List of English districts by area

This is a list of the 296 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]

The list consists of 164 non-metropolitan districts, 32 London boroughs, 36 metropolitan boroughs, 62 unitary authorities, and two sui generis authorities (the City of London and the Isles of Scilly).

English districts by area (2022)[1]
RankDistrictArea (km2)Area (mi2)TypeCeremonial countyRegion
1North Yorkshire8,0373,103Unitary authorityNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
2Northumberland5,0201,940Unitary authorityNorthumberlandNorth East
3Westmorland and Furness3,7561,450Unitary authorityCumbriaNorth West
4Cornwall3,5451,369Unitary authorityCornwallSouth West
5Somerset3,4501,330Unitary authoritySomersetSouth West
6Wiltshire3,2551,257Unitary authorityWiltshireSouth West
7Shropshire3,1971,234Unitary authorityShropshireWest Midlands
8Cumberland3,0121,163Unitary authorityCumbriaNorth West
9Dorset2,491962Unitary authorityDorsetSouth West
10East Riding of Yorkshire2,404928Unitary authorityEast Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
11County Durham2,226859Unitary authorityDurhamNorth East
12Herefordshire2,180840Unitary authorityHerefordshireWest Midlands
13East Lindsey1,767682Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
14Buckinghamshire1,565604Unitary authorityBuckinghamshireSouth East
15King's Lynn and West Norfolk1,440560Non-metropolitan district, boroughNorfolkEast of England
16West Northamptonshire1,377532Unitary authorityNorthamptonshireEast Midlands
17Breckland1,305504Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
18East Suffolk1,261487Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
19Cheshire East1,166450Unitary authority, boroughCheshireNorth West
20Cotswold1,165450Non-metropolitan districtGloucestershireSouth West
21West Devon1,160450Non-metropolitan district, boroughDevonSouth West
22West Lindsey1,156446Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
23North Devon1,086419Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
24West Suffolk1,035400Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
25North Northamptonshire987381Unitary authorityNorthamptonshireEast Midlands
26Torridge984380Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
27Stratford-on-Avon978378Non-metropolitan districtWarwickshireWest Midlands
28North Norfolk966373Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
29South Kesteven943364Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
30North Kesteven922356Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
31Cheshire West and Chester920360Unitary authority, boroughCheshireNorth West
32Mid Devon913353Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
33South Norfolk908351Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
34Huntingdonshire906350Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
35South Cambridgeshire902348Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
36South Hams887342Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
37Mid Suffolk871336Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
38North Lincolnshire847327Unitary authority, boroughLincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber
39Wealden833322Non-metropolitan districtEast SussexSouth East
40East Devon814314Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
41Derbyshire Dales792306Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
42Chichester786303Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
43New Forest752290Non-metropolitan districtHampshireSouth East
44South Holland750290Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
45Central Bedfordshire716276Unitary authorityBedfordshireEast of England
46West Oxfordshire714276Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
47West Berkshire704272Unitary authorityBerkshireSouth East
48South Oxfordshire678262Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
49Teignbridge674260Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
50Wychavon664256Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
51Winchester661255Non-metropolitan district, city (TI)HampshireSouth East
52Newark and Sherwood651251Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
53East Cambridgeshire651251Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
54Uttlesford641247Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
55Bassetlaw638246Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
56Basingstoke and Deane634245Non-metropolitan district, boroughHampshireSouth East
57Test Valley628242Non-metropolitan district, boroughHampshireSouth East
58Braintree612236Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
59Stafford598231Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
60Babergh594229Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
61Harborough592229Non-metropolitan districtLeicestershireEast Midlands
62Cherwell589227Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
63Ribble Valley583225Non-metropolitan district, boroughLancashireNorth West
64Ashford581224Non-metropolitan district, boroughKentSouth East
65Vale of White Horse578223Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
66Malvern Hills577223Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
67Staffordshire Moorlands576222Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
68Doncaster568219Metropolitan borough, city (2022)South YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
69Lancaster567219Non-metropolitan district, city (1937)LancashireNorth West
70Broadland552213Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
71Leeds552213Metropolitan borough, city (1893)West YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
72Fenland546211Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
73High Peak539208Non-metropolitan district, boroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
74Horsham530200Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
75Forest of Dean526203Non-metropolitan districtGloucestershireSouth West
76East Hampshire514198Non-metropolitan districtHampshireSouth East
77Rother509197Non-metropolitan districtEast SussexSouth East
78South Gloucestershire497192Unitary authorityGloucestershireSouth West
79Melton481186Non-metropolitan district, boroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
80Bedford476184Unitary authority, boroughBedfordshireEast of England
81East Hertfordshire476184Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
82Stroud461178Non-metropolitan districtGloucestershireSouth West
83Tewkesbury414160Non-metropolitan district, boroughGloucestershireSouth West
84Rushcliffe409158Non-metropolitan district, boroughNottinghamshireEast Midlands
85Kirklees409158Metropolitan boroughWest YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
86South Staffordshire407157Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
87Maidstone393152Non-metropolitan district, boroughKentSouth East
88East Staffordshire387149Non-metropolitan district, boroughStaffordshireWest Midlands
89Rutland382147Unitary authorityRutlandEast Midlands
90Isle of Wight380150Unitary authorityIsle of WightSouth East
91North Hertfordshire375145Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
92North Somerset374144Unitary authoritySomersetSouth West
93Swale373144Non-metropolitan district, boroughKentSouth East
94Sevenoaks369142Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
95Sheffield368142Metropolitan borough, city (1893)South YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
96Bradford366141Metropolitan borough, city (1897)West YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
97Boston364141Non-metropolitan district, boroughLincolnshireEast Midlands
98Calderdale364141Metropolitan boroughWest YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
99Maldon358138Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
100Folkestone and Hythe357138Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
101Rugby351136Non-metropolitan district, boroughWarwickshireWest Midlands
102West Lancashire347134Non-metropolitan districtLancashireNorth West
103Bath and North East Somerset346134Unitary authoritySomersetSouth West
104Waverley345133Non-metropolitan district, boroughSurreySouth East
105Peterborough343132Unitary authority, city (1541)CambridgeshireEast of England
106Epping Forest339131Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
107Chelmsford339131Non-metropolitan district, city (2012)EssexEast of England
108Wakefield339131Metropolitan borough, city (1888)West YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
109South Derbyshire338131Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
110Tendring336130Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
111Mid Sussex334129Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
112Tunbridge Wells331128Non-metropolitan district, boroughKentSouth East
113Lichfield331128Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
114Barnsley329127Metropolitan boroughSouth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
115Colchester328127Non-metropolitan district, borough, city (2022)EssexEast of England
116Dover315122Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
117Canterbury309119Non-metropolitan district, city (TI)KentSouth East
118Milton Keynes309119Unitary authority, borough, city (2022)BuckinghamshireSouth East
119Hinckley and Bosworth297115Non-metropolitan district, boroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
120Lewes292113Non-metropolitan districtEast SussexSouth East
121Telford and Wrekin290110Unitary authority, boroughShropshireWest Midlands
122Rotherham287111Metropolitan boroughSouth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
123North Warwickshire284110Non-metropolitan district, boroughWarwickshireWest Midlands
124Warwick283109Non-metropolitan districtWarwickshireWest Midlands
125Wyre282109Non-metropolitan district, boroughLancashireNorth West
126North West Leicestershire279108Non-metropolitan districtLeicestershireEast Midlands
127Charnwood279108Non-metropolitan district, boroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
128North East Derbyshire276107Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
129York272105Unitary authority, city (TI)North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
130Guildford271105Non-metropolitan district, boroughSurreySouth East
131Birmingham268103Metropolitan borough, city (1889)West MidlandsWest Midlands
132Amber Valley265102Non-metropolitan district, boroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
133Mole Valley258100Non-metropolitan districtSurreySouth East
134Tandridge24896Non-metropolitan districtSurreySouth East
135Redcar and Cleveland24595Unitary authority, boroughNorth YorkshireNorth East
136Tonbridge and Malling24093Non-metropolitan district, boroughKentSouth East
137Swindon23089Unitary authority, boroughWiltshireSouth West
138Arun22185Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
139Bromsgrove21784Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
140Hart21583Non-metropolitan districtHampshireSouth East
141Dacorum21282Non-metropolitan district, boroughHertfordshireEast of England
142Newcastle-under-Lyme21181Non-metropolitan district, boroughStaffordshireWest Midlands
143Stockton-on-Tees20579Unitary authority, boroughDurham and North YorkshireNorth East
144Chorley20378Non-metropolitan district, boroughLancashireNorth West
145Darlington19776Unitary authority, boroughDurhamNorth East
146Windsor and Maidenhead19776Unitary authority, royal boroughBerkshireSouth East
147Wyre Forest19575Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
148Medway19475Unitary authorityKentSouth East
149North East Lincolnshire19375Unitary authority, boroughLincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber
150Wigan18873Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
151Warrington18170Unitary authority, boroughCheshireNorth West
152Wokingham17969Unitary authorityBerkshireSouth East
153Solihull17869Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
154Great Yarmouth17467Non-metropolitan district, boroughNorfolkEast of England
155Pendle16965Non-metropolitan district, boroughLancashireNorth West
156Rochford16764Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
157Fylde16664Non-metropolitan district, boroughLancashireNorth West
158Thurrock16463Unitary authority, boroughEssexEast of England
159Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole16263Unitary authorityDorsetSouth West
160St Albans16162Non-metropolitan district, city (1877)HertfordshireEast of England
161Wirral16162Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
162Bolsover16062Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
163Rochdale15861Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
164Sefton15761Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
165Brentwood15359Non-metropolitan district, boroughEssexEast of England
166Bromley15058London boroughGreater LondonLondon
167Oldham14255Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
168Gateshead14255Metropolitan boroughTyne and WearNorth East
169Preston14255Non-metropolitan district, city (2002)LancashireNorth West
170Bolton14054Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
171Rossendale13853Non-metropolitan district, boroughLancashireNorth West
172Sunderland13753Metropolitan borough, city (1992)Tyne and WearNorth East
173Blackburn with Darwen13753Unitary authority, boroughLancashireNorth West
174St Helens13653Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
175Blaby13050Non-metropolitan districtLeicestershireEast Midlands
176Welwyn Hatfield13050Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
177Reigate and Banstead12950Non-metropolitan district, boroughSurreySouth East
178Stockport12649Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
179Gedling12046Non-metropolitan district, boroughNottinghamshireEast Midlands
180Hillingdon11645London boroughGreater LondonLondon
181Manchester11645Metropolitan borough, city (1853)Greater ManchesterNorth West
182Newcastle upon Tyne11344Metropolitan borough, city (1882)Tyne and WearNorth East
183South Ribble11344Non-metropolitan district, boroughLancashireNorth West
184Havering11243London boroughGreater LondonLondon
185Liverpool11243Metropolitan borough, city (1880)MerseysideNorth West
186Burnley11143Non-metropolitan district, boroughLancashireNorth West
187Basildon11042Non-metropolitan district, boroughEssexEast of England
188Bristol11042Unitary authority, city (1542)BristolSouth West
189Erewash11042Non-metropolitan district, boroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
190Ashfield11042Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
191Bracknell Forest10942Unitary authority, boroughBerkshireSouth East
192Trafford10641Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
193Walsall10440Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
194Thanet10440Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
195Tameside10340Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
196Hertsmere10139Non-metropolitan district, boroughHertfordshireEast of England
197Bury9938Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
198Gravesham9938Non-metropolitan district, boroughKentSouth East
199Coventry9938Metropolitan borough, city (1345)West MidlandsWest Midlands
200Dudley9838Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
201Salford9737Metropolitan borough, city (1926)Greater ManchesterNorth West
202Surrey Heath9537Non-metropolitan district, boroughSurreySouth East
203Elmbridge9537Non-metropolitan district, boroughSurreySouth East
204Hartlepool9436Unitary authority, boroughDurhamNorth East
205Stoke-on-Trent9336Unitary authority, city (1925)StaffordshireWest Midlands
206Three Rivers8934Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
207Barnet8734London boroughGreater LondonLondon
208Knowsley8734Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
209Croydon8633London boroughGreater LondonLondon
210Sandwell8633Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
211Brighton and Hove8332Unitary authority, city (2000)East SussexSouth East
212North Tyneside8232Metropolitan boroughTyne and WearNorth East
213Enfield8131London boroughGreater LondonLondon
214Broxtowe8031Non-metropolitan district, boroughNottinghamshireEast Midlands
215Plymouth8031Unitary authority, city (1928)DevonSouth West
216Eastleigh8031Non-metropolitan district, boroughHampshireSouth East
217Halton7931Unitary authority, boroughCheshireNorth West
218Nuneaton and Bedworth7931Non-metropolitan district, boroughWarwickshireWest Midlands
219Cannock Chase7931Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
220Runnymede7830Non-metropolitan district, boroughSurreySouth East
221Derby7830Unitary authority, city (1977)DerbyshireEast Midlands
222Mansfield7730Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
223Nottingham7529Unitary authority, city (1897)NottinghamshireEast Midlands
224Fareham7429Non-metropolitan district, boroughHampshireSouth East
225Leicester7328Unitary authority, city (1919)LeicestershireEast Midlands
226Hyndburn7328Non-metropolitan district, boroughLancashireNorth West
227Dartford7328Non-metropolitan district, boroughKentSouth East
228Kingston upon Hull7228Unitary authority, city (1299)East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
229Wolverhampton6927Metropolitan borough, city (2000)West MidlandsWest Midlands
230Chesterfield6625Non-metropolitan district, boroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
231South Tyneside6425Metropolitan boroughTyne and WearNorth East
232Woking6425Non-metropolitan district, boroughSurreySouth East
233Torbay6324Unitary authority, boroughDevonSouth West
234Bexley6124London boroughGreater LondonLondon
235Richmond upon Thames5722London boroughGreater LondonLondon
236Redbridge5622London boroughGreater LondonLondon
237Hounslow5622London boroughGreater LondonLondon
238Havant5622Non-metropolitan district, boroughHampshireSouth East
239Ealing5622London boroughGreater LondonLondon
240Redditch5421Non-metropolitan district, boroughWorcestershireWest Midlands
241Middlesbrough5421Unitary authority, boroughNorth YorkshireNorth East
242Broxbourne5120Non-metropolitan district, boroughHertfordshireEast of England
243Harrow5019London boroughGreater LondonLondon
244Southampton5019Unitary authority, city (1964)HampshireSouth East
245Greenwich4718London borough, royal boroughGreater LondonLondon
246Exeter4718Non-metropolitan district, city (TI)DevonSouth West
247Cheltenham4718Non-metropolitan district, boroughGloucestershireSouth West
248Oxford4618Non-metropolitan district, city (1542)OxfordshireSouth East
249Crawley4517Non-metropolitan district, boroughWest SussexSouth East
250Spelthorne4517Non-metropolitan district, boroughSurreySouth East
251Castle Point4517Non-metropolitan district, boroughEssexEast of England
252Eastbourne4417Non-metropolitan district, boroughEast SussexSouth East
253Sutton4417London boroughGreater LondonLondon
254Luton4317Unitary authority, boroughBedfordshireEast of England
255Brent4317London boroughGreater LondonLondon
256Adur4216Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
257Southend-on-Sea4216Unitary authority, borough, cityEssexEast of England
258Cambridge4116Non-metropolitan district, city (1951)CambridgeshireEast of England
259Gloucester4116Non-metropolitan district, city (1541)GloucestershireSouth West
260Reading4015Unitary authority, boroughBerkshireSouth East
261Portsmouth4015Unitary authority, city (1926)HampshireSouth East
262Ipswich4015Non-metropolitan district, boroughSuffolkEast of England
263Rushmoor3915Non-metropolitan district, boroughHampshireSouth East
264Norwich3915Non-metropolitan district, city (1195)NorfolkEast of England
265Waltham Forest3915London boroughGreater LondonLondon
266Merton3815London boroughGreater LondonLondon
267Kingston upon Thames3714London borough, royal boroughGreater LondonLondon
268Newham3614London boroughGreater LondonLondon
269Barking and Dagenham3614London boroughGreater LondonLondon
270Lincoln3614Non-metropolitan district, city (TI)LincolnshireEast Midlands
271Lewisham3514London boroughGreater LondonLondon
272Blackpool3514Unitary authority, boroughLancashireNorth West
273Wandsworth3413London boroughGreater LondonLondon
274Epsom and Ewell3413Non-metropolitan district, boroughSurreySouth East
275Worcester3313Non-metropolitan district, city (1189)WorcestershireWest Midlands
276Slough3313Unitary authority, boroughBerkshireSouth East
277Worthing3313Non-metropolitan district, boroughWest SussexSouth East
278Tamworth3112Non-metropolitan district, boroughStaffordshireWest Midlands
279Harlow3112Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
280Hastings3012Non-metropolitan district, boroughEast SussexSouth East
281Haringey3012London boroughGreater LondonLondon
282Southwark2911London boroughGreater LondonLondon
283Lambeth2710London boroughGreater LondonLondon
284Stevenage2610Non-metropolitan district, boroughHertfordshireEast of England
285Gosport259.7Non-metropolitan district, boroughHampshireSouth East
286Oadby and Wigston249.3Non-metropolitan district, boroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
287Camden228.5London boroughGreater LondonLondon
288Westminster218.1London borough, city (1540)Greater LondonLondon
289Watford218.1Non-metropolitan district, boroughHertfordshireEast of England
290Tower Hamlets207.7London boroughGreater LondonLondon
291Hackney197.3London boroughGreater LondonLondon
292Hammersmith and Fulham166.2London boroughGreater LondonLondon
293Isles of Scilly166.2Sui generisCornwallSouth West
294Islington155.8London boroughGreater LondonLondon
295Kensington and Chelsea124.6London borough, royal boroughGreater LondonLondon
296City of London31.2Sui generis, city (TI)City of LondonLondon
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