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]

More than 1,000 km2

Rank District Area km2 Area mi2 Type Ceremonial county
2 Northumberland[2] 5,020 1,940 Unitary Northumberland
4 Cornwall 3,545 1,369 Unitary Cornwall
6 Wiltshire 3,255 1,257 Unitary Wiltshire
7 Shropshire 3,197 1,234 Unitary Shropshire
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
8 Herefordshire 2,180 840 Unitary Herefordshire
9 Eden [convert: needs a number] District Cumbria
10 East Lindsey 1,767 682 District Lincolnshire
11 Buckinghamshire Unitary Buckinghamshire
12 South Lakeland [convert: needs a number] District Cumbria
13 Ryedale [convert: needs a number] District North Yorkshire
14 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 1,440 560 Borough Norfolk
15 Richmondshire [convert: needs a number] District North Yorkshire
16 Hambleton [convert: needs a number] District North Yorkshire
17 Harrogate [convert: needs a number] District North Yorkshire
18 Breckland 1,305 504 District Norfolk
18 East Suffolk 1,261 487 District Suffolk
20 Allerdale [convert: needs a number] Borough Cumbria
Somerset West and Taunton [convert: needs a number] District Somerset
22 Craven [convert: needs a number] District North Yorkshire
23 Cheshire East 1,166 450 Unitary Cheshire
24 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
Carlisle [convert: needs a number] City Cumbria
24 West Suffolk 1,035 400 District Suffolk

100–1,000 km2

Rank District Area km2 Area mi2 Type Ceremonial county
30 Torridge 984 380 District Devon
31 Stratford-on-Avon 978 378 District Warwickshire
32 North Norfolk 966 373 District Norfolk
33 South Somerset [convert: needs a number] District Somerset
34 South Kesteven 943 364 District Lincolnshire
35 North Kesteven 922 356 District Lincolnshire
36 Cheshire West and Chester 920 360 Unitary Cheshire
37 Mid Devon 913 353 District Devon
38 South Norfolk 908 351 District Norfolk
39 Huntingdonshire 906 350 District Cambridgeshire
40 South Cambridgeshire 902 348 District Cambridgeshire
41 South Hams 887 342 District Devon
42 Mid Suffolk 871 336 District Suffolk
43 North Lincolnshire 847 327 Unitary, borough Lincolnshire
44 Wealden 833 322 District East Sussex
45 Scarborough [convert: needs a number] Borough North Yorkshire
46 East Devon 814 314 District Devon
47 Derbyshire Dales 792 306 District Derbyshire
48 Chichester 786 303 District West Sussex
49 New Forest 752 290 District Hampshire
50 South Holland 750 290 District Lincolnshire
51 Mendip [convert: needs a number] District Somerset
52 Copeland [convert: needs a number] Borough Cumbria
53 Central Bedfordshire 716 276 Unitary Bedfordshire
54 West Oxfordshire 714 276 District Oxfordshire
55 West Berkshire 704 272 Unitary Berkshire
56 South Oxfordshire 678 262 District Oxfordshire
57 Teignbridge 674 260 District Devon
58 Wychavon 664 256 District Worcestershire
59 Daventry [convert: needs a number] District Northamptonshire
60 Winchester 661 255 City Hampshire
61 Newark and Sherwood 651 251 District Nottinghamshire
62 East Cambridgeshire 651 251 District Cambridgeshire
63 Uttlesford 641 247 District Essex
64 Bassetlaw 638 246 District Nottinghamshire
65 South Northamptonshire [convert: needs a number] District Northamptonshire
66 Basingstoke and Deane 634 245 Borough Hampshire
67 Test Valley 628 242 Borough Hampshire
68 Braintree 612 236 District Essex
69 Selby [convert: needs a number] District North Yorkshire
70 Stafford 598 231 District Staffordshire
71 Babergh 594 229 District Suffolk
72 Harborough 592 229 District Leicestershire
73 Cherwell 589 227 District Oxfordshire
74 Ribble Valley 583 225 Borough Lancashire
75 Ashford 581 224 Borough Kent
76 Vale of White Horse 578 223 District Oxfordshire
77 Malvern Hills 577 223 District Worcestershire
78 Staffordshire Moorlands 576 222 District Staffordshire
79 Lancaster 567 219 City (1937) Lancashire
80 Doncaster 568 219 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire
81 Sedgemoor [convert: needs a number] District Somerset
82 Broadland 552 213 District Norfolk
83 Leeds 552 213 Metropolitan borough, city (1893) West Yorkshire
84 Fenland 546 211 District Cambridgeshire
85 High Peak 539 208 Borough Derbyshire
86 Horsham 530 200 District West Sussex
87 Forest of Dean 526 203 District Gloucestershire
88 East Hampshire 514 198 District Hampshire
89 Rother 509 197 District East Sussex
90 East Northamptonshire [convert: needs a number] District Northamptonshire
91 South Gloucestershire 497 192 Unitary Gloucestershire
92 Melton 481 186 Borough Leicestershire
93 Bedford 476 184 Unitary, borough Bedfordshire
94 East Hertfordshire[3] 476 184 District Hertfordshire
95 Stroud 461 178 District Gloucestershire
96 Tewkesbury 414 160 Borough Gloucestershire
97 Rushcliffe 409 158 Borough Nottinghamshire
98 Kirklees 409 158 Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire
99 South Staffordshire 407 157 District Staffordshire
100 Maidstone 393 152 Borough Kent
101 East Staffordshire 387 149 Borough Staffordshire
102 Isle of Wight 380 150 Unitary Isle of Wight
103 Rutland 382 147 Unitary Rutland
104 North Hertfordshire 375 145 District Hertfordshire
105 North Somerset 374 144 Unitary Somerset
106 Swale 373 144 Borough Kent
107 Sevenoaks 369 142 District Kent
108 Sheffield 368 142 Metropolitan borough, city (1893) South Yorkshire
109 Bradford 366 141 Metropolitan borough, city (1897) West Yorkshire
110 Calderdale 364 141 Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire
111 Boston 364 141 Borough Lincolnshire
112 Maldon 358 138 District Essex
113 Folkestone and Hythe 357 138 District Kent
114 Rugby 351 136 Borough Warwickshire
115 West Lancashire 347 134 District Lancashire
116 Bath and North East Somerset 346 134 Unitary Somerset
117 Waverley 345 133 Borough Surrey
118 Peterborough 343 132 Unitary, city (1541) Cambridgeshire
119 Epping Forest 339 131 District Essex
120 Chelmsford 339 131 City (2012)[4] Essex
121 Wakefield 339 131 Metropolitan borough, city (1888) West Yorkshire
122 South Derbyshire 338 131 District Derbyshire
123 Tendring 336 130 District Essex
124 Mid Sussex 334 129 District West Sussex
125 Tunbridge Wells 331 128 Borough Kent
126 Lichfield 331 128 District Staffordshire
127 Colchester 328 127 Borough Essex
128 Barnsley 329 127 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire
129 Dover 315 122 District Kent
130 Canterbury 309 119 City Kent
131 Milton Keynes 309 119 Unitary, borough Buckinghamshire
132 Hinckley and Bosworth 297 115 Borough Leicestershire
133 Lewes 292 113 District East Sussex
134 Telford and Wrekin 290 110 Unitary, borough Shropshire
135 Rotherham 287 111 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire
136 North Warwickshire 284 110 Borough Warwickshire
137 Warwick 283 109 District Warwickshire
138 Wyre 282 109 Borough Lancashire
139 North West Leicestershire 279 108 District Leicestershire
140 Charnwood 279 108 Borough Leicestershire
141 North East Derbyshire 276 107 District Derbyshire
142 York 272 105 Unitary, city North Yorkshire
143 Guildford 271 105 Borough Surrey
144 Birmingham 268 103 Metropolitan borough, city (1889) West Midlands
145 Amber Valley 265 102 Borough Derbyshire
146 Mole Valley 258 100 District Surrey
147 Tandridge 248 96 District Surrey
148 Redcar and Cleveland 245 95 Unitary, borough North Yorkshire
149 Tonbridge and Malling 240 93 Borough Kent
150 Kettering [convert: needs a number] Borough Northamptonshire
151 Swindon 230 89 Unitary, borough Wiltshire
152 Arun 221 85 District West Sussex
153 Bromsgrove 217 84 District Worcestershire
154 Hart 215 83 District Hampshire
155 Dacorum 212 82 Borough Hertfordshire
156 Newcastle-under-Lyme 211 81 Borough Staffordshire
157 Stockton-on-Tees 205 79 Unitary, borough Durham and North Yorkshire
158 Chorley 203 78 Borough Lancashire
159 Darlington 197 76 Unitary, borough Durham
160 Windsor and Maidenhead 197 76 Unitary, Royal Borough Berkshire
161 Wyre Forest 195 75 District Worcestershire
162 Medway 194 75 Unitary, borough Kent
163 North East Lincolnshire 193 75 Unitary, borough Lincolnshire
164 Wigan 188 73 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
165 Warrington 181 70 Unitary, borough Cheshire
166 Wokingham 179 69 Unitary, borough Berkshire
167 Solihull 178 69 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
168 Great Yarmouth 174 67 Borough Norfolk
169 Rochford 167 64 District Essex
170 Pendle 169 65 Borough Lancashire
171 Fylde 166 64 Borough Lancashire
172 Thurrock 164 63 Unitary, borough Essex
173 Wellingborough [convert: needs a number] Borough Northamptonshire
159 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 162 63 Unitary Dorset
175 St Albans 161 62 City (1877) Hertfordshire
176 Bolsover 160 62 District Derbyshire
177 Rochdale 158 61 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
178 Wirral 161 62 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
179 Sefton 157 61 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
180 Brentwood 153 59 Borough Essex
181 Bromley 150 58 London borough Greater London
182 Gateshead[2] 142 55 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear
183 Oldham 142 55 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
184 Preston 142 55 City (2002) Lancashire
185 Bolton 140 54 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
186 Rossendale 138 53 Borough Lancashire
187 Sunderland 137 53 Metropolitan borough, city (1992) Tyne and Wear
188 Blackburn with Darwen 137 53 Unitary, borough Lancashire
189 St Helens 136 53 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
190 Blaby 130 50 District Leicestershire
191 Welwyn Hatfield 130 50 District Hertfordshire
192 Reigate and Banstead 129 50 Borough Surrey
193 Stockport 126 49 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
194 Gedling 120 46 Borough Nottinghamshire
195 Hillingdon 116 45 London borough Greater London
196 Manchester 116 45 Metropolitan borough, city (1853) Greater Manchester
197 Newcastle upon Tyne 113 44 Metropolitan borough, city (1882) Tyne and Wear
198 South Ribble 113 44 Borough Lancashire
199 Havering 112 43 London borough Greater London
200 Liverpool 112 43 Metropolitan borough, city (1880) Merseyside
201 Burnley 111 43 Borough Lancashire
202 Basildon 110 42 District Essex
203 Erewash 110 42 Borough Derbyshire
204 Bristol 110 42 Unitary, city (1542) Bristol
205 Ashfield 110 42 District Nottinghamshire
206 Bracknell Forest 109 42 Unitary, borough Berkshire
207 Trafford 106 41 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
208 Walsall 104 40 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
209 Thanet 104 40 District Kent
210 Tameside 103 40 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
211 Hertsmere 101 39 Borough Hertfordshire

Less than 100 km2

Rank District Area km2 Area mi2 Type Ceremonial county
212 Bury 99 38 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
213 Gravesham 99 38 Borough Kent
214 Coventry 99 38 Metropolitan borough, city (1345) West Midlands
215 Dudley 98 38 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
216 Salford 97 37 Metropolitan borough, city (1926) Greater Manchester
217 Surrey Heath 95 37 Borough Surrey
218 Elmbridge 95 37 Borough Surrey
219 Hartlepool 94 36 Unitary, borough Durham
220 Stoke-on-Trent 93 36 Unitary, city (1925) Staffordshire
221 Three Rivers 89 34 District Hertfordshire
222 Barnet 87 34 London borough Greater London
223 Croydon 86 33 London borough Greater London
224 Knowsley 87 34 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
225 Sandwell 86 33 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
226 Brighton & Hove 83 32 Unitary, city (2000) East Sussex
227 North Tyneside 82 32 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear
228 Enfield 81 31 London borough Greater London
229 Northampton [convert: needs a number] Borough Northamptonshire
230 Corby [convert: needs a number] Borough Northamptonshire
231 Broxtowe 80 31 Borough Nottinghamshire
232 Plymouth 80 31 Unitary, city (1928) Devon
233 Eastleigh 80 31 Borough Hampshire
234 Halton 79 31 Unitary, borough Cheshire
235 Nuneaton and Bedworth 79 31 Borough Warwickshire
236 Cannock Chase 79 31 District Staffordshire
237 Runnymede 78 30 Borough Surrey
238 Derby 78 30 Unitary, city (1977) Derbyshire
239 Barrow-in-Furness [convert: needs a number] Borough Cumbria
240 Mansfield 77 30 District Nottinghamshire
241 Nottingham 75 29 Unitary, city (1897) Nottinghamshire
242 Fareham 74 29 Borough Hampshire
243 Leicester 73 28 Unitary, city (1919) Leicestershire
244 Hyndburn 73 28 Borough Lancashire
245 Dartford 73 28 Borough Kent
246 Hull 72 28 Unitary, city (1299) East Riding of Yorkshire
247 Wolverhampton 69 27 Metropolitan borough, city (2000) West Midlands
248 Chesterfield 66 25 Borough Derbyshire
249 South Tyneside 64 25 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear
250 Woking 64 25 Borough Surrey
251 Torbay 63 24 Unitary, borough Devon
252 Bexley 61 24 London borough Greater London
253 Richmond upon Thames 57 22 London borough Greater London
254 Redbridge 56 22 London borough Greater London
255 Hounslow 56 22 London borough Greater London
256 Ealing 56 22 London borough Greater London
257 Havant 56 22 Borough Hampshire
258 Redditch 54 21 Borough Worcestershire
259 Middlesbrough 54 21 Unitary, borough North Yorkshire
260 Broxbourne 51 20 Borough Hertfordshire
261 Harrow 50 19 London borough Greater London
262 Southampton 50 19 Unitary, city (1964) Hampshire
263 Greenwich 47 18 London borough Greater London
264 Exeter 47 18 City Devon
265 Cheltenham 47 18 Borough Gloucestershire
266 Oxford 46 18 City (1542) Oxfordshire
267 Castle Point 45 17 Borough Essex
268 Crawley 45 17 Borough West Sussex
269 Spelthorne 45 17 Borough Surrey
270 Eastbourne 44 17 Borough East Sussex
271 Sutton 44 17 London borough Greater London
272 Luton 43 17 Unitary, borough Bedfordshire
273 Brent 43 17 London borough Greater London
274 Adur 42 16 District West Sussex
275 Southend-on-Sea 42 16 Unitary, borough Essex
276 Cambridge 41 16 City (1951) Cambridgeshire
277 Gloucester 41 16 City (1541) Gloucestershire
278 Reading 40 15 Unitary, borough Berkshire
279 Portsmouth 40 15 Unitary, city (1926) Hampshire
280 Ipswich 40 15 Borough Suffolk
281 Rushmoor 39 15 Borough Hampshire
282 Norwich 39 15 City (1195) Norfolk
283 Waltham Forest 39 15 London borough Greater London
284 Merton 38 15 London borough Greater London
285 Kingston upon Thames 37 14 London borough, Royal Borough Greater London
286 Newham 36 14 London borough Greater London
287 Barking and Dagenham 36 14 London borough Greater London
288 Lincoln 36 14 City Lincolnshire
289 Lewisham 35 14 London borough Greater London
290 Blackpool 35 14 Unitary, borough Lancashire
291 Wandsworth 34 13 London borough Greater London
292 Epsom and Ewell 34 13 Borough Surrey
293 Worcester 33 13 City (1189) Worcestershire
294 Slough 33 13 Unitary, borough Berkshire
295 Worthing 33 13 Borough West Sussex
296 Tamworth 31 12 Borough Staffordshire
297 Harlow 31 12 District Essex
298 Hastings 30 12 Borough East Sussex
299 Haringey 30 12 London borough Greater London
300 Southwark 29 11 London borough Greater London
301 Lambeth 27 10 London borough Greater London
302 Stevenage[3] 26 10 Borough Hertfordshire
303 Gosport 25 9.7 Borough Hampshire
304 Oadby and Wigston 24 9.3 Borough Leicestershire
305 Camden 22 8.5 London borough Greater London
306 Westminster 21 8.1 London borough, city (1540) Greater London
307 Watford 21 8.1 Borough Hertfordshire
308 Tower Hamlets 20 7.7 London borough Greater London
309 Hackney 19 7.3 London borough Greater London
310 Hammersmith and Fulham 16 6.2 London borough Greater London
311 Isles of Scilly 16 6.2 Unitary Cornwall
312 Islington 15 5.8 London borough Greater London
313 Kensington and Chelsea 12 4.6 London borough, Royal Borough Greater London
314 City of London 3 1.2 Unitary, city City of London

References

  1. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "The Gateshead and Northumberland (Boundary Change) Order 2013. UKSI 2013/595". 12 March 2013.
  3. ^ a b "The East Hertfordshire and Stevenage (Boundary Change) Order 2013. UKSI 2013/596". 12 March 2013.
  4. ^ "No. 60167". The London Gazette. 11 June 2012. p. 11125.
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