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
1North Yorkshire8,037 3,103UnitaryNorth Yorkshire
2Northumberland[3]5,020 1,940UnitaryNorthumberland
3Westmorland and Furness3,756 1,450UnitaryCumbria
4Cornwall3,545 1,369UnitaryCornwall
5Somerset3,450 1,330UnitarySomerset
6Wiltshire3,255 1,257UnitaryWiltshire
7Shropshire3,197 1,234UnitaryShropshire
8Cumberland3,012 1,163UnitaryCumbria
9Dorset2,491 962UnitaryDorset
10East Riding of Yorkshire2,404 928UnitaryEast Riding of Yorkshire
11County Durham2,226 859UnitaryCounty Durham
12Herefordshire 2,180 840UnitaryHerefordshire
13East Lindsey1,767 682DistrictLincolnshire
14Buckinghamshire1,565 604UnitaryBuckinghamshire
15King's Lynn and West Norfolk1,440 560BoroughNorfolk
16West Northamptonshire1,377 532UnitaryNorthamptonshire
17Breckland1,305 504DistrictNorfolk
18East Suffolk1,261 487DistrictSuffolk
19Cheshire East1,166 450UnitaryCheshire
20Cotswold1,165 450DistrictGloucestershire
21West Devon1,160 450 BoroughDevon
22West Lindsey1,156 446 DistrictLincolnshire
23North Devon1,086 419 DistrictDevon
24West Suffolk1,035 400DistrictSuffolk
25North Northamptonshire986.6 380.9UnitaryNorthamptonshire
26Torridge983.8 379.8DistrictDevon
27Stratford-on-Avon977.9 377.6DistrictWarwickshire
28North Norfolk966 373DistrictNorfolk
29South Kesteven942.6 363.9DistrictLincolnshire
30North Kesteven922.5 356.2DistrictLincolnshire
31Cheshire West and Chester920 360UnitaryCheshire
32Mid Devon912.9 352.5 DistrictDevon
33South Norfolk907.6 350.4DistrictNorfolk
34Huntingdonshire906.2 349.9DistrictCambridgeshire
35South Cambridgeshire901.6 348.1DistrictCambridgeshire
36South Hams886.5 342.3 DistrictDevon
37Mid Suffolk871.1 336.3 DistrictSuffolk
38North Lincolnshire846.5 326.8 Unitary, boroughLincolnshire
39Wealden833.1 321.7 DistrictEast Sussex
40East Devon814.2 314.4 DistrictDevon
41Derbyshire Dales792.4 305.9 DistrictDerbyshire
42Chichester786.2 303.6 DistrictWest Sussex
43New Forest752.2 290.4 DistrictHampshire
44South Holland750.1 289.6 DistrictLincolnshire
45Central Bedfordshire715.7 276.3 UnitaryBedfordshire
46West Oxfordshire714.4 275.8 DistrictOxfordshire
47West Berkshire704.2 271.9 UnitaryBerkshire
48South Oxfordshire678.5 262.0 DistrictOxfordshire
49Teignbridge673.8 260.2 DistrictDevon
50Wychavon663.5 256.2 DistrictWorcestershire
51Winchester661 255 CityHampshire
52Newark and Sherwood651.3 251.5DistrictNottinghamshire
53East Cambridgeshire651.3 251.5DistrictCambridgeshire
54Uttlesford641.2 247.6DistrictEssex
55Bassetlaw637.8 246.3DistrictNottinghamshire
56Basingstoke and Deane633.8 244.7BoroughHampshire
57Test Valley627.6 242.3BoroughHampshire
58Braintree611.7 236.2DistrictEssex
59Stafford598.2 231.0 DistrictStaffordshire
60Babergh593.7 229.2 DistrictSuffolk
61Harborough591.8 228.5 DistrictLeicestershire
62Cherwell588.7 227.3 DistrictOxfordshire
63Ribble Valley583.2 225.2 BoroughLancashire
64Ashford580.6 224.2 BoroughKent
65Vale of White Horse577.7 223.1 DistrictOxfordshire
66Malvern Hills577.1 222.8 DistrictWorcestershire
67Staffordshire Moorlands575.8 222.3 DistrictStaffordshire
68Doncaster568 219 Metropolitan borough, city (2022)South Yorkshire
69Lancaster566.9 218.9 City (1937)Lancashire
70Broadland552.1 213.2 DistrictNorfolk
71Leeds551.7 213.0 Metropolitan borough, city (1893)West Yorkshire
72Fenland546.5 211.0 DistrictCambridgeshire
73High Peak539.1 208.1 BoroughDerbyshire
74Horsham530.3 204.7 DistrictWest Sussex
75Forest of Dean525.9 203.1 DistrictGloucestershire
76East Hampshire514.4 198.6 DistrictHampshire
77Rother509.4 196.7 DistrictEast Sussex
78South Gloucestershire497.1 191.9 UnitaryGloucestershire
79Melton481.4 185.9 BoroughLeicestershire
80Bedford476.4 183.9 Unitary, boroughBedfordshire
81East Hertfordshire[4]475.7 183.7 DistrictHertfordshire
82Stroud460.5 177.8 DistrictGloucestershire
83Tewkesbury414.4 160.0 BoroughGloucestershire
84Rushcliffe409.2 158.0 BoroughNottinghamshire
85Kirklees408.6 157.8 Metropolitan boroughWest Yorkshire
86South Staffordshire407.3 157.3 DistrictStaffordshire
87Maidstone393.3 151.9 BoroughKent
88East Staffordshire387 149 BoroughStaffordshire
89Rutland381.8 147.4 UnitaryRutland
90Isle of Wight379.6 146.6 UnitaryIsle of Wight
91North Hertfordshire375.4 144.9 DistrictHertfordshire
92North Somerset373.7 144.3 UnitarySomerset
93Swale373.4 144.2 BoroughKent
94Sevenoaks369.2 142.5 DistrictKent
95Sheffield367.9 142.0 Metropolitan borough, city (1893)South Yorkshire
96Bradford366.4 141.5 Metropolitan borough, city (1897)West Yorkshire
97Boston364 141 BoroughLincolnshire
98Calderdale364 141 Metropolitan boroughWest Yorkshire
99Maldon357.8 138.1 DistrictEssex
100Folkestone and Hythe356.9 137.8 DistrictKent
101Rugby351.1 135.6 BoroughWarwickshire
102West Lancashire346.6 133.8 DistrictLancashire
103Bath and North East Somerset345.9 133.6 UnitarySomerset
104Waverley345.2 133.3 BoroughSurrey
105Peterborough343.4 132.6 Unitary, city (1541)Cambridgeshire
106Epping Forest339 131 DistrictEssex
107Chelmsford338.8 130.8 City (2012)[5]Essex
108Wakefield338.6 130.7 Metropolitan borough, city (1888)West Yorkshire
109South Derbyshire338.1 130.5 DistrictDerbyshire
110Tendring336.3 129.8 DistrictEssex
111Mid Sussex334 129 DistrictWest Sussex
112Tunbridge Wells331.3 127.9 BoroughKent
113Lichfield331.3 127.9 DistrictStaffordshire
114Barnsley329.1 127.1 Metropolitan boroughSouth Yorkshire
115Colchester328.2 126.7 BoroughEssex
116Dover315.3 121.7 DistrictKent
117Canterbury308.8 119.2 CityKent
118Milton Keynes308.6 119.2 Unitary, borough, cityBuckinghamshire
119Hinckley and Bosworth297.4 114.8 BoroughLeicestershire
120Lewes292.1 112.8 DistrictEast Sussex
121Telford and Wrekin290.3 112.1 Unitary, boroughShropshire
122Rotherham286.5 110.6 Metropolitan boroughSouth Yorkshire
123North Warwickshire284.3 109.8 BoroughWarwickshire
124Warwick282.9 109.2 DistrictWarwickshire
125Wyre282.2 109.0 BoroughLancashire
126North West Leicestershire279.3 107.8 DistrictLeicestershire
127Charnwood279 108 BoroughLeicestershire
128North East Derbyshire275.6 106.4 DistrictDerbyshire
129York271.9 105.0 Unitary, cityNorth Yorkshire
130Guildford270.9 104.6 BoroughSurrey
131Birmingham267.8 103.4 Metropolitan borough, city (1889)West Midlands
132Amber Valley265.4 102.5 BoroughDerbyshire
133Mole Valley258.3 99.7 DistrictSurrey
134Tandridge248.2 95.8 DistrictSurrey
135Redcar and Cleveland245.1 94.6 Unitary, boroughNorth Yorkshire
136Tonbridge and Malling240.1 92.7 BoroughKent
137Swindon230.1 88.8 Unitary, boroughWiltshire
138Arun221 85 DistrictWest Sussex
139Bromsgrove217 84 DistrictWorcestershire
140Hart215.3 83.1 DistrictHampshire
141Dacorum212.5 82.0 BoroughHertfordshire
142Newcastle-under-Lyme211 81 BoroughStaffordshire
143Stockton-on-Tees204.9 79.1 Unitary, boroughDurham and North Yorkshire
144Chorley202.8 78.3 BoroughLancashire
145Darlington197.5 76.3 Unitary, boroughDurham
146Windsor and Maidenhead196.5 75.9 Unitary, Royal BoroughBerkshire
147Wyre Forest195.4 75.4 DistrictWorcestershire
148Medway193.7 74.8 Unitary, boroughKent
149North East Lincolnshire192.6 74.4 Unitary, boroughLincolnshire
150Wigan188.2 72.7 Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
151Warrington180.6 69.7 Unitary, boroughCheshire
152Wokingham179 69 Unitary, boroughBerkshire
153Solihull178.3 68.8 Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands
154Great Yarmouth174.3 67.3 BoroughNorfolk
155Pendle169.4 65.4 BoroughLancashire
156Rochford167.1 64.5 DistrictEssex
157Fylde165.7 64.0 BoroughLancashire
158Thurrock163.8 63.2 Unitary, boroughEssex
159Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole162.1 62.6UnitaryDorset
160St Albans161.2 62.2 City (1877)Hertfordshire
161Wirral160.9 62.1 Metropolitan boroughMerseyside
162Bolsover160.3 61.9 DistrictDerbyshire
163Rochdale158.1 61.0 Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
164Sefton156.6 60.5 Metropolitan boroughMerseyside
165Brentwood153.1 59.1 BoroughEssex
166Bromley150.1 58.0 London boroughGreater London
167Oldham142.3 54.9 Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
168Gateshead[3]142.3 54.9 Metropolitan boroughTyne and Wear
169Preston142.3 54.9 City (2002)Lancashire
170Bolton139.8 54.0 Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
171Rossendale138 53 BoroughLancashire
172Sunderland137.4 53.1 Metropolitan borough, city (1992)Tyne and Wear
173Blackburn with Darwen137 53 Unitary, boroughLancashire
174St Helens136.4 52.7 Metropolitan boroughMerseyside
175Blaby130.5 50.4 DistrictLeicestershire
176Welwyn Hatfield129.5 50.0 DistrictHertfordshire
177Reigate and Banstead129.1 49.8 BoroughSurrey
178Stockport126 49 Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
179Gedling120 46 BoroughNottinghamshire
180Hillingdon115.7 44.7 London boroughGreater London
181Manchester115.6 44.6 Metropolitan borough, city (1853)Greater Manchester
182Newcastle upon Tyne113.5 43.8 Metropolitan borough, city (1882)Tyne and Wear
183South Ribble113.1 43.7 BoroughLancashire
184Havering112.3 43.4 London boroughGreater London
185Liverpool111.8 43.2 Metropolitan borough, city (1880)Merseyside
186Burnley110.7 42.7 BoroughLancashire
187Basildon110 42 DistrictEssex
188Bristol109.7 42.4 Unitary, city (1542)Bristol
189Erewash109.6 42.3 BoroughDerbyshire
190Ashfield109.6 42.3 DistrictNottinghamshire
191Bracknell Forest109.4 42.2 Unitary, boroughBerkshire
192Trafford106 41 Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
193Walsall104 40 Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands
194Thanet103.6 40.0 DistrictKent
195Tameside103.2 39.8 Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
196Hertsmere101.1 39.0 BoroughHertfordshire
197Bury99.46 38.40Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
198Gravesham98.99 38.22BoroughKent
199Coventry98.64 38.09Metropolitan borough, city (1345)West Midlands
200Dudley97.96 37.82Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands
201Salford97.2 37.5Metropolitan borough, city (1926)Greater Manchester
202Surrey Heath95.09 36.71BoroughSurrey
203Elmbridge95.05 36.70BoroughSurrey
204Hartlepool93.72 36.19Unitary, boroughDurham
205Stoke-on-Trent93.45 36.08Unitary, city (1925)Staffordshire
206Three Rivers88.82 34.29DistrictHertfordshire
207Barnet86.77 33.50London boroughGreater London
208Knowsley86.5 33.4Metropolitan boroughMerseyside
209Croydon86.49 33.39London boroughGreater London
210Sandwell85.56 33.03Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands
211Brighton & Hove82.83 31.98Unitary, city (2000)East Sussex
212North Tyneside82.3 31.8Metropolitan boroughTyne and Wear
213Enfield80.82 31.20London boroughGreater London
214Broxtowe80.1 30.9BoroughNottinghamshire
215Plymouth79.85 30.83Unitary, city (1928)Devon
216Eastleigh79.69 30.77BoroughHampshire
217Halton79.08 30.53Unitary, boroughCheshire
218Nuneaton and Bedworth78.95 30.48BoroughWarwickshire
219Cannock Chase78.88 30.46DistrictStaffordshire
220Runnymede78.04 30.13BoroughSurrey
221Derby78.03 30.13Unitary, city (1977)Derbyshire
222Mansfield76.7 29.6DistrictNottinghamshire
223Nottingham74.61 28.81Unitary, city (1897)Nottinghamshire
224Fareham74.25 28.67BoroughHampshire
225Leicester73.34 28.32Unitary, city (1919)Leicestershire
226Hyndburn73.01 28.19BoroughLancashire
227Dartford72.73 28.08BoroughKent
228Kingston upon Hull71.58 27.64Unitary, city (1299)East Riding of Yorkshire
229Wolverhampton69.44 26.81Metropolitan borough, city (2000)West Midlands
230Chesterfield66.04 25.50BoroughDerbyshire
231South Tyneside64.42 24.87 Metropolitan boroughTyne and Wear
232Woking63.6 24.6 BoroughSurrey
233Torbay62.89 24.28 Unitary, boroughDevon
234Bexley60.58 23.39 London boroughGreater London
235Richmond upon Thames57.39 22.16 London boroughGreater London
236Redbridge56.4 21.8 London boroughGreater London
237Hounslow55.96 21.61 London boroughGreater London
238Havant55.74 21.52 BoroughHampshire
239Ealing55.54 21.44 London boroughGreater London
240Redditch54.25 20.95 BoroughWorcestershire
241Middlesbrough53.88 20.80 Unitary, boroughNorth Yorkshire
242Broxbourne51.44 19.86 BoroughHertfordshire
243Harrow50.46 19.48 London boroughGreater London
244Southampton49.88 19.26 Unitary, city (1964)Hampshire
245Greenwich47.31 18.27 London boroughGreater London
246Exeter47.03 18.16 CityDevon
247Cheltenham46.6 18.0 BoroughGloucestershire
248Oxford45.6 17.6 City (1542)Oxfordshire
249Crawley44.97 17.36 BoroughWest Sussex
250Spelthorne44.89 17.33 BoroughSurrey
251Castle Point44.67 17.25 BoroughEssex
252Eastbourne44.16 17.05 BoroughEast Sussex
253Sutton43.85 16.93 London boroughGreater London
254Luton43.35 16.74 Unitary, boroughBedfordshire
255Brent43.24 16.70 London boroughGreater London
256Adur42.07 16.24 DistrictWest Sussex
257Southend-on-Sea41.67 16.09 Unitary, City (2022)Essex
258Cambridge40.7 15.7 City (1951)Cambridgeshire
259Gloucester40.55 15.66 City (1541)Gloucestershire
260Reading40.39 15.59 Unitary, boroughBerkshire
261Portsmouth40.38 15.59 Unitary, city (1926)Hampshire
262Ipswich39.51 15.25 BoroughSuffolk
263Rushmoor39.05 15.08 BoroughHampshire
264Norwich39.02 15.07 City (1195)Norfolk
265Waltham Forest38.81 14.98 London boroughGreater London
266Merton37.62 14.53 London boroughGreater London
267Kingston upon Thames37.26 14.39 London borough, Royal BoroughGreater London
268Newham36.2 14.0 London boroughGreater London
269Barking and Dagenham36.1 13.9 London boroughGreater London
270Lincoln35.69 13.78 CityLincolnshire
271Lewisham35.15 13.57 London boroughGreater London
272Blackpool34.87 13.46 Unitary, boroughLancashire
273Wandsworth34.26 13.23 London boroughGreater London
274Epsom and Ewell34.08 13.16 BoroughSurrey
275Worcester33.28 12.85 City (1189)Worcestershire
276Slough32.54 12.56 Unitary, boroughBerkshire
277Worthing32.52 12.56 BoroughWest Sussex
278Tamworth30.85 11.91 BoroughStaffordshire
279Harlow30.54 11.79 DistrictEssex
280Hastings29.8 11.5 BoroughEast Sussex
281Haringey29.61 11.43 London boroughGreater London
282Southwark28.88 11.15 London boroughGreater London
283Lambeth26.81 10.35 London boroughGreater London
284Stevenage[4]25.97 10.03 BoroughHertfordshire
285Gosport25.37 9.80 BoroughHampshire
286Oadby and Wigston23.53 9.08 BoroughLeicestershire
287Camden21.78 8.41 London boroughGreater London
288Westminster21.48 8.29 London borough, city (1540)Greater London
289Watford21.43 8.27 BoroughHertfordshire
290Tower Hamlets19.77 7.63 London boroughGreater London
291Hackney19.04 7.35 London boroughGreater London
292Hammersmith and Fulham16.4 6.3 London boroughGreater London
293Isles of Scilly16.32 6.30 UnitaryCornwall
294Islington14.86 5.74 London boroughGreater London
295Kensington and Chelsea12.12 4.68 London borough, Royal BoroughGreater London
296City of London2.89 1.12 Unitary, cityCity of London

References

  1. ↑ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2021". Office for National Statistics. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Standard Area Measurements - 2023 User Guide". Open Geography Portal. Office for National Statistics. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 "The Gateshead and Northumberland (Boundary Change) Order 2013. UKSI 2013/595". 12 March 2013.
  4. 1 2 "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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