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 by ethnic diversity [edit] Over 1,000 km² | Rank | District | Area km² | Type | Ceremonial county | | 1 | Northumberland | 5,013.02 | Unitary, District and County | Northumberland | | 2 | Cornwall | 3,546.18 | Unitary, District and County | Cornwall | | 3 | Wiltshire | 3,255.34 | Unitary, District and County | Wiltshire | | 4 | Shropshire | 3,197.30 | Unitary, District and County | Shropshire | | 5 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 2,407.68 | Unitary, District | East Riding of Yorkshire | | 6 | County Durham | 2,226.06 | Unitary, District and County | County Durham | | 7 | Herefordshire | 2,179.73 | Unitary, District | Herefordshire | | 8 | Eden | 2,142.36 | District | Cumbria | | 9 | East Lindsey | 1,760.26 | District | Lincolnshire | | 10 | South Lakeland | 1,533.62 | District | Cumbria | | 11 | Ryedale | 1,506.59 | District | North Yorkshire | | 12 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 1,428.77 | Borough | Norfolk | | 13 | Richmondshire | 1,318.67 | District | North Yorkshire | | 14 | Hambleton | 1,311.17 | District | North Yorkshire | | 15 | Harrogate | 1,307.94 | District | North Yorkshire | | 16 | Breckland | 1,305.12 | District | Norfolk | | 17 | Allerdale | 1,241.58 | Borough | Cumbria | | 18 | Craven | 1,177.39 | District | North Yorkshire | | 19 | Cheshire East | 1,166.39 | Unitary, Borough | Cheshire | | 20 | Cotswold | 1,164.52 | District | Gloucestershire | | 21 | West Devon | 1,159.65 | Borough | Devon | | 22 | West Lindsey | 1,155.72 | District | Lincolnshire | | 23 | North Devon | 1,086.05 | District | Devon | | 24 | West Dorset | 1,081.48 | District | Dorset | | 25 | Carlisle | 1,039.98 | City | Cumbria | [edit] 100 - 1,000 km² | Rank | District | Area km² | Type | Ceremonial county | | 26 | Torridge | 983.86 | District | Devon | | 27 | Stratford-on-Avon | 977.87 | District | Warwickshire | | 28 | North Norfolk | 963.89 | District | Norfolk | | 29 | South Somerset | 959.04 | District | Somerset | | 30 | South Kesteven | 942.59 | District | Lincolnshire | | 31 | North Kesteven | 922.44 | District | Lincolnshire | | 32 | Cheshire West and Chester | 916.64 | Unitary, Borough | Cheshire | | 33 | Mid Devon | 912.90 | District | Devon | | 34 | South Norfolk | 907.71 | District | Norfolk | | 35 | Huntingdonshire | 906.18 | District | Cambridgeshire | | 36 | Aylesbury Vale | 902.75 | District | Buckinghamshire | | 37 | South Cambridgeshire | 901.63 | District | Cambridgeshire | | 38 | Suffolk Coastal | 891.42 | District | Suffolk | | 39 | South Hams | 886.49 | District | Devon | | 40 | Mid Suffolk | 871.07 | District | Suffolk | | 41 | North Lincolnshire | 846.31 | Unitary, Borough | Lincolnshire | | 42 | Wealden | 833.17 | District | East Sussex | | 43 | Scarborough | 816.54 | Borough | North Yorkshire | | 44 | East Devon | 814.37 | District | Devon | | 45 | Derbyshire Dales | 792.45 | District | Derbyshire | | 46 | Chichester | 786.26 | District | West Sussex | | 47 | New Forest | 753.10 | District | Hampshire | | 48 | South Holland | 742.38 | District | Lincolnshire | | 49 | Mendip | 739.44 | District | Somerset | | 50 | Copeland | 731.74 | Borough | Cumbria | | 51 | West Somerset | 725.35 | District | Somerset | | 52 | Central Bedfordshire | 715.67 | Unitary, District | Bedfordshire | | 53 | West Oxfordshire | 714.40 | District | Oxfordshire | | 54 | West Berkshire | 704.17 | Unitary, District | Berkshire | | 55 | South Oxfordshire | 678.54 | District | Oxfordshire | | 56 | Teignbridge | 673.86 | District | Devon | | 57 | Wychavon | 663.54 | District | Worcestershire | | 58 | Daventry | 662.59 | District | Northamptonshire | | 59 | Winchester | 660.97 | City | Hampshire | | 60 | St Edmundsbury | 656.97 | Borough | Suffolk | | 61 | Newark and Sherwood | 651.32 | District | Nottinghamshire | | 62 | East Cambridgeshire | 651.28 | District | Cambridgeshire | | 63 | Uttlesford | 641.18 | District | Essex | | 64 | Bassetlaw | 637.87 | District | Nottinghamshire | | 65 | South Northamptonshire | 634.02 | District | Northamptonshire | | 66 | Basingstoke and Deane | 633.81 | Borough | Hampshire | | 67 | Test Valley | 627.59 | Borough | Hampshire | | 68 | Braintree | 611.71 | District | Essex | | 69 | North Dorset | 609.22 | District | Dorset | | 70 | Selby | 599.31 | District | North Yorkshire | | 71 | Stafford | 598.17 | District | Staffordshire | | 72 | Babergh | 593.78 | District | Suffolk | | 73 | Harborough | 591.78 | District | Leicestershire | | 74 | Cherwell | 588.76 | District | Oxfordshire | | 75 | Ribble Valley | 583.16 | Borough | Lancashire | | 76 | Ashford | 580.62 | Borough | Kent | | 77 | Vale of White Horse | 577.63 | District | Oxfordshire | | 78 | Malvern Hills | 577.07 | District | Worcestershire | | 79 | Lancaster | 575.85 | City (1937) | Lancashire | | 80 | Staffordshire Moorlands | 575.85 | District | Staffordshire | | 81 | Doncaster | 567.99 | Metropolitan borough | South Yorkshire | | 82 | Sedgemoor | 564.36 | District | Somerset | | 83 | Broadland | 552.40 | District | Norfolk | | 84 | Leeds | 551.73 | Metropolitan borough, City (1893) | West Yorkshire | | 85 | Fenland | 546.45 | District | Cambridgeshire | | 86 | High Peak | 539.15 | Borough | Derbyshire | | 87 | Horsham | 530.27 | District | West Sussex | | 88 | Forest of Dean | 526.53 | District | Gloucestershire | | 89 | East Hampshire | 514.44 | District | Hampshire | | 90 | East Northamptonshire | 509.79 | District | Northamptonshire | | 91 | Rother | 509.43 | District | East Sussex | | 92 | South Gloucestershire | 496.95 | Unitary, District | Gloucestershire | | 93 | Melton | 481.38 | Borough | Leicestershire | | 94 | Bedford | 476.41 | Unitary, Borough | Bedfordshire | | 95 | East Hertfordshire | 475.69 | District | Hertfordshire | | 96 | Taunton Deane | 462.37 | Borough | Somerset | | 97 | Stroud | 460.66 | District | Gloucestershire | | 98 | Tewkesbury | 414.39 | Borough | Gloucestershire | | 99 | Rushcliffe | 409.24 | Borough | Nottinghamshire | | 100 | Kirklees | 408.60 | Metropolitan borough | West Yorkshire | | 101 | South Staffordshire | 407.32 | District | Staffordshire | | 102 | Purbeck | 404.42 | District | Dorset | | 103 | Maidstone | 393.33 | Borough | Kent | | 104 | East Staffordshire | 386.96 | Borough | Staffordshire | | 105 | Rutland | 381.51 | Unitary, District | Rutland | | 106 | Isle of Wight | 380.16 | Unitary, County | Isle of Wight | | 107 | Forest Heath | 377.71 | District | Suffolk | | 108 | North Hertfordshire | 375.37 | District | Hertfordshire | | 109 | North Somerset | 373.79 | Unitary, District | Somerset | | 110 | Swale | 373.41 | Borough | Kent | | 111 | Waveney | 369.94 | District | Suffolk | | 112 | Sevenoaks | 369.21 | District | Kent | | 113 | Sheffield | 367.95 | Metropolitan borough, City (1893) | South Yorkshire | | 114 | Bradford | 366.42 | Metropolitan borough, City (1897) | West Yorkshire | | 115 | Calderdale | 363.92 | Metropolitan borough | West Yorkshire | | 116 | Boston | 361.54 | Borough | Lincolnshire | | 117 | Maldon | 358.90 | District | Essex | | 118 | Shepway | 356.70 | District | Kent | | 119 | East Dorset | 354.42 | District | Dorset | | 120 | Rugby | 351.11 | Borough | Warwickshire | | 121 | West Lancashire | 346.79 | District | Lancashire | | 122 | Bath and North East Somerset | 345.74 | Unitary, District | Somerset | | 123 | Waverley | 345.17 | Borough | Surrey | | 124 | Peterborough | 343.38 | Unitary, City (1541) | Cambridgeshire | | 125 | Epping Forest (district) | 338.99 | District | Essex | | 126 | Chelmsford | 338.78 | Borough | Essex | | 127 | Wakefield | 338.61 | Metropolitan borough, City (1888) | West Yorkshire | | 128 | South Derbyshire | 338.12 | District | Derbyshire | | 129 | Tendring | 337.69 | District | Essex | | 130 | Mid Sussex | 334.03 | District | West Sussex | | 131 | Tunbridge Wells | 331.33 | Borough | Kent | | 132 | Lichfield | 331.30 | District | Staffordshire | | 133 | Colchester | 329.08 | Borough | Essex | | 134 | Barnsley | 329.05 | Metropolitan borough | South Yorkshire | | 135 | Wycombe | 324.57 | District | Buckinghamshire | | 136 | Dover | 315.05 | District | Kent | | 137 | Canterbury | 308.85 | City | Kent | | 138 | Milton Keynes | 308.63 | Unitary, Borough | Buckinghamshire | | 139 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 297.35 | Borough | Leicestershire | | 140 | Lewes | 292.06 | District | East Sussex | | 141 | Telford and Wrekin | 290.31 | Unitary, Borough | Shropshire | | 142 | Rotherham | 286.53 | Metropolitan borough | South Yorkshire | | 143 | North Warwickshire | 284.27 | Borough | Warwickshire | | 144 | Warwick | 282.88 | District | Warwickshire | | 145 | Wyre | 282.56 | Borough | Lancashire | | 146 | North West Leicestershire | 279.33 | District | Leicestershire | | 147 | Charnwood | 279.06 | Borough | Leicestershire | | 148 | North East Derbyshire | 275.61 | District | Derbyshire | | 149 | York | 271.94 | Unitary, City | North Yorkshire | | 150 | Guildford | 270.93 | Borough | Surrey | | 151 | Birmingham | 267.79 | Metropolitan borough, City (1889) | West Midlands | | 152 | Amber Valley | 265.38 | Borough | Derbyshire | | 153 | Mole Valley | 258.32 | District | Surrey | | 154 | Tandridge | 248.19 | District | Surrey | | 155 | Redcar and Cleveland | 244.89 | Unitary, Borough | North Yorkshire | | 156 | Tonbridge and Malling | 240.13 | Borough | Kent | | 157 | Kettering | 233.49 | Borough | Northamptonshire | | 158 | Swindon | 230.09 | Unitary, Borough | Wiltshire | | 159 | Arun | 220.71 | District | West Sussex | | 160 | Bromsgrove | 216.97 | District | Worcestershire | | 161 | Hart | 215.27 | District | Hampshire | | 162 | Dacorum | 212.48 | Borough | Hertfordshire | | 163 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 210.96 | Borough | Staffordshire | | 164 | Stockton-on-Tees | 203.90 | Unitary, Borough | Durham and North Yorkshire | | 165 | Chorley | 202.80 | Borough | Lancashire | | 166 | Darlington | 197.47 | Unitary, Borough | Durham | | 167 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 196.51 | Unitary, Royal Borough | Berkshire | | 168 | Chiltern | 196.35 | District | Buckinghamshire | | 169 | Wyre Forest | 195.40 | District | Worcestershire | | 170 | Medway | 192.03 | Unitary, Borough | Kent | | 171 | North East Lincolnshire | 191.84 | Unitary, Borough | Lincolnshire | | 172 | Wigan | 188.19 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester | | 173 | Warrington | 180.63 | Unitary, Borough | Cheshire | | 174 | Wokingham | 178.97 | Unitary, District | Berkshire | | 175 | Solihull | 178.29 | Metropolitan borough | West Midlands | | 176 | Great Yarmouth | 173.76 | Borough | Norfolk | | 177 | Rochford | 169.50 | District | Essex | | 178 | Pendle | 169.36 | Borough | Lancashire | | 179 | Fylde | 165.53 | Borough | Lancashire | | 180 | Thurrock | 163.38 | Unitary, Borough | Essex | | 181 | Wellingborough | 163.04 | Borough | Northamptonshire | | 182 | St Albans | 161.18 | City (1877) | Hertfordshire | | 183 | Bolsover | 160.33 | District | Derbyshire | | 184 | Rochdale | 158.08 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester | | 185 | Wirral | 157.05 | Metropolitan borough | Merseyside | | 186 | Sefton | 153.14 | Metropolitan borough | Merseyside | | 187 | Brentwood | 153.12 | Borough | Essex | | 188 | Bromley | 150.14 | London borough | Greater London | | 189 | Gateshead | 142.36 | Metropolitan borough | Tyne and Wear | | 190 | Oldham | 142.35 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester | | 191 | Preston | 142.29 | City (2002) | Lancashire | | 192 | South Bucks | 141.27 | District | Buckinghamshire | | 193 | Bolton | 139.80 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester | | 194 | Rossendale | 138.05 | Borough | Lancashire | | 195 | Sunderland | 137.45 | Metropolitan borough, City (1992) | Tyne and Wear | | 196 | Blackburn with Darwen | 137.01 | Unitary, Borough | Lancashire | | 197 | St Helens | 136.39 | Metropolitan borough | Merseyside | | 198 | Blaby | 130.47 | District | Leicestershire | | 199 | Welwyn Hatfield | 129.55 | District | Hertfordshire | | 200 | Reigate and Banstead | 129.13 | Borough | Surrey | | 201 | Stockport | 126.05 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester | | 202 | Gedling | 119.97 | Borough | Nottinghamshire | | 203 | Hillingdon | 115.70 | London borough | Greater London | | 204 | Manchester | 115.65 | Metropolitan borough, City (1853) | Greater Manchester | | 205 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 113.45 | Metropolitan borough, City (1882) | Tyne and Wear | | 206 | South Ribble | 112.96 | Borough | Lancashire | | 207 | Havering | 112.36 | London borough | Greater London | | 208 | Liverpool | 111.84 | Metropolitan borough, City (1880) | Merseyside | | 209 | Burnley | 110.70 | Borough | Lancashire | | 210 | Basildon | 110.03 | District | Essex | | 211 | Erewash | 109.63 | Borough | Derbyshire | | 212 | Bristol | 109.61 | Unitary, City (1542) | Bristol | | 213 | Ashfield | 109.56 | District | Nottinghamshire | | 214 | Bracknell Forest | 109.38 | Unitary, Borough | Berkshire | | 215 | Trafford | 106.03 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester | | 216 | Walsall | 103.95 | Metropolitan borough | West Midlands | | 217 | Thanet | 103.30 | District | Kent | | 218 | Tameside | 103.19 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester | | 219 | Hertsmere | 101.16 | Borough | Hertfordshire | [edit] 10 - 100 km² | Rank | District | Area km² | Type | Ceremonial county | | 220 | Bury | 99.48 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester | | 221 | Gravesham | 99.02 | Borough | Kent | | 222 | Coventry | 98.65 | Metropolitan borough, City (1345) | West Midlands | | 223 | Dudley | 97.97 | Metropolitan borough | West Midlands | | 224 | Salford | 97.19 | Metropolitan borough, City (1926) | Greater Manchester | | 225 | Surrey Heath | 95.09 | Borough | Surrey | | 226 | Elmbridge | 95.06 | Borough | Surrey | | 227 | Hartlepool | 93.87 | Unitary, Borough | Durham | | 228 | Stoke-on-Trent | 93.45 | Unitary, City (1925) | Staffordshire | | 229 | Three Rivers | 88.81 | District | Hertfordshire | | 230 | Barnet | 86.74 | London borough | Greater London | | 231 | Croydon | 86.52 | London borough | Greater London | | 232 | Knowsley | 86.47 | Metropolitan borough | Merseyside | | 233 | Sandwell | 85.56 | Metropolitan borough | West Midlands | | 234 | Brighton & Hove | 82.67 | Unitary, City (2000) | East Sussex | | 235 | North Tyneside | 82.38 | Metropolitan borough | Tyne and Wear | | 236 | Enfield | 80.83 | London borough | Greater London | | 237 | Northampton | 80.76 | Borough | Northamptonshire | | 238 | Corby | 80.28 | Borough | Northamptonshire | | 239 | Broxtowe | 80.10 | Borough | Nottinghamshire | | 240 | Plymouth | 79.78 | Unitary, City (1928) | Devon | | 241 | Eastleigh | 79.77 | Borough | Hampshire | | 242 | Halton | 79.09 | Unitary, Borough | Cheshire | | 243 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | 78.95 | Borough | Warwickshire | | 244 | Cannock Chase | 78.88 | District | Staffordshire | | 245 | Runnymede | 78.04 | Borough | Surrey | | 246 | Derby | 78.03 | Unitary, City (1977) | Derbyshire | | 247 | Barrow-in-Furness | 77.96 | Borough | Cumbria | | 248 | Mansfield | 76.72 | District | Nottinghamshire | | 249 | Nottingham | 74.61 | Unitary, City (1897) | Nottinghamshire | | 250 | Fareham | 74.24 | Borough | Hampshire | | 251 | Leicester | 73.31 | Unitary, City (1919) | Leicestershire | | 252 | Hyndburn | 72.99 | Borough | Lancashire | | 253 | Dartford | 72.76 | Borough | Kent | | 254 | Hull | 71.45 | Unitary, City (1299) | East Riding of Yorkshire | | 255 | Wolverhampton | 69.43 | Metropolitan borough, City (2000) | West Midlands | | 256 | Chesterfield | 66.04 | Borough | Derbyshire | | 257 | Poole | 64.75 | Unitary, Borough | Dorset | | 258 | South Tyneside | 64.41 | Metropolitan borough | Tyne and Wear | | 259 | Woking | 63.60 | Borough | Surrey | | 260 | Torbay | 62.89 | Unitary, Borough | Devon | | 261 | Bexley | 60.56 | London borough | Greater London | | 262 | Richmond upon Thames | 57.41 | London borough | Greater London | | 263 | Redbridge | 56.42 | London borough | Greater London | | 264 | Hounslow | 55.99 | London borough | Greater London | | 265 | Ealing | 55.52 | London borough | Greater London | | 266 | Havant | 55.37 | Borough | Hampshire | | 267 | Redditch | 54.25 | Borough | Worcestershire | | 268 | Middlesbrough | 53.88 | Unitary, Borough | North Yorkshire | | 269 | Broxbourne | 51.43 | Borough | Hertfordshire | | 270 | Harrow | 50.47 | London borough | Greater London | | 271 | Christchurch | 50.39 | Borough | Dorset | | 272 | Southampton | 49.84 | Unitary, City (1964) | Hampshire | | 273 | Greenwich | 47.34 | London borough | Greater London | | 274 | Exeter | 47.04 | City | Devon | | 275 | Cheltenham | 46.63 | Borough | Gloucestershire | | 276 | Bournemouth | 46.18 | Unitary, Borough | Dorset | | 277 | Oxford | 45.61 | City (1542) | Oxfordshire | | 278 | Castle Point | 45.07 | Borough | Essex | | 279 | Crawley | 44.97 | Borough | West Sussex | | 280 | Spelthorne | 44.89 | Borough | Surrey | | 281 | Eastbourne | 44.16 | Borough | East Sussex | | 282 | Sutton | 43.85 | London borough | Greater London | | 283 | Luton | 43.35 | Unitary, Borough | Bedfordshire | | 284 | Brent | 43.24 | London borough | Greater London | | 285 | Adur | 41.81 | District | West Sussex | | 286 | Weymouth and Portland | 41.76 | Borough | Dorset | | 287 | Southend-on-Sea | 41.76 | Unitary, Borough | Essex | | 288 | Cambridge | 40.70 | City (1951) | Cambridgeshire | | 289 | Gloucester | 40.54 | City (1541) | Gloucestershire | | 290 | Reading | 40.40 | Unitary, Borough | Berkshire | | 291 | Portsmouth | 40.36 | Unitary, City (1926) | Hampshire | | 292 | Ipswich | 39.41 | Borough | Suffolk | | 293 | Rushmoor | 39.05 | Borough | Hampshire | | 294 | Norwich | 39.02 | City (1195) | Norfolk | | 295 | Waltham Forest | 38.82 | London borough | Greater London | | 296 | Merton | 37.61 | London borough | Greater London | | 297 | Kingston upon Thames | 37.25 | London borough, Royal Borough | Greater London | | 298 | Newham | 36.21 | London borough | Greater London | | 299 | Barking and Dagenham | 36.09 | London borough | Greater London | | 300 | Lincoln | 35.69 | City | Lincolnshire | | 301 | Lewisham | 35.15 | London borough | Greater London | | 302 | Blackpool | 34.92 | Unitary, Borough | Lancashire | | 303 | Wandsworth | 34.26 | London borough | Greater London | | 304 | Epsom and Ewell | 34.07 | Borough | Surrey | | 305 | Worcester | 33.28 | City (1189) | Worcestershire | | 306 | Slough | 32.54 | Unitary, Borough | Berkshire | | 307 | Worthing | 32.48 | Borough | West Sussex | | 308 | Tamworth | 30.85 | Borough | Staffordshire | | 309 | Harlow | 30.54 | District | Essex | | 310 | Hastings | 29.72 | Borough | East Sussex | | 311 | Haringey | 29.59 | London borough | Greater London | | 312 | Southwark | 28.85 | London borough | Greater London | | 313 | Lambeth | 26.82 | London borough | Greater London | | 314 | Stevenage | 25.96 | Borough | Hertfordshire | | 315 | Gosport | 25.29 | Borough | Hampshire | | 316 | Oadby and Wigston | 23.52 | Borough | Leicestershire | | 317 | Camden | 21.80 | London borough | Greater London | | 318 | Westminster | 21.48 | London borough, City (1540) | Greater London | | 319 | Watford | 21.43 | Borough | Hertfordshire | | 320 | Tower Hamlets | 19.77 | London borough | Greater London | | 321 | Hackney | 19.06 | London borough | Greater London | | 322 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 16.40 | London borough | Greater London | | 323 | Isles of Scilly | 16.37 | Unitary | Cornwall | | 324 | Islington | 14.86 | London borough | Greater London | | 325 | Kensington and Chelsea | 12.13 | London borough, Royal Borough | Greater London | [edit] Less than 10 km² [edit] Source Area measurement of land area only (to Mean High Water Mark and excluding inland water features larger than 1 km²). Office for National Statistics, UK Standard Area Measurements (SAM) as at 31/12/05, published July 2007 [1]. Some areas have been merged in accordance with the 2009 structural changes to local government in England [edit] See also |
