |
| 48 | City of London | 2.6 | 1.0 |
†Shropshire is the largest county without a coastline
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Area measurement of land area only (to mean high water mark and excluding inland water features larger than 1km²). Office for National Statistics, UK Standard Area Measurements (SAM) as at 31/12/05, published July 2007 [1]. Consult the main article for a definition of the areas included in each county.
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