List of English districts by area

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
1Northumberland[2]5,014 1,936Unitary, district and countyNorthumberland
2Cornwall3,546 1,369Unitary, district and countyCornwall
3Wiltshire3,255 1,257Unitary, district and countyWiltshire
4Shropshire3,197 1,234Unitary, district and countyShropshire
5East Riding of Yorkshire2,405 929Unitary, districtEast Riding of Yorkshire
6County Durham2,226 859Unitary, district and countyCounty Durham
7Herefordshire2,180 840Unitary, district and countyHerefordshire
8Eden2,142 827DistrictCumbria
9East Lindsey1,765 681DistrictLincolnshire
10South Lakeland1,534 592DistrictCumbria
11Ryedale1,507 582DistrictNorth Yorkshire
12King's Lynn and West Norfolk1,439 556BoroughNorfolk
13Richmondshire1,319 509DistrictNorth Yorkshire
14Hambleton1,311 506DistrictNorth Yorkshire
15Harrogate1,308 505DistrictNorth Yorkshire
16Breckland1,305 504DistrictNorfolk
17Allerdale1,242 480BoroughCumbria
18Craven1,177 454DistrictNorth Yorkshire
19Cheshire East1,166 450Unitary, districtCheshire
20Cotswold1,165 450DistrictGloucestershire
21West Devon1,160 450BoroughDevon
22West Lindsey1,156 446DistrictLincolnshire
23North Devon1,086 419DistrictDevon
24West Dorset1,082 418DistrictDorset
25Carlisle1,039 401CityCumbria

100–1,000 km²

Rank District Area km² Area mi² Type Ceremonial county
26Torridge983.9 379.9DistrictDevon
27Stratford-on-Avon977.9 377.6DistrictWarwickshire
28North Norfolk962.5 371.6DistrictNorfolk
29South Somerset959.0 370.3DistrictSomerset
30South Kesteven942.6 363.9DistrictLincolnshire
31North Kesteven922.5 356.2DistrictLincolnshire
32Cheshire West and Chester916.7 353.9Unitary, districtCheshire
33Mid Devon912.9 352.5 DistrictDevon
34South Norfolk907.7 350.5DistrictNorfolk
35Huntingdonshire906.2 349.9DistrictCambridgeshire
36Aylesbury Vale902.8 348.6DistrictBuckinghamshire
37South Cambridgeshire901.6 348.1DistrictCambridgeshire
38Suffolk Coastal891.7 344.3DistrictSuffolk
39South Hams886.5 342.3DistrictDevon
40Mid Suffolk871.1 336.3DistrictSuffolk
41North Lincolnshire846.3 326.8Unitary, boroughLincolnshire
42Wealden833.2 321.7DistrictEast Sussex
43Scarborough816.5 315.3BoroughNorth Yorkshire
44East Devon814.4 314.4DistrictDevon
45Derbyshire Dales792.4 305.9DistrictDerbyshire
46Chichester786.2 303.6DistrictWest Sussex
47New Forest753.0 290.7DistrictHampshire
48South Holland750.9 289.9DistrictLincolnshire
49Mendip739.4 285.5DistrictSomerset
50Copeland731.7 282.5BoroughCumbria
51West Somerset725.4 280.1DistrictSomerset
52Central Bedfordshire715.7 276.3Unitary, districtBedfordshire
53West Oxfordshire714.4 275.8DistrictOxfordshire
54West Berkshire704.2 271.9Unitary, districtBerkshire
55South Oxfordshire678.5 262.0DistrictOxfordshire
56Teignbridge673.9 260.2DistrictDevon
57Wychavon663.5 256.2DistrictWorcestershire
58Daventry662.6 255.8DistrictNorthamptonshire
59Winchester661.0 255.2CityHampshire
60St Edmundsbury657.0 253.7BoroughSuffolk
61Newark and Sherwood651.3 251.5DistrictNottinghamshire
62East Cambridgeshire651.3 251.5DistrictCambridgeshire
63Uttlesford641.2 247.6DistrictEssex
64Bassetlaw637.8 246.3DistrictNottinghamshire
65South Northamptonshire634.0 244.8DistrictNorthamptonshire
66Basingstoke and Deane633.8 244.7BoroughHampshire
67Test Valley627.6 242.3BoroughHampshire
68Braintree611.7 236.2DistrictEssex
69North Dorset609.2 235.2DistrictDorset
70Selby599.3 231.4DistrictNorth Yorkshire
71Stafford598.2 231.0DistrictStaffordshire
72Babergh593.8 229.3DistrictSuffolk
73Harborough591.8 228.5DistrictLeicestershire
74Cherwell588.7 227.3DistrictOxfordshire
75Ribble Valley583.2 225.2BoroughLancashire
76Ashford580.6 224.2BoroughKent
77Vale of White Horse577.6 223.0DistrictOxfordshire
78Malvern Hills577.1 222.8DistrictWorcestershire
79Staffordshire Moorlands575.8 222.3DistrictStaffordshire
80Lancaster576.2 222.5City (1937)Lancashire
81Doncaster568.0 219.3Metropolitan boroughSouth Yorkshire
82Sedgemoor564.4 217.9DistrictSomerset
83Broadland552.4 213.3DistrictNorfolk
84Leeds551.7 213.0Metropolitan borough, city (1893)West Yorkshire
85Fenland546.5 211.0DistrictCambridgeshire
86High Peak539.1 208.1BoroughDerbyshire
87Horsham530.3 204.7DistrictWest Sussex
88Forest of Dean526.3 203.2DistrictGloucestershire
89East Hampshire514.4 198.6DistrictHampshire
90Rother509.4 196.7DistrictEast Sussex
91East Northamptonshire509.8 196.8DistrictNorthamptonshire
92South Gloucestershire496.9 191.9Unitary, districtGloucestershire
93Melton481.4 185.9BoroughLeicestershire
94Bedford476.4 183.9Unitary, boroughBedfordshire
95East Hertfordshire[3]475.7 183.7DistrictHertfordshire
96Taunton Deane462.4 178.5BoroughSomerset
97Stroud460.7 177.9DistrictGloucestershire
98Tewkesbury414.4 160.0BoroughGloucestershire
99Rushcliffe409.2 158.0BoroughNottinghamshire
100Kirklees408.6 157.8Metropolitan boroughWest Yorkshire
101South Staffordshire407.3 157.3DistrictStaffordshire
102Purbeck404.4 156.1DistrictDorset
103Maidstone393.3 151.9BoroughKent
104East Staffordshire387.0 149.4BoroughStaffordshire
105Isle of Wight380.2 146.8Unitary, countyIsle of Wight
106Rutland381.8 147.4Unitary, districtRutland
107Forest Heath377.7 145.8DistrictSuffolk
108North Hertfordshire375.4 144.9DistrictHertfordshire
109North Somerset373.8 144.3Unitary, districtSomerset
110Swale374.5 144.6BoroughKent
111Waveney370.1 142.9DistrictSuffolk
112Sevenoaks369.2 142.5DistrictKent
113Sheffield367.9 142.0Metropolitan borough, city (1893)South Yorkshire
114Bradford366.4 141.5Metropolitan borough, city (1897)West Yorkshire
115Calderdale364.0 140.5Metropolitan boroughWest Yorkshire
116Boston364.9 140.9BoroughLincolnshire
117Maldon358.7 138.5DistrictEssex
118Folkestone and Hythe356.8 137.8DistrictKent
119East Dorset354.4 136.8DistrictDorset
120Rugby351.1 135.6BoroughWarwickshire
121West Lancashire346.8 133.9DistrictLancashire
122Bath and North East Somerset345.9 133.6Unitary, districtSomerset
123Waverley345.2 133.3BoroughSurrey
124Peterborough343.4 132.6Unitary, city (1541)Cambridgeshire
125Epping Forest339.0 130.9DistrictEssex
126Chelmsford338.8 130.8City (2012)[4]Essex
127Wakefield338.6 130.7Metropolitan borough, city (1888)West Yorkshire
128South Derbyshire338.1 130.5DistrictDerbyshire
129Tendring337.7 130.4DistrictEssex
130Mid Sussex334.0 129.0DistrictWest Sussex
131Tunbridge Wells331.3 127.9BoroughKent
132Lichfield331.3 127.9DistrictStaffordshire
133Colchester329.1 127.1BoroughEssex
134Barnsley329.1 127.1Metropolitan boroughSouth Yorkshire
135Wycombe324.6 125.3DistrictBuckinghamshire
136Dover315.1 121.7DistrictKent
137Canterbury308.9 119.3CityKent
138Milton Keynes308.6 119.2Unitary, boroughBuckinghamshire
139Hinckley and Bosworth297.3 114.8BoroughLeicestershire
140Lewes292.1 112.8DistrictEast Sussex
141Telford and Wrekin290.3 112.1Unitary, boroughShropshire
142Rotherham286.5 110.6Metropolitan boroughSouth Yorkshire
143North Warwickshire284.3 109.8BoroughWarwickshire
144Warwick282.9 109.2DistrictWarwickshire
145Wyre282.1 108.9BoroughLancashire
146North West Leicestershire279.3 107.8DistrictLeicestershire
147Charnwood279.0 107.7BoroughLeicestershire
148North East Derbyshire275.6 106.4DistrictDerbyshire
149York271.9 105.0Unitary, cityNorth Yorkshire
150Guildford270.9 104.6BoroughSurrey
151Birmingham267.8 103.4Metropolitan borough, city (1889)West Midlands
152Amber Valley265.4 102.5BoroughDerbyshire
153Mole Valley258.3 99.7DistrictSurrey
154Tandridge248.2 95.8DistrictSurrey
155Redcar and Cleveland244.8 94.5Unitary, boroughNorth Yorkshire
156Tonbridge and Malling240.1 92.7BoroughKent
157Kettering233.5 90.2BoroughNorthamptonshire
158Swindon230.1 88.8Unitary, boroughWiltshire
159Arun220.9 85.3DistrictWest Sussex
160Bromsgrove217.0 83.8DistrictWorcestershire
161Hart215.3 83.1DistrictHampshire
162Dacorum212.5 82.0BoroughHertfordshire
163Newcastle-under-Lyme211.0 81.5BoroughStaffordshire
164Stockton-on-Tees205.0 79.2Unitary, boroughDurham and North Yorkshire
165Chorley202.8 78.3BoroughLancashire
166Darlington197.5 76.3Unitary, boroughDurham
167Windsor and Maidenhead196.5 75.9Unitary, Royal BoroughBerkshire
168Chiltern196.3 75.8DistrictBuckinghamshire
169Wyre Forest195.4 75.4DistrictWorcestershire
170Medway193.5 74.7Unitary, boroughKent
171North East Lincolnshire191.9 74.1Unitary, boroughLincolnshire
172Wigan188.2 72.7Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
173Warrington180.6 69.7Unitary, boroughCheshire
174Wokingham179.0 69.1Unitary, boroughBerkshire
175Solihull178.3 68.8Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands
176Great Yarmouth174.5 67.4BoroughNorfolk
177Rochford169.5 65.4DistrictEssex
178Pendle169.4 65.4BoroughLancashire
179Fylde165.8 64.0BoroughLancashire
180Thurrock163.5 63.1Unitary, boroughEssex
181Wellingborough163.0 62.9BoroughNorthamptonshire
182St Albans161.2 62.2City (1877)Hertfordshire
183Bolsover160.3 61.9DistrictDerbyshire
184Rochdale158.1 61.0Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
185Wirral157.0 60.6Metropolitan boroughMerseyside
186Sefton155.0 59.8Metropolitan boroughMerseyside
187Brentwood153.1 59.1BoroughEssex
188Bromley150.1 58.0London boroughGreater London
189Gateshead[2]142.4 55.0Metropolitan boroughTyne and Wear
190Oldham142.3 54.9Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
191Preston142.3 54.9City (2002)Lancashire
192South Bucks141.3 54.6DistrictBuckinghamshire
193Bolton139.8 54.0Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
194Rossendale138.0 53.3BoroughLancashire
195Sunderland137.4 53.1Metropolitan borough, city (1992)Tyne and Wear
196Blackburn with Darwen137.0 52.9Unitary, boroughLancashire
197St Helens136.4 52.7Metropolitan boroughMerseyside
198Blaby130.5 50.4DistrictLeicestershire
199Welwyn Hatfield129.5 50.0DistrictHertfordshire
200Reigate and Banstead129.1 49.8BoroughSurrey
201Stockport126.0 48.6Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
202Gedling120.0 46.3BoroughNottinghamshire
203Hillingdon115.7 44.7London boroughGreater London
204Manchester115.6 44.6Metropolitan borough, city (1853)Greater Manchester
205Newcastle upon Tyne113.5 43.8Metropolitan borough, city (1882)Tyne and Wear
206South Ribble113.0 43.6BoroughLancashire
207Havering112.3 43.4London boroughGreater London
208Liverpool111.8 43.2Metropolitan borough, city (1880)Merseyside
209Burnley110.7 42.7BoroughLancashire
210Basildon110.0 42.5DistrictEssex
211Erewash109.6 42.3BoroughDerbyshire
212Bristol109.7 42.4Unitary, city (1542)Bristol
213Ashfield109.6 42.3DistrictNottinghamshire
214Bracknell Forest109.4 42.2Unitary, boroughBerkshire
215Trafford106.0 40.9Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
216Walsall104.0 40.2Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands
217Thanet103.3 39.9DistrictKent
218Tameside103.2 39.8Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
219Hertsmere101.1 39.0BoroughHertfordshire

Less than 100 km²

Rank District Area km² Area mi² Type Ceremonial county
220Bury99.46 38.40Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
221Gravesham99.02 38.23BoroughKent
222Coventry98.64 38.09Metropolitan borough, city (1345)West Midlands
223Dudley97.96 37.82Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands
224Salford97.20 37.53Metropolitan borough, city (1926)Greater Manchester
225Surrey Heath95.09 36.71BoroughSurrey
226Elmbridge95.05 36.70BoroughSurrey
227Hartlepool93.56 36.12Unitary, boroughDurham
228Stoke-on-Trent93.45 36.08Unitary, city (1925)Staffordshire
229Three Rivers88.82 34.29DistrictHertfordshire
230Barnet86.75 33.49London boroughGreater London
231Croydon86.49 33.39London boroughGreater London
232Knowsley86.50 33.40Metropolitan boroughMerseyside
233Sandwell85.56 33.03Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands
234Brighton & Hove82.79 31.97Unitary, city (2000)East Sussex
235North Tyneside82.32 31.78Metropolitan boroughTyne and Wear
236Enfield80.83 31.21London boroughGreater London
237Northampton80.77 31.19BoroughNorthamptonshire
238Corby80.28 31.00BoroughNorthamptonshire
239Broxtowe80.10 30.93BoroughNottinghamshire
240Plymouth79.83 30.82Unitary, city (1928)Devon
241Eastleigh79.76 30.80BoroughHampshire
242Halton79.08 30.53Unitary, boroughCheshire
243Nuneaton and Bedworth78.95 30.48BoroughWarwickshire
244Cannock Chase78.88 30.46DistrictStaffordshire
245Runnymede78.04 30.13BoroughSurrey
246Derby78.03 30.13Unitary, city (1977)Derbyshire
247Barrow-in-Furness77.98 30.11BoroughCumbria
248Mansfield76.70 29.61DistrictNottinghamshire
249Nottingham74.61 28.81Unitary, city (1897)Nottinghamshire
250Fareham74.24 28.66BoroughHampshire
251Leicester73.34 28.32Unitary, city (1919)Leicestershire
252Hyndburn73.00 28.19BoroughLancashire
253Dartford72.76 28.09BoroughKent
254Hull71.45 27.59Unitary, city (1299)East Riding of Yorkshire
255Wolverhampton69.44 26.81Metropolitan borough, city (2000)West Midlands
256Chesterfield66.04 25.50BoroughDerbyshire
257Poole64.77 25.01Unitary, boroughDorset
258South Tyneside64.39 24.86Metropolitan boroughTyne and Wear
259Woking63.60 24.56BoroughSurrey
260Torbay62.89 24.28Unitary, boroughDevon
261Bexley60.58 23.39London boroughGreater London
262Richmond upon Thames57.41 22.17London boroughGreater London
263Redbridge56.42 21.78London boroughGreater London
264Hounslow55.98 21.61London boroughGreater London
265Ealing55.54 21.44London boroughGreater London
266Havant55.37 21.38BoroughHampshire
267Redditch54.25 20.95BoroughWorcestershire
268Middlesbrough53.89 20.81Unitary, boroughNorth Yorkshire
269Broxbourne51.44 19.86BoroughHertfordshire
270Harrow50.46 19.48London boroughGreater London
271Christchurch50.38 19.45BoroughDorset
272Southampton49.91 19.27Unitary, city (1964)Hampshire
273Greenwich47.33 18.27London boroughGreater London
274Exeter47.04 18.16CityDevon
275Cheltenham46.60 17.99BoroughGloucestershire
276Bournemouth46.18 17.83Unitary, boroughDorset
277Oxford45.60 17.61City (1542)Oxfordshire
278Castle Point45.07 17.40BoroughEssex
279Crawley44.97 17.36BoroughWest Sussex
280Spelthorne44.89 17.33BoroughSurrey
281Eastbourne44.16 17.05BoroughEast Sussex
282Sutton43.85 16.93London boroughGreater London
283Luton43.35 16.74Unitary, boroughBedfordshire
284Brent43.23 16.69London boroughGreater London
285Adur41.93 16.19DistrictWest Sussex
286Weymouth and Portland41.78 16.13BoroughDorset
287Southend-on-Sea41.76 16.12Unitary, boroughEssex
288Cambridge40.70 15.71City (1951)Cambridgeshire
289Gloucester40.55 15.66City (1541)Gloucestershire
290Reading40.40 15.60Unitary, boroughBerkshire
291Portsmouth40.39 15.59Unitary, city (1926)Hampshire
292Ipswich39.52 15.26BoroughSuffolk
293Rushmoor39.05 15.08BoroughHampshire
294Norwich39.02 15.07City (1195)Norfolk
295Waltham Forest38.81 14.98London boroughGreater London
296Merton37.62 14.53London boroughGreater London
297Kingston upon Thames37.26 14.39London borough, Royal BoroughGreater London
298Newham36.20 13.98London boroughGreater London
299Barking and Dagenham36.11 13.94London boroughGreater London
300Lincoln35.69 13.78CityLincolnshire
301Lewisham35.15 13.57London boroughGreater London
302Blackpool34.85 13.46Unitary, boroughLancashire
303Wandsworth34.26 13.23London boroughGreater London
304Epsom and Ewell34.08 13.16BoroughSurrey
305Worcester33.28 12.85City (1189)Worcestershire
306Slough32.54 12.56Unitary, boroughBerkshire
307Worthing32.52 12.56BoroughWest Sussex
308Tamworth30.85 11.91BoroughStaffordshire
309Harlow30.54 11.79DistrictEssex
310Hastings29.72 11.47BoroughEast Sussex
311Haringey29.60 11.43London boroughGreater London
312Southwark28.86 11.14London boroughGreater London
313Lambeth26.81 10.35London boroughGreater London
314Stevenage[3]25.97 10.03BoroughHertfordshire
315Gosport25.36 9.79BoroughHampshire
316Oadby and Wigston23.53 9.08BoroughLeicestershire
317Camden21.79 8.41London boroughGreater London
318Westminster21.49 8.30London borough, city (1540)Greater London
319Watford21.43 8.27BoroughHertfordshire
320Tower Hamlets19.79 7.64London boroughGreater London
321Hackney19.05 7.36London boroughGreater London
322Hammersmith and Fulham16.40 6.33London boroughGreater London
323Isles of Scilly16.34 6.31UnitaryCornwall
324Islington14.86 5.74London boroughGreater London
325Kensington and Chelsea12.12 4.68London borough, Royal BoroughGreater London
326City of London2.90 1.12Unitary, cityCity of London

References

  1. ↑ "Standard Area Measurements (2016) for Administrative Areas in the United Kingdom". Office for National Statistics. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 "The Gateshead and Northumberland (Boundary Change) Order 2013. UKSI 2013/595". 12 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 "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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