List of English districts by area

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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).

Local authority districts of England by area (2024) [1]
RankDistrictLand area (km2)Land area (mi2)Type Ceremonial county Region
1 North Yorkshire 8,0373,103 Unitary authority North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
2 Northumberland 5,0201,940 Unitary authority Northumberland North East
3 Westmorland and Furness 3,7561,450 Unitary authority Cumbria North West
4 Cornwall 3,5451,369 Unitary authority Cornwall South West
5 Somerset 3,4501,330 Unitary authority Somerset South West
6 Wiltshire 3,2551,257 Unitary authority Wiltshire South West
7 Shropshire 3,1971,234 Unitary authority Shropshire West Midlands
8 Cumberland 3,0121,163 Unitary authority Cumbria North West
9 Dorset 2,491962 Unitary authority Dorset South West
10 East Riding of Yorkshire 2,404928 Unitary authority East Riding of Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
11 County Durham 2,226859 Unitary authority Durham North East
12 Herefordshire 2,180840 Unitary authority Herefordshire West Midlands
13 East Lindsey 1,767682 Non-metropolitan district Lincolnshire East Midlands
14 Buckinghamshire 1,565604 Unitary authority Buckinghamshire South East
15 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 1,440560 Non-metropolitan district, borough Norfolk East of England
16 West Northamptonshire 1,377532 Unitary authority Northamptonshire East Midlands
17 Breckland 1,305504 Non-metropolitan district Norfolk East of England
18 East Suffolk 1,261487 Non-metropolitan district Suffolk East of England
19 Cheshire East 1,166450 Unitary authority, borough Cheshire North West
20 Cotswold 1,164449 Non-metropolitan district Gloucestershire South West
21 West Devon 1,160450 Non-metropolitan district, borough Devon South West
22 West Lindsey 1,156446 Non-metropolitan district Lincolnshire East Midlands
23 North Devon 1,086419 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
24 West Suffolk 1,035400 Non-metropolitan district Suffolk East of England
25 North Northamptonshire 987381 Unitary authority Northamptonshire East Midlands
26 Torridge 984380 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
27 Stratford-on-Avon 978378 Non-metropolitan district Warwickshire West Midlands
28 North Norfolk 966373 Non-metropolitan district Norfolk East of England
29 South Kesteven 943364 Non-metropolitan district Lincolnshire East Midlands
30 North Kesteven 922356 Non-metropolitan district Lincolnshire East Midlands
31 Cheshire West and Chester 920360 Unitary authority, borough Cheshire North West
32 Mid Devon 913353 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
33 South Norfolk 908351 Non-metropolitan district Norfolk East of England
34 Huntingdonshire 906350 Non-metropolitan district Cambridgeshire East of England
35 South Cambridgeshire 902348 Non-metropolitan district Cambridgeshire East of England
36 South Hams 887342 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
37 Mid Suffolk 871336 Non-metropolitan district Suffolk East of England
38 North Lincolnshire 847327 Unitary authority, borough Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber
39 Wealden 833322 Non-metropolitan district East Sussex South East
40 East Devon 814314 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
41 Derbyshire Dales 792306 Non-metropolitan district Derbyshire East Midlands
42 Chichester 786303 Non-metropolitan district West Sussex South East
43 New Forest 752290 Non-metropolitan district Hampshire South East
44 South Holland 750290 Non-metropolitan district Lincolnshire East Midlands
45 Central Bedfordshire 716276 Unitary authority Bedfordshire East of England
46 West Oxfordshire 714276 Non-metropolitan district Oxfordshire South East
47 West Berkshire 704272 Unitary authority Berkshire South East
48 South Oxfordshire 679262 Non-metropolitan district Oxfordshire South East
49 Teignbridge 674260 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
50 Wychavon 663256 Non-metropolitan district Worcestershire West Midlands
51 Winchester 661255 Non-metropolitan district, city  ( TI ) Hampshire South East
52 Newark and Sherwood 651251 Non-metropolitan district Nottinghamshire East Midlands
53 East Cambridgeshire 651251 Non-metropolitan district Cambridgeshire East of England
54 Uttlesford 641247 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
55 Bassetlaw 638246 Non-metropolitan district Nottinghamshire East Midlands
56 Basingstoke and Deane 634245 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hampshire South East
57 Test Valley 628242 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hampshire South East
58 Braintree 612236 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
59 Stafford 598231 Non-metropolitan district Staffordshire West Midlands
60 Babergh 594229 Non-metropolitan district Suffolk East of England
61 Harborough 592229 Non-metropolitan district Leicestershire East Midlands
62 Cherwell 589227 Non-metropolitan district Oxfordshire South East
63 Ribble Valley 583225 Non-metropolitan district, borough Lancashire North West
64 Ashford 581224 Non-metropolitan district, borough Kent South East
65 Vale of White Horse 578223 Non-metropolitan district Oxfordshire South East
66 Malvern Hills 577223 Non-metropolitan district Worcestershire West Midlands
67 Staffordshire Moorlands 576222 Non-metropolitan district Staffordshire West Midlands
68 Doncaster 568219 Metropolitan borough, city  (2022) South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
69 Lancaster 567219 Non-metropolitan district, city  (1937) Lancashire North West
70 Broadland 552213 Non-metropolitan district Norfolk East of England
71 Leeds 552213 Metropolitan borough, city  (1893) West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
72 Fenland 546211 Non-metropolitan district Cambridgeshire East of England
73 High Peak 539208 Non-metropolitan district, borough Derbyshire East Midlands
74 Horsham 530200 Non-metropolitan district West Sussex South East
75 Forest of Dean 526203 Non-metropolitan district Gloucestershire South West
76 East Hampshire 514198 Non-metropolitan district Hampshire South East
77 Rother 509197 Non-metropolitan district East Sussex South East
78 South Gloucestershire 497192 Unitary authority Gloucestershire South West
79 Melton 481186 Non-metropolitan district, borough Leicestershire East Midlands
80 Bedford 476184 Unitary authority, borough Bedfordshire East of England
81 East Hertfordshire 476184 Non-metropolitan district Hertfordshire East of England
82 Stroud 461178 Non-metropolitan district Gloucestershire South West
83 Tewkesbury 414160 Non-metropolitan district, borough Gloucestershire South West
84 Rushcliffe 409158 Non-metropolitan district, borough Nottinghamshire East Midlands
85 Kirklees 409158 Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
86 South Staffordshire 407157 Non-metropolitan district Staffordshire West Midlands
87 Maidstone 393152 Non-metropolitan district, borough Kent South East
88 East Staffordshire 387149 Non-metropolitan district, borough Staffordshire West Midlands
89 Rutland 382147 Unitary authority Rutland East Midlands
90 Isle of Wight 380150 Unitary authority Isle of Wight South East
91 North Hertfordshire 375145 Non-metropolitan district Hertfordshire East of England
92 North Somerset 374144 Unitary authority Somerset South West
93 Swale 373144 Non-metropolitan district, borough Kent South East
94 Sevenoaks 369142 Non-metropolitan district Kent South East
95 Sheffield 368142 Metropolitan borough, city  (1893) South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
96 Bradford 366141 Metropolitan borough, city  (1897) West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
97 Boston 364141 Non-metropolitan district, borough Lincolnshire East Midlands
98 Calderdale 364141 Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
99 Maldon 358138 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
100 Folkestone and Hythe 357138 Non-metropolitan district Kent South East
101 Rugby 351136 Non-metropolitan district, borough Warwickshire West Midlands
102 West Lancashire 347134 Non-metropolitan district Lancashire North West
103 Bath and North East Somerset 346134 Unitary authority Somerset South West
104 Waverley 345133 Non-metropolitan district, borough Surrey South East
105 Peterborough 343132 Unitary authority, city  (1541) Cambridgeshire East of England
106 Epping Forest 339131 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
107 Chelmsford 339131 Non-metropolitan district, city  (2012) Essex East of England
108 Wakefield 339131 Metropolitan borough, city  (1888) West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
109 South Derbyshire 338131 Non-metropolitan district Derbyshire East Midlands
110 Tendring 336130 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
111 Mid Sussex 334129 Non-metropolitan district West Sussex South East
112 Tunbridge Wells 331128 Non-metropolitan district, borough Kent South East
113 Lichfield 331128 Non-metropolitan district Staffordshire West Midlands
114 Barnsley 329127 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
115 Colchester 328127 Non-metropolitan district, borough, city  (2022) Essex East of England
116 Dover 315122 Non-metropolitan district Kent South East
117 Canterbury 309119 Non-metropolitan district, city  ( TI ) Kent South East
118 Milton Keynes 309119 Unitary authority, borough, city  (2022) Buckinghamshire South East
119 Hinckley and Bosworth 297115 Non-metropolitan district, borough Leicestershire East Midlands
120 Lewes 292113 Non-metropolitan district East Sussex South East
121 Telford and Wrekin 290110 Unitary authority, borough Shropshire West Midlands
122 Rotherham 287111 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
123 North Warwickshire 284110 Non-metropolitan district, borough Warwickshire West Midlands
124 Warwick 283109 Non-metropolitan district Warwickshire West Midlands
125 Wyre 282109 Non-metropolitan district, borough Lancashire North West
126 North West Leicestershire 279108 Non-metropolitan district Leicestershire East Midlands
127 Charnwood 279108 Non-metropolitan district, borough Leicestershire East Midlands
128 North East Derbyshire 276107 Non-metropolitan district Derbyshire East Midlands
129 York 272105 Unitary authority, city  ( TI ) North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
130 Guildford 271105 Non-metropolitan district, borough Surrey South East
131 Birmingham 268103 Metropolitan borough, city  (1889) West Midlands West Midlands
132 Amber Valley 265102 Non-metropolitan district, borough Derbyshire East Midlands
133 Mole Valley 258100 Non-metropolitan district Surrey South East
134 Tandridge 24896 Non-metropolitan district Surrey South East
135 Redcar and Cleveland 24595 Unitary authority, borough North Yorkshire North East
136 Tonbridge and Malling 24093 Non-metropolitan district, borough Kent South East
137 Swindon 23089 Unitary authority, borough Wiltshire South West
138 Arun 22185 Non-metropolitan district West Sussex South East
139 Bromsgrove 21784 Non-metropolitan district Worcestershire West Midlands
140 Hart 21583 Non-metropolitan district Hampshire South East
141 Dacorum 21282 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hertfordshire East of England
142 Newcastle-under-Lyme 21181 Non-metropolitan district, borough Staffordshire West Midlands
143 Stockton-on-Tees 20579 Unitary authority, borough Durham and North Yorkshire North East
144 Chorley 20378 Non-metropolitan district, borough Lancashire North West
145 Darlington 19776 Unitary authority, borough Durham North East
146 Windsor and Maidenhead 19676 Unitary authority, royal borough Berkshire South East
147 Wyre Forest 19575 Non-metropolitan district Worcestershire West Midlands
148 Medway 19475 Unitary authority Kent South East
149 North East Lincolnshire 19375 Unitary authority, borough Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber
150 Wigan 18873 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
151 Warrington 18170 Unitary authority, borough Cheshire North West
152 Wokingham 17969 Unitary authority Berkshire South East
153 Solihull 17869 Metropolitan borough West Midlands West Midlands
154 Great Yarmouth 17467 Non-metropolitan district, borough Norfolk East of England
155 Pendle 16965 Non-metropolitan district, borough Lancashire North West
156 Rochford 16764 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
157 Fylde 16664 Non-metropolitan district, borough Lancashire North West
158 Thurrock 16463 Unitary authority, borough Essex East of England
159 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 16263 Unitary authority Dorset South West
160 St Albans 16162 Non-metropolitan district, city  (1877) Hertfordshire East of England
161 Wirral 16162 Metropolitan borough Merseyside North West
162 Bolsover 16062 Non-metropolitan district Derbyshire East Midlands
163 Rochdale 15861 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
164 Sefton 15761 Metropolitan borough Merseyside North West
165 Brentwood 15359 Non-metropolitan district, borough Essex East of England
166 Bromley 15058 London borough Greater London London
167 Oldham 14255 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
168 Gateshead 14255 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear North East
169 Preston 14255 Non-metropolitan district, city  (2002) Lancashire North West
170 Bolton 14054 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
171 Rossendale 13853 Non-metropolitan district, borough Lancashire North West
172 Sunderland 13753 Metropolitan borough, city  (1992) Tyne and Wear North East
173 Blackburn with Darwen 13753 Unitary authority, borough Lancashire North West
174 St Helens 13653 Metropolitan borough Merseyside North West
175 Blaby 13050 Non-metropolitan district Leicestershire East Midlands
176 Welwyn Hatfield 13050 Non-metropolitan district Hertfordshire East of England
177 Reigate and Banstead 12950 Non-metropolitan district, borough Surrey South East
178 Stockport 12649 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
179 Gedling 12046 Non-metropolitan district, borough Nottinghamshire East Midlands
180 Hillingdon 11645 London borough Greater London London
181 Manchester 11645 Metropolitan borough, city  (1853) Greater Manchester North West
182 Newcastle upon Tyne 11344 Metropolitan borough, city  (1882) Tyne and Wear North East
183 South Ribble 11344 Non-metropolitan district, borough Lancashire North West
184 Havering 11243 London borough Greater London London
185 Liverpool 11243 Metropolitan borough, city  (1880) Merseyside North West
186 Burnley 11143 Non-metropolitan district, borough Lancashire North West
187 Basildon 11042 Non-metropolitan district, borough Essex East of England
188 Bristol 11042 Unitary authority, city  (1542) Bristol South West
189 Erewash 11042 Non-metropolitan district, borough Derbyshire East Midlands
190 Ashfield 11042 Non-metropolitan district Nottinghamshire East Midlands
191 Bracknell Forest 10942 Unitary authority, borough Berkshire South East
192 Trafford 10641 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
193 Walsall 10440 Metropolitan borough West Midlands West Midlands
194 Thanet 10440 Non-metropolitan district Kent South East
195 Tameside 10340 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
196 Hertsmere 10139 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hertfordshire East of England
197 Bury 9938 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
198 Gravesham 9938 Non-metropolitan district, borough Kent South East
199 Coventry 9938 Metropolitan borough, city  (1345) West Midlands West Midlands
200 Dudley 9838 Metropolitan borough West Midlands West Midlands
201 Salford 9737 Metropolitan borough, city  (1926) Greater Manchester North West
202 Surrey Heath 9537 Non-metropolitan district, borough Surrey South East
203 Elmbridge 9537 Non-metropolitan district, borough Surrey South East
204 Hartlepool 9436 Unitary authority, borough Durham North East
205 Stoke-on-Trent 9336 Unitary authority, city  (1925) Staffordshire West Midlands
206 Three Rivers 8934 Non-metropolitan district Hertfordshire East of England
207 Barnet 8734 London borough Greater London London
208 Knowsley 8734 Metropolitan borough Merseyside North West
209 Croydon 8633 London borough Greater London London
210 Sandwell 8633 Metropolitan borough West Midlands West Midlands
211 Brighton and Hove 8332 Unitary authority, city  (2000) East Sussex South East
212 North Tyneside 8232 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear North East
213 Enfield 8131 London borough Greater London London
214 Broxtowe 8031 Non-metropolitan district, borough Nottinghamshire East Midlands
215 Plymouth 8031 Unitary authority, city  (1928) Devon South West
216 Eastleigh 8031 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hampshire South East
217 Halton 7931 Unitary authority, borough Cheshire North West
218 Nuneaton and Bedworth 7931 Non-metropolitan district, borough Warwickshire West Midlands
219 Cannock Chase 7931 Non-metropolitan district Staffordshire West Midlands
220 Runnymede 7830 Non-metropolitan district, borough Surrey South East
221 Derby 7830 Unitary authority, city  (1977) Derbyshire East Midlands
222 Mansfield 7730 Non-metropolitan district Nottinghamshire East Midlands
223 Nottingham 7529 Unitary authority, city  (1897) Nottinghamshire East Midlands
224 Fareham 7429 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hampshire South East
225 Leicester 7328 Unitary authority, city  (1919) Leicestershire East Midlands
226 Hyndburn 7328 Non-metropolitan district, borough Lancashire North West
227 Dartford 7328 Non-metropolitan district, borough Kent South East
228 Kingston upon Hull 7228 Unitary authority, city  (1299) East Riding of Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
229 Wolverhampton 6927 Metropolitan borough, city  (2000) West Midlands West Midlands
230 Chesterfield 6625 Non-metropolitan district, borough Derbyshire East Midlands
231 South Tyneside 6425 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear North East
232 Woking 6425 Non-metropolitan district, borough Surrey South East
233 Torbay 6324 Unitary authority, borough Devon South West
234 Bexley 6124 London borough Greater London London
235 Richmond upon Thames 5722 London borough Greater London London
236 Redbridge 5622 London borough Greater London London
237 Hounslow 5622 London borough Greater London London
238 Havant 5622 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hampshire South East
239 Ealing 5622 London borough Greater London London
240 Redditch 5421 Non-metropolitan district, borough Worcestershire West Midlands
241 Middlesbrough 5421 Unitary authority, borough North Yorkshire North East
242 Broxbourne 5120 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hertfordshire East of England
243 Harrow 5019 London borough Greater London London
244 Southampton 5019 Unitary authority, city  (1964) Hampshire South East
245 Greenwich 4718 London borough, royal borough Greater London London
246 Exeter 4718 Non-metropolitan district, city  ( TI ) Devon South West
247 Cheltenham 4718 Non-metropolitan district, borough Gloucestershire South West
248 Oxford 4618 Non-metropolitan district, city  (1542) Oxfordshire South East
249 Crawley 4517 Non-metropolitan district, borough West Sussex South East
250 Spelthorne 4517 Non-metropolitan district, borough Surrey South East
251 Castle Point 4517 Non-metropolitan district, borough Essex East of England
252 Eastbourne 4417 Non-metropolitan district, borough East Sussex South East
253 Sutton 4417 London borough Greater London London
254 Luton 4317 Unitary authority, borough Bedfordshire East of England
255 Brent 4317 London borough Greater London London
256 Adur 4216 Non-metropolitan district West Sussex South East
257 Southend-on-Sea 4216 Unitary authority, borough, city Essex East of England
258 Cambridge 4116 Non-metropolitan district, city  (1951) Cambridgeshire East of England
259 Gloucester 4116 Non-metropolitan district, city  (1541) Gloucestershire South West
260 Reading 4015 Unitary authority, borough Berkshire South East
261 Portsmouth 4015 Unitary authority, city  (1926) Hampshire South East
262 Ipswich 4015 Non-metropolitan district, borough Suffolk East of England
263 Rushmoor 3915 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hampshire South East
264 Norwich 3915 Non-metropolitan district, city  (1195) Norfolk East of England
265 Waltham Forest 3915 London borough Greater London London
266 Merton 3815 London borough Greater London London
267 Kingston upon Thames 3714 London borough, royal borough Greater London London
268 Newham 3614 London borough Greater London London
269 Barking and Dagenham 3614 London borough Greater London London
270 Lincoln 3614 Non-metropolitan district, city  ( TI ) Lincolnshire East Midlands
271 Lewisham 3514 London borough Greater London London
272 Blackpool 3514 Unitary authority, borough Lancashire North West
273 Wandsworth 3413 London borough Greater London London
274 Epsom and Ewell 3413 Non-metropolitan district, borough Surrey South East
275 Worcester 3313 Non-metropolitan district, city  (1189) Worcestershire West Midlands
276 Slough 3313 Unitary authority, borough Berkshire South East
277 Worthing 3313 Non-metropolitan district, borough West Sussex South East
278 Tamworth 3112 Non-metropolitan district, borough Staffordshire West Midlands
279 Harlow 3112 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
280 Hastings 3012 Non-metropolitan district, borough East Sussex South East
281 Haringey 3012 London borough Greater London London
282 Southwark 2911 London borough Greater London London
283 Lambeth 2710 London borough Greater London London
284 Stevenage 2610 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hertfordshire East of England
285 Gosport 259.7 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hampshire South East
286 Oadby and Wigston 249.3 Non-metropolitan district, borough Leicestershire East Midlands
287 Camden 228.5 London borough Greater London London
288 Westminster 218.1 London borough, city  (1540) Greater London London
289 Watford 218.1 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hertfordshire East of England
290 Tower Hamlets 207.7 London borough Greater London London
291 Hackney 197.3 London borough Greater London London
292 Hammersmith and Fulham 166.2 London borough Greater London London
293 Isles of Scilly 166.2 Sui generis Cornwall South West
294 Islington 155.8 London borough Greater London London
295 Kensington and Chelsea 124.6 London borough, royal borough Greater London London
296 City of London 31.2 Sui generis , city  ( TI ) City of London London

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mid-Year Population Estimates, United Kingdom, June 2024". Office for National Statistics . 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Standard Area Measurements - 2023 User Guide". Open Geography Portal. Office for National Statistics. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
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