List of English districts by area

This is a list of districts of England ordered by area.

See also: List of English districts by population, List of English districts by population density, List of English districts and their ethnic composition

More than 1,000 km²

Rank District Area km² Area mi² Type Ceremonial county
1Northumberland5,013 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 Yorkshire2,479 957Unitary, DistrictEast Riding of Yorkshire
6County Durham2,226.06 859.49Unitary, District and CountyCounty Durham
7Herefordshire2,180 840Unitary, District and CountyHerefordshire
8Eden2,142.36 827.17DistrictCumbria
9East Lindsey1,760.25 679.64DistrictLincolnshire
10South Lakeland1,534 592DistrictCumbria
11Ryedale1,507 582DistrictNorth Yorkshire
12King's Lynn and West Norfolk1,429 552BoroughNorfolk
13Richmondshire1,319 509DistrictNorth Yorkshire
14Hambleton1,311 506DistrictNorth Yorkshire
15Harrogate1,307.94 505.00DistrictNorth Yorkshire
16Breckland1,305.12 503.91DistrictNorfolk
17Allerdale1,241.59 479.38BoroughCumbria
18Craven1,177.39 454.59DistrictNorth Yorkshire
19Cheshire East1,166.36 450.33Unitary, DistrictCheshire
20Cotswold1,164.52 449.62DistrictGloucestershire
21West Devon1,159.65 447.74BoroughDevon
22West Lindsey1,155.71 446.22DistrictLincolnshire
23North Devon1,086.03 419.32DistrictDevon
24West Dorset1,081.48 417.56DistrictDorset
25Carlisle1,039.31 401.28CityCumbria

100–1,000 km²

Rank District Area km² Area mi² Type Ceremonial county
26Torridge985.3 380.4DistrictDevon
27Stratford-on-Avon977.9 377.6DistrictWarwickshire
28North Norfolk963.9 372.2DistrictNorfolk
29South Somerset959.04 370.29DistrictSomerset
30South Kesteven942.6 363.9DistrictLincolnshire
31North Kesteven922.5 356.2DistrictLincolnshire
32Cheshire West and Chester918.28 354.55Unitary, DistrictCheshire
33Mid Devon912.90 352.47 DistrictDevon
34South Norfolk907.71 350.47DistrictNorfolk
35Huntingdonshire906.18 349.88DistrictCambridgeshire
36Aylesbury Vale902.75 348.55DistrictBuckinghamshire
37South Cambridgeshire901.63 348.12DistrictCambridgeshire
38Suffolk Coastal891.42 344.18DistrictSuffolk
39South Hams886.49 342.28DistrictDevon
40Mid Suffolk871.07 336.32DistrictSuffolk
41North Lincolnshire846.31 326.76Unitary, BoroughLincolnshire
42Wealden833.17 321.69DistrictEast Sussex
43Scarborough816.54 315.27BoroughNorth Yorkshire
44East Devon814.37 314.43DistrictDevon
45Derbyshire Dales792.42 305.96DistrictDerbyshire
46Chichester786.23 303.57DistrictWest Sussex
47New Forest753.10 290.77DistrictHampshire
48South Holland742.38 286.63DistrictLincolnshire
49Mendip739.44 285.50DistrictSomerset
50Copeland731.74 282.53BoroughCumbria
51West Somerset725.35 280.06DistrictSomerset
52Central Bedfordshire715.67 276.32Unitary, DistrictBedfordshire
53West Oxfordshire714.40 275.83DistrictOxfordshire
54West Berkshire704.17 271.88Unitary, DistrictBerkshire
55South Oxfordshire678.54 261.99DistrictOxfordshire
56Teignbridge673.86 260.18DistrictDevon
57Wychavon663.54 256.19DistrictWorcestershire
58Daventry662.59 255.83DistrictNorthamptonshire
59Winchester660.97 255.20CityHampshire
60St Edmundsbury656.96 253.65BoroughSuffolk
61Newark and Sherwood651.34 251.48DistrictNottinghamshire
62East Cambridgeshire651.28 251.46DistrictCambridgeshire
63Uttlesford641.18 247.56DistrictEssex
64Bassetlaw637.85 246.28DistrictNottinghamshire
65South Northamptonshire634.02 244.80DistrictNorthamptonshire
66Basingstoke and Deane633.82 244.72BoroughHampshire
67Test Valley627.59 242.31BoroughHampshire
68Braintree611.71 236.18DistrictEssex
69North Dorset609.22 235.22DistrictDorset
70Selby599.31 231.39DistrictNorth Yorkshire
71Stafford598.17 230.95DistrictStaffordshire
72Babergh593.78 229.26DistrictSuffolk
73Harborough591.76 228.48DistrictLeicestershire
74Cherwell588.76 227.32DistrictOxfordshire
75Ribble Valley583.16 225.16BoroughLancashire
76Ashford580.62 224.18BoroughKent
77Vale of White Horse577.63 223.02DistrictOxfordshire
78Malvern Hills577.07 222.81DistrictWorcestershire
79Staffordshire Moorlands575.9 222.4DistrictStaffordshire
80Lancaster575.86 222.34City (1937)Lancashire
81Doncaster567.99 219.30Metropolitan boroughSouth Yorkshire
82Sedgemoor564.36 217.90DistrictSomerset
83Broadland552.40 213.28DistrictNorfolk
84Leeds551.72 213.02Metropolitan borough, City (1893)West Yorkshire
85Fenland546.45 210.99DistrictCambridgeshire
86High Peak539.17 208.17BoroughDerbyshire
87Horsham530.27 204.74DistrictWest Sussex
88Forest of Dean526.51 203.29DistrictGloucestershire
89East Hampshire514.43 198.62DistrictHampshire
90Rother511.8 197.6DistrictEast Sussex
91East Northamptonshire509.8 196.8DistrictNorthamptonshire
92South Gloucestershire496.95 191.87Unitary, DistrictGloucestershire
93Melton481.38 185.86BoroughLeicestershire
94Bedford476.41 183.94Unitary, BoroughBedfordshire
95East Hertfordshire475.69 183.66DistrictHertfordshire
96Taunton Deane462.37 178.52BoroughSomerset
97Stroud460.66 177.86DistrictGloucestershire
98Tewkesbury414.39 160.00BoroughGloucestershire
99Rushcliffe409.23 158.00BoroughNottinghamshire
100Kirklees408.60 157.76Metropolitan boroughWest Yorkshire
101South Staffordshire407.32 157.27DistrictStaffordshire
102Purbeck 404.42 156.15DistrictDorset
103Maidstone393.33 151.87BoroughKent
104East Staffordshire386.95 149.40BoroughStaffordshire
105Isle of Wight384 148Unitary, CountyIsle of Wight
106Rutland382 147Unitary, DistrictRutland
107Forest Heath377.71 145.83DistrictSuffolk
108North Hertfordshire375.37 144.93DistrictHertfordshire
109North Somerset373.79 144.32Unitary, DistrictSomerset
110Swale373.41 144.17BoroughKent
111Waveney369.83 142.79DistrictSuffolk
112Sevenoaks369.21 142.55DistrictKent
113Sheffield367.95 142.07Metropolitan borough, City (1893)South Yorkshire
114Bradford366.42 141.48Metropolitan borough, City (1897)West Yorkshire
115Calderdale363.92 140.51Metropolitan boroughWest Yorkshire
116Boston361.54 139.59BoroughLincolnshire
117Maldon358.80 138.53DistrictEssex
118Shepway356.70 137.72DistrictKent
119East Dorset354.42 136.84DistrictDorset
120Rugby351.11 135.56BoroughWarwickshire
121West Lancashire346.78 133.89DistrictLancashire
122Bath and North East Somerset345.74 133.49Unitary, DistrictSomerset
123Waverley345.17 133.27BoroughSurrey
124Peterborough343.38 132.58Unitary, City (1541)Cambridgeshire
125Epping Forest (district)338.98 130.88DistrictEssex
126Chelmsford338.78 130.80BoroughEssex
127Wakefield338.61 130.74Metropolitan borough, City (1888)West Yorkshire
128South Derbyshire338.12 130.55DistrictDerbyshire
129Tendring337.69 130.38DistrictEssex
130Mid Sussex334.03 128.97DistrictWest Sussex
131Tunbridge Wells331.33 127.93BoroughKent
132Lichfield331.30 127.92DistrictStaffordshire
133Colchester329.08 127.06BoroughEssex
134Barnsley329.05 127.05Metropolitan boroughSouth Yorkshire
135Wycombe324.57 125.32DistrictBuckinghamshire
136Dover315.06 121.65DistrictKent
137Canterbury308.85 119.25CityKent
138Milton Keynes308.63 119.16Unitary, Borough Buckinghamshire
139Hinckley and Bosworth297.35 114.81BoroughLeicestershire
140Lewes292.06 112.76DistrictEast Sussex
141Telford and Wrekin290.31 112.09Unitary, BoroughShropshire
142Rotherham286.53 110.63Metropolitan boroughSouth Yorkshire
143North Warwickshire284.27 109.76BoroughWarwickshire
144Warwick282.88 109.22DistrictWarwickshire
145Wyre282.56 109.10BoroughLancashire
146North West Leicestershire279.33 107.85DistrictLeicestershire
147Charnwood279.04 107.74BoroughLeicestershire
148North East Derbyshire275.60 106.41DistrictDerbyshire
149York271.94 105.00Unitary, CityNorth Yorkshire
150Guildford270.93 104.61BoroughSurrey
151Birmingham267.79 103.39Metropolitan borough, City (1889)West Midlands
152Amber Valley265.44 102.49BoroughDerbyshire
153Mole Valley258.32 99.74DistrictSurrey
154Tandridge 248.19 95.83DistrictSurrey
155Redcar and Cleveland244.89 94.55Unitary, BoroughNorth Yorkshire
156Tonbridge and Malling240.13 92.71BoroughKent
157Kettering233.49 90.15BoroughNorthamptonshire
158Swindon230.09 88.84Unitary, Borough Wiltshire
159Arun220.71 85.22DistrictWest Sussex
160Bromsgrove216.97 83.77DistrictWorcestershire
161Hart215.27 83.12DistrictHampshire
162Dacorum212.48 82.04BoroughHertfordshire
163Newcastle-under-Lyme210.96 81.45BoroughStaffordshire
164Stockton-on-Tees203.9 78.7Unitary, BoroughDurham and North Yorkshire
165Chorley202.80 78.30BoroughLancashire
166Darlington197.47 76.24Unitary, BoroughDurham
167Windsor and Maidenhead196.51 75.87Unitary, Royal BoroughBerkshire
168Chiltern196.35 75.81DistrictBuckinghamshire
169Wyre Forest195.4 75.4DistrictWorcestershire
170Medway192.03 74.14Unitary, BoroughKent
171North East Lincolnshire191.84 74.07Unitary, BoroughLincolnshire
172Wigan188.19 72.66Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
173Warrington180.65 69.75Unitary, BoroughCheshire
174Wokingham178.97 69.10Unitary, BoroughBerkshire
175Solihull178.29 68.84Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands
176Great Yarmouth173.76 67.09BoroughNorfolk
177Rochford169.50 65.44DistrictEssex
178Pendle169.38 65.40BoroughLancashire
179Fylde 165.71 63.98BoroughLancashire
180Thurrock163.37 63.08Unitary, BoroughEssex
181Wellingborough163.04 62.95BoroughNorthamptonshire
182St Albans161.18 62.23City (1877)Hertfordshire
183Bolsover160.33 61.90DistrictDerbyshire
184Rochdale158.08 61.04Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
185Wirral157.05 60.64Metropolitan boroughMerseyside
186Sefton153.14 59.13Metropolitan boroughMerseyside
187Brentwood153.12 59.12BoroughEssex
188Bromley150.13 57.97London boroughGreater London
189Gateshead142.36 54.97Metropolitan boroughTyne and Wear
190Oldham142.35 54.96Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
191Preston142.29 54.94City (2002)Lancashire
192South Bucks141.27 54.54DistrictBuckinghamshire
193Bolton139.79 53.97Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
194Rossendale138.04 53.30BoroughLancashire
195Sunderland137.45 53.07Metropolitan borough, City (1992)Tyne and Wear
196Blackburn with Darwen137.02 52.90Unitary, BoroughLancashire
197St Helens136.39 52.66Metropolitan boroughMerseyside
198Blaby130.47 50.37DistrictLeicestershire
199Welwyn Hatfield129.55 50.02DistrictHertfordshire
200Reigate and Banstead129.14 49.86BoroughSurrey
201Stockport126.06 48.67Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
202Gedling119.98 46.32BoroughNottinghamshire
203Hillingdon115.70 44.67London boroughGreater London
204Manchester115.65 44.65Metropolitan borough, City (1853)Greater Manchester
205Newcastle upon Tyne113.45 43.80Metropolitan borough, City (1882)Tyne and Wear
206South Ribble112.96 43.61BoroughLancashire
207Havering112.35 43.38London boroughGreater London
208Liverpool111.84 43.18Metropolitan borough, City (1880)Merseyside
209Burnley110.68 42.73BoroughLancashire
210Basildon110.03 42.48DistrictEssex
211Erewash109.63 42.33BoroughDerbyshire
212Bristol109.61 42.32Unitary, City (1542)Bristol
213Ashfield109.56 42.30DistrictNottinghamshire
214Bracknell Forest109.38 42.23Unitary, BoroughBerkshire
215Trafford106.04 40.94Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
216Walsall103.95 40.14Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands
217Thanet103.34 39.90DistrictKent
218Tameside103.16 39.83Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
219Hertsmere101.16 39.06BoroughHertfordshire

10–100 km²

Rank District Area km² Area mi² Type Ceremonial county
220Bury99.49 38.41Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
221Gravesham99.02 38.23BoroughKent
222Coventry98.65 38.09Metropolitan borough, City (1345)West Midlands
223Dudley97.97 37.83Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands
224Salford97.19 37.53Metropolitan borough, City (1926)Greater Manchester
225Surrey Heath95.09 36.71BoroughSurrey
226Elmbridge95.06 36.70BoroughSurrey
227Hartlepool93.87 36.24Unitary, BoroughDurham
228Stoke-on-Trent93.45 36.08Unitary, City (1925)Staffordshire
229Three Rivers88.82 34.29DistrictHertfordshire
230Barnet86.75 33.49London boroughGreater London
231Croydon86.5 33.4London boroughGreater London
232Knowsley 86.48 33.39Metropolitan boroughMerseyside
233Sandwell85.56 33.03Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands
234Brighton & Hove82.67 31.92Unitary, City (2000)East Sussex
235North Tyneside82.38 31.81Metropolitan boroughTyne and Wear
236Enfield80.83 31.21London boroughGreater London
237Northampton80.76 31.18BoroughNorthamptonshire
238Corby80.28 31.00BoroughNorthamptonshire
239Broxtowe80.10 30.93BoroughNottinghamshire
240Plymouth79.78 30.80Unitary, City (1928) Devon
241Eastleigh79.77 30.80BoroughHampshire
242Halton79.09 30.54Unitary, 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-Furness77.96 30.10BoroughCumbria
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
255Wolverhampton69.43 26.81Metropolitan borough, City (2000)West Midlands
256Chesterfield66.04 25.50BoroughDerbyshire
257Poole64.75 25.00Unitary, BoroughDorset
258South Tyneside64.41 24.87Metropolitan 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
268Middlesbrough53.88 20.80Unitary, BoroughNorth Yorkshire
269Broxbourne51.43 19.86BoroughHertfordshire
270Harrow50.46 19.48London boroughGreater London
271Christchurch50.39 19.46BoroughDorset
272Southampton49.84 19.24Unitary, City (1964)Hampshire
273Greenwich47.33 18.27London boroughGreater London
274Exeter47.04 18.16CityDevon
275Cheltenham46.63 18.00BoroughGloucestershire
276Bournemouth46.18 17.83Unitary, BoroughDorset
277Oxford45.61 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
285Adur41.81 16.14DistrictWest Sussex
286Weymouth and Portland41.78 16.13BoroughDorset
287Southend-on-Sea41.76 16.12Unitary, BoroughEssex
288Cambridge40.70 15.71City (1951)Cambridgeshire
289Gloucester40.54 15.65City (1541)Gloucestershire
290Reading 40.40 15.60Unitary, BoroughBerkshire
291Portsmouth40.36 15.58Unitary, City (1926)Hampshire
292Ipswich39.41 15.22BoroughSuffolk
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
307Worthing32.48 12.54BoroughWest 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
314Stevenage25.96 10.02BoroughHertfordshire
315Gosport25.29 9.76BoroughHampshire
316Oadby and Wigston23.53 9.08BoroughLeicestershire
317Camden21.79 8.41London boroughGreater London
318Westminster21.49 8.30London borough, City (1540)Greater London
319Watford21.42 8.27BoroughHertfordshire
320Tower Hamlets19.78 7.64London boroughGreater London
321Hackney19.05 7.36London boroughGreater London
322Hammersmith and Fulham16.40 6.33London boroughGreater London
323Isles of Scilly16.37 6.32UnitaryCornwall
324Islington14.86 5.74London boroughGreater London
325Kensington and Chelsea12.13 4.68London borough, Royal BoroughGreater London

Less than 10 km²

Rank District Area km² Area mi² Type Ceremonial county
326City of London2.90 1.12Unitary, CityCity of London

Source

Area measurement of land area only (to Mean High Water Mark and excluding inland water features larger than 1 km²). "Standard Area Measurements - Local Authorities - Dec 2010 (SAM_LAD_DEC_2010_UK)". UK Standard Area Measurements (SAM). Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2011. 

See also

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