# Unparished area

In England, an unparished area is an area that is not covered by a civil parish (the lowest level of local government, not to be confused with an ecclesiastical parish). Most urbanised districts of England are either entirely or partly unparished. Many towns and some cities in otherwise rural districts are also unparished areas and therefore no longer have a town council or city council, and are instead directly managed by a higher local authority such as a district or county council.
Until the mid-nineteenth century there had been many areas that did not belong to any parish, known as extra-parochial areas. Acts of Parliament between 1858 and 1868 sought to abolish such areas, converting them into parishes or absorbing them into neighbouring parishes. After 1868 there were very few extra-parochial areas left; those remaining were mostly islands, such as Lundy, which did not have a neighbouring parish into which they could be absorbed.
Modern unparished areas (also termed "non-civil parish areas"), were created in 1965 in London and in 1974 elsewhere. They generally arose where former urban districts, municipal boroughs or county boroughs were abolished and where no successor parish was established. Parishes were not allowed in Greater London until the passing of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (which allows their formation in the London boroughs) and it remained entirely unparished from 1965 until Queen's Park was created in 2014.
Some cities and towns which are unparished areas in larger districts (i.e. not districts of themselves) have charter trustees to maintain a historic charter, such as city status (an example being in Bath) or simply the mayoralty of a town.

## List of unparished areas

Local authorities which are entirely parished are not listed. The ceremonial counties of Cornwall (apart from Wolf Rock), Herefordshire, Isle of Wight, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Rutland, Shropshire, and Wiltshire are entirely parished.
| Ceremonial county | Local authority | Unparished area | Charter trustees | Notes |
| Bedfordshire | Bedford | Bedford | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Bedford Municipal Borough, less parish of Brickhill (created 2004). |
| Bedfordshire | Luton | Luton | no | Whole borough. |
| Berkshire | Reading | Reading | no | Whole borough. |
| Berkshire | Slough | Slough | no | Whole borough except parishes of Britwell, Colnbrook with Poyle, and Wexham Court. Unparished area equivalent to pre-1974 Slough Municipal Borough. |
| Berkshire | Windsor and Maidenhead | Maidenhead | no | Pre-1974 Maidenhead Municipal Borough. |
| Berkshire | Windsor and Maidenhead | Windsor | no | Pre-1974 New Windsor Municipal Borough. |
| Bristol | Bristol | Bristol | no | Whole city. |
| Buckinghamshire | Buckinghamshire | High Wycombe | yes | Pre-1974 High Wycombe Municipal Borough. |
| Cambridgeshire | Cambridge | Cambridge | no | Whole city. |
| Cambridgeshire | Peterborough | Peterborough, Stanground North, Old Fletton | no | Part of modern city which covers the combined former areas of: Old Fletton Urban District (abolished 1974), less parish of Hampton Hargate and Vale (created 2010). Peterborough Municipal Borough (abolished 1974), less parish of Bretton (created 1994). Stanground North Civil Parish (abolished 2004). |
| Cheshire | Cheshire West and Chester | Chester | yes | Part which was pre-1974 Chester County Borough. |
| Cheshire | Cheshire West and Chester | Burton, Ellesmere Port and Willaston | yes | Combined pre-1974 areas of: Ellesmere Port Municipal Borough, less parish of Ince (created 1987). Neston Urban District, less parish of Neston (created 2009). Remaining unparished area from Neston Urban District covers the Burton and Willaston area. |
| Cheshire | Halton | Runcorn and Widnes | no | Combined pre-1974 areas of: Runcorn Urban District, less parish of Sandymoor (created 2008). Widnes Municipal Borough, less parish of Halebank (created 2008). |
| Cheshire | Warrington | Warrington | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Warrington County Borough. |
| Cumbria | Cumberland | Carlisle | yes | Part of district which was pre-1974 Carlisle County Borough. |
| Derbyshire | Amber Valley | Riddings | no | Remaining unparished part of pre-1974 Alfreton Urban District following creation of parishes of Alfreton, Somercotes, and Swanwick in 1984. |
| Derbyshire | Chesterfield | Chesterfield | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Chesterfield Municipal Borough. |
| Derbyshire | Derby | Derby | no | Whole city. |
| Derbyshire | Erewash | Ilkeston | no | Pre-1974 Ilkeston Municipal Borough. |
| Derbyshire | Erewash | Long Eaton | no | Pre-1974 Long Eaton Urban District, less parish of Sawley (created 1999). |
| Derbyshire | High Peak | Buxton | no | Pre-1974 Buxton Municipal Borough. |
| Derbyshire | High Peak | Glossop | no | Pre-1974 Glossop Municipal Borough. |
| Derbyshire | South Derbyshire | Swadlincote | no | Pre-1974 Swadlincote Urban District. |
| Devon | Exeter | Exeter | no | Whole city. |
| Devon | Plymouth | Plymouth | no | Whole city. |
| Devon | Torbay | Torquay, Paignton, and Churston Ferrers | no | Modern borough less parish of Brixham (created 2007). Unparished area similar in extent to combined areas of the following authorities abolished in 1968 to create County Borough of Torbay: Torquay Municipal Borough. Paignton Urban District. Churston Ferrers Civil Parish (main part). |
| Devon | Torridge | Lundy | no | Ancient extra-parochial area. The Poor Law Amendment Act 1868 abolished most remaining extra-parochial areas by merging them into the neighbouring parish with the longest common boundary. Lundy avoided being added to a parish by virtue of being an island. |
| Dorset | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | Bournemouth | yes | Pre-2019 Bournemouth Borough, less parish of Holdenhurst Village (created 2013). Contiguous with unparished area of Poole, but maintains separate charter trustees. |
| Dorset | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | Poole | yes | Pre-2019 Poole Borough. Contiguous with unparished area of Bournemouth, but maintains separate charter trustees. |
| Durham | Darlington | Darlington | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Darlington County Borough. |
| Durham | County Durham | Chester-le-Street | no | Pre-1974 Chester-le-Street Urban District. |
| Durham | County Durham | Consett, Burnopfield and Dipton area | no | Combined pre-1974 areas of: Consett Urban District. Stanley Urban District, less parish of Stanley (created 2008). |
| Durham | County Durham | Crook, Coundon and St Helen Auckland area | no | Combined pre-1974 areas of: Crook and Willington Urban District, less the parishes of Witton-le-Wear (created 1999) and Greater Willington (created 2007). Bishop Auckland Urban District, less the parishes of Dene Valley (created 1999), West Auckland (created 2003), and Bishop Auckland (created 2007). A separate unparished area from the former Bishop Auckland Urban District at South Church does not adjoin this area. |
| Durham | County Durham | Durham: Old Durham / Sherburn Road area | yes | One of four separate parts of pre-1974 Durham Municipal Borough which remain unparished following creation of City of Durham parish in 2018. The parish is defined by reference to electoral divisions rather than the unparished area; this residual unparished area being the part of the former unparished area of the city of Durham which lies in the Belmont electoral division. |
| Durham | County Durham | Durham: Dryburn Park area | yes | One of four separate parts of pre-1974 Durham Municipal Borough which remain unparished following creation of City of Durham parish in 2018. The parish is defined by reference to electoral divisions rather than the unparished area; this residual unparished area being one of three separate parts of the former unparished area of the city of Durham which lies in the Framwellgate and Newton Hall electoral division. |
| Durham | County Durham | Durham: Dunholme Close area | yes | One of four separate parts of pre-1974 Durham Municipal Borough which remain unparished following creation of City of Durham parish in 2018. The parish is defined by reference to electoral divisions rather than the unparished area; this residual unparished area being one of three separate parts of the former unparished area of the city of Durham which lies in the Framwellgate and Newton Hall electoral division. |
| Durham | County Durham | Durham: Newton Hall area | yes | One of four separate parts of pre-1974 Durham Municipal Borough which remain unparished following creation of City of Durham parish in 2018. The parish is defined by reference to electoral divisions rather than the unparished area; this residual unparished area being one of three separate parts of the former unparished area of the city of Durham which lies in the Framwellgate and Newton Hall electoral division. |
| Durham | County Durham | South Church area | no | Part of the pre-1974 Bishop Auckland Urban District which remains unparished following the creation of parishes of Dene Valley, West Auckland (created 2003) and Bishop Auckland (created 2007). A larger separate unparished area from the former Bishop Auckland Urban District around Coundon and St Helen Auckland does not adjoin this area. |
| Durham | Hartlepool | Hartlepool | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Hartlepool County Borough, less parish of Headland (created 1999). |
| Durham | Stockton-on-Tees | Stockton-on-Tees | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1968 Stockton-on-Tees Municipal Borough, which was included in Teesside County Borough 1968–1974. |
| Essex | Basildon | Basildon | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Basildon Urban District, less parishes of Billericay, Great Burstead and South Green, Little Burstead, Ramsden Bellhouse, and Ramsden Crays (all created 1996), Noak Bridge (created 2002), Shotgate (created 2007), Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet (created 2010), and Wickford (created 2022). |
| Essex | Braintree | Braintree and Bocking | no | Part of modern district which was pre-1974 Braintree and Bocking Urban District. |
| Essex | Brentwood | Brentwood | no | Pre-1974 borough except parishes of Herongate and Ingrave (created 2002), and West Horndon (created 2002). |
| Essex | Castle Point | Benfleet | no | Whole borough less parish of Canvey Island (created 2007). Unparished area equivalent to pre-1974 Benfleet Urban District. |
| Essex | Chelmsford | Chelmsford | no | Part of modern city which was pre-1974 Chelmsford Municipal Borough less parishes of Chelmer and Chelmsford Garden (created in 2023). |
| Essex | Colchester | Colchester | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Colchester Municipal Borough, less parish of Myland (created 1999) but including part of East Donyland added in 2004. |
| Essex | Harlow | Harlow | no | Whole district. |
| Essex | Southend-on-Sea | Southend-on-Sea | no | Whole city except parish of Leigh-on-Sea (created 1996). |
| Essex | Tendring | Clacton | no | Pre-1974 Clacton Urban District. |
| Essex | Thurrock | Thurrock | no | Whole borough, being pre-1974 Thurrock Urban District less small part in Basildon New Town. Thurrock Urban District had been created in 1936 as merger of Grays Thurrock Urban District, Purfleet Urban District, Tilbury Urban District, and most of the Orsett Rural District. |
| Gloucestershire | Cheltenham | Cheltenham | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Cheltenham Municipal Borough. |
| Gloucestershire | Gloucester | Gloucester | no | Whole city except parish of Quedgeley, transferred into Gloucester in 1991. Unparished area equivalent to pre-1974 Gloucester County Borough. |
| Hampshire | Basingstoke and Deane | Basingstoke | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Basingstoke Municipal Borough. |
| Hampshire | Fareham | Fareham | no | Whole borough. |
| Hampshire | Gosport | Gosport | no | Whole borough. |
| Hampshire | Havant | Havant and Waterloo | no | Whole borough (former Havant and Waterloo Urban District). |
| Hampshire | Portsmouth | Portsmouth | no | Whole city. (A Southsea parish was created from part of the area in 1999 but abolished in 2010.) |
| Hampshire | Rushmoor | Aldershot and Farnborough | no | Whole borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Aldershot Municipal Borough. Farnborough Urban District. |
| Hampshire | Southampton | Southampton | no | Whole city. |
| Hampshire | Winchester | Winchester | no | Part of modern city which was pre-1974 Winchester Municipal Borough, less parish of Badger Farm (created 1985). |
| Hertfordshire | Broxbourne | Cheshunt and Hoddesdon | no | Whole borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Cheshunt Urban District. Hoddesdon Urban District. |
| Hertfordshire | Dacorum | Hemel Hempstead | no | Pre-1974 Hemel Hempstead Municipal Borough. |
| Hertfordshire | Hertsmere | Bushey | no | Pre-1974 Bushey Urban District. |
| Hertfordshire | Hertsmere | Potters Bar | no | Pre-1974 Potters Bar Urban District, less parish of South Mimms (created 2008). |
| Hertfordshire | North Hertfordshire | Baldock, Hitchin, and Letchworth | no | Combined pre-1974 areas of: Baldock Urban District. Hitchin Urban District. Letchworth Urban District. (A Letchworth Garden City parish covering the area was created in 2005 but abolished 2013.) |
| Hertfordshire | St Albans | St Albans | no | Part of modern city and district which was pre-1974 St Albans Municipal Borough. |
| Hertfordshire | Stevenage | Stevenage | no | Whole borough. |
| Hertfordshire | Three Rivers | Maple Cross and Mill End, Rickmansworth area | no | One of two separate parts of pre-1974 Rickmansworth Urban District which remain unparished following creation of parishes of Croxley Green in 1986 and Batchworth in 2017. Batchworth parish was defined by reference to wards rather than the unparished area. This unparished area represents the part of the former Rickmansworth Urban District within the Chorleywood South and Maple Cross ward. |
| Hertfordshire | Three Rivers | Loudwater: Chess Hill / Loudwater Lane area | no | One of two separate parts of pre-1974 Rickmansworth Urban District which remain unparished following creation of parishes of Croxley Green in 1986 and Batchworth in 2017. Batchworth parish was defined by reference to wards rather than the unparished area. This unparished area represents the part of the former Rickmansworth Urban District within the Chorleywood North and Sarratt ward. |
| Hertfordshire | Watford | Watford | no | Whole borough. |
| Hertfordshire | Welwyn Hatfield | Welwyn Garden City | no | Pre-1974 Welwyn Garden City Urban District. |
| Kent | Ashford | Ashford | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Ashford Urban District, less parishes of Kennington and South Willesborough and Newtown, both created 2019. |
| Kent | Canterbury | Canterbury | no | Part of modern city which was pre-1974 Canterbury County Borough. |
| Kent | Canterbury | Herne Bay and Whitstable | no | Combined pre-1974 areas of: Herne Bay Urban District, less parish of Herne and Broomfield (created 1996). Whitstable Urban District, less parish of Chestfield (created 1988). |
| Kent | Dartford | Dartford | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Dartford Municipal Borough. |
| Kent | Dartford | Ebbsfleet | no | Area removed from parish of Swanscombe and Greenhithe to become an unparished area in 2019. |
| Kent | Gravesham | Gravesend and Northfleet | no | Combined pre-1974 areas of: Gravesend Municipal Borough. Northfleet Urban District. |
| Kent | Maidstone | Maidstone | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Maidstone Municipal Borough, less parish of Tovil and part added to new parish of Downswood (both created 1987). |
| Kent | Medway | Chatham, Gillingham, and Rochester | no | Combined pre-1974 areas of: Chatham Municipal Borough. Gillingham Municipal Borough. Rochester Municipal Borough. |
| Kent | Swale | Halfway Houses | no | Only part of pre-1974 Queenborough-in-Sheppey Municipal Borough left unparished following creation of parishes of Eastchurch, Leysdown, Queenborough, and Warden (all created 1983), Minster-on-Sea (2003), and Sheerness (2019). |
| Kent | Swale | Sittingbourne and Milton | no | Pre-1974 Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District. |
| Kent | Thanet | Margate | yes | Pre-1974 Margate Municipal Borough, less parishes of Birchington and Westgate-on-Sea (created 2015). |
| Kent | Tonbridge and Malling | Tonbridge | no | Part of modern district which was pre-1974 Tonbridge Urban District. |
| Kent | Tunbridge Wells | Royal Tunbridge Wells | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Royal Tunbridge Wells Municipal Borough. |
| Lancashire | Blackburn with Darwen | Blackburn | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Blackburn County Borough. |
| Lancashire | Blackburn with Darwen | Hoddlesden | no | Remaining part of pre-1974 Darwen Municipal Borough left unparished following creation of Darwen parish in 2009. |
| Lancashire | Blackpool | Blackpool | no | Whole borough. |
| Lancashire | Burnley | Burnley | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Burnley County Borough. |
| Lancashire | Chorley | Chorley | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Chorley Municipal Borough, less parish of Astley Village (created 1991). |
| Lancashire | Fylde | Lytham | no | Remaining part of pre-1974 Lytham St Annes Municipal Borough left unparished following creation of parish of St Anne's on the Sea in 2005. |
| Lancashire | Hyndburn | Accrington, Church, Clayton-le-Moors, Great Harwood, Oswaldtwistle and Rishton | no | Whole borough except parish of Altham. Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of: Accrington Municipal Borough. Church Urban District. Clayton-le-Moors Urban District. Great Harwood Urban District. Oswaldtwistle Urban District. Rishton Urban District. |
| Lancashire | Lancaster | Heysham | no | Remaining part of pre-1974 Morecambe and Heysham Municipal Borough left unparished following creation of parish of Morecambe in 2009. Similar in area to pre-1928 Heysham Urban District. |
| Lancashire | Lancaster | Lancaster | no | Part of modern city which was pre-1974 Lancaster Municipal Borough, less parish of Aldcliffe-with-Stodday (created 2017). |
| Lancashire | Preston | Preston and Fulwood | no | Part of modern city which covers the combined pre-1974 areas of: Fulwood Urban District. Preston County Borough. Less parts from both included in parish of Ingol and Tanterton (created 2012). |
| Lancashire | Rossendale | Bacup, Haslingden, Rawtenstall and Edenfield area | no | Whole borough except parish of Whitworth. Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of: Bacup Municipal Borough. Haslingden Municipal Borough. Rawtenstall Municipal Borough. Edenfield part of Ramsbottom Urban District (rest went to Bury). |
| Lancashire | South Ribble | Leyland | no | Pre-1974 Leyland Urban District. |
| Lancashire | South Ribble | Walton-le-Dale | no | Pre-1974 Walton-le-Dale Urban District. |
| Lancashire | West Lancashire | Ormskirk | no | Pre-1974 Ormskirk Urban District, less parishes of Burscough, Lathom, and Newburgh (all created 1983), and Lathom South (created 2007). |
| Lancashire | West Lancashire | Skelmersdale | no | Remaining part of pre-1974 Skelmersdale and Holland Urban District left unparished following creation of parish of Up Holland in 2005. |
| Lancashire | Wyre | Poulton-le-Fylde and Thornton-Cleveleys | no | Combined pre-1974 areas of: Poulton-le-Fylde Urban District. Thornton-Cleveleys Urban District. |
| Leicestershire | Charnwood | Loughborough | no | Pre-1974 Loughborough Municipal Borough, less part included in parish of Stonebow Village (created 2019). |
| Leicestershire | Harborough | Market Harborough | no | Pre-1974 Market Harborough Urban District plus part of Lubenham added in 2021. |
| Leicestershire | Hinckley and Bosworth | Hinckley | no | Pre-1974 Hinckley Urban District, less parishes of Burbage and Stoke Golding (both created 1986), Earl Shilton (created 1995), and Barwell (created 2007). |
| Leicestershire | Leicester | Leicester | no | Whole city. |
| Leicestershire | Melton | Melton Mowbray | no | Pre-1974 Melton Mowbray Urban District. |
| Leicestershire | North West Leicestershire | Coalville | no | One of two separate areas of pre-1974 Coalville Urban District which remain unparished following creation of parishes of Ellistown and Battleflat (created 2002), Hugglescote and Donington le Heath (created 2011), and Whitwick (created 2011). |
| Leicestershire | North West Leicestershire | Thringstone | no | One of two separate aras of pre-1974 Coalville Urban District which remain unparished following creation of parishes of Ellistown and Battleflat (created 2002), Hugglescote and Donington le Heath (created 2011), and Whitwick (created 2011). |
| Leicestershire | Oadby and Wigston | Oadby and Wigston | no | Whole borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Oadby Urban District. Wigston Urban District. |
| Lincolnshire | Boston | Boston | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Boston Municipal Borough. |
| Lincolnshire | Lincoln | Lincoln | no | Whole city. |
| Lincolnshire | North East Lincolnshire | Cleethorpes | yes | Pre-1974 Cleethorpes Municipal Borough. Contiguous with unparished area of Grimsby, but maintains separate charter trustees. |
| Lincolnshire | North East Lincolnshire | Grimsby | yes | Pre-1974 Grimsby County Borough, less parish of Great Coates (created 2003). Contiguous with unparished area of Cleethorpes, but maintains separate charter trustees. |
| Lincolnshire | North Lincolnshire | Scunthorpe | yes | Pre-1974 Scunthorpe Municipal Borough. |
| Lincolnshire | South Holland | Spalding | no | Pre-1974 Spalding Urban District. |
| City of London | City of London | City of London | no | Whole city. |
| Greater London | Barking and Dagenham | Barking and Dagenham | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Barking Municipal Borough (except small south-western part around Beckton which went to London Borough of Newham). Dagenham Municipal Borough (except small northern part around Hog Hill which went to London Borough of Redbridge). |
| Greater London | Barnet | Barnet | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Barnet Urban District. East Barnet Urban District. Finchley Municipal Borough. Friern Barnet Urban District. Hendon Municipal Borough. |
| Greater London | Bexley | Bexley | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Bexley Municipal Borough. Erith Municipal Borough. Crayford Urban District. Sidcup area from Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District (Chislehurst area went to London Borough of Bromley). |
| Greater London | Brent | Brent | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Wembley Municipal Borough. Willesden Municipal Borough. |
| Greater London | Bromley | Bromley | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Beckenham Municipal Borough. Bromley Municipal Borough. Orpington Urban District. Penge Urban District. Chislehurst area from Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District (Sidcup area went to London Borough of Bexley). |
| Greater London | Camden | Camden | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Hampstead Metropolitan Borough. Holborn Metropolitan Borough. St Pancras Metropolitan Borough. |
| Greater London | Croydon | Croydon | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Croydon County Borough. Coulsdon and Purley Urban District. |
| Greater London | Ealing | Ealing | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Acton Municipal Borough. Ealing Municipal Borough. Southall Municipal Borough. |
| Greater London | Enfield | Enfield | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Edmonton Municipal Borough. Enfield Municipal Borough. Southgate Municipal Borough. |
| Greater London | Greenwich | Greenwich | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Greenwich Metropolitan Borough. Woolwich Metropolitan Borough (except small part north of River Thames around North Woolwich which went to London Borough of Newham). |
| Greater London | Hackney | Hackney | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Hackney Metropolitan Borough. Shoreditch Metropolitan Borough. Stoke Newington Metropolitan Borough. |
| Greater London | Hammersmith and Fulham | Hammersmith and Fulham | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Fulham Metropolitan Borough. Hammersmith Metropolitan Borough. |
| Greater London | Haringey | Haringey | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Hornsey Municipal Borough. Tottenham Municipal Borough. Wood Green Municipal Borough. |
| Greater London | Harrow | Harrow | no | Whole London Borough, covering same area as pre-1965 Municipal Borough of Harrow. |
| Greater London | Havering | Havering | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Hornchurch Urban District. Romford Municipal Borough. |
| Greater London | Hillingdon | Hillingdon | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Hayes and Harlington Urban District. Ruislip-Northwood Urban District. Uxbridge Municipal Borough. Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District. |
| Greater London | Hounslow | Hounslow | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Brentford and Chiswick Municipal Borough. Feltham Urban District. Heston and Isleworth Municipal Borough. |
| Greater London | Islington | Islington | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Finsbury Metropolitan Borough. Islington Metropolitan Borough. |
| Greater London | Kensington and Chelsea | Kensington and Chelsea | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Chelsea Metropolitan Borough. Kensington Metropolitan Borough. |
| Greater London | Kingston upon Thames | Kingston upon Thames | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Kingston-upon-Thames Municipal Borough. Malden and Coombe Municipal Borough. Surbiton Municipal Borough. |
| Greater London | Lambeth | Lambeth | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Lambeth Metropolitan Borough. Clapham and Streatham area from Wandsworth Metropolitan Borough (majority of which went to London Borough of Wandsworth). |
| Greater London | Lewisham | Lewisham | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Deptford Metropolitan Borough. Lewisham Metropolitan Borough. |
| Greater London | Merton | Merton | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Mitcham Municipal Borough. Merton and Morden Urban District. Wimbledon Municipal Borough. |
| Greater London | Newham | Newham | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: East Ham County Borough. West Ham County Borough. Beckton area (part) from Barking Municipal Borough (majority of which went to London Borough of Barking and Dagenham). North Woolwich area from Woolwich Municipal Borough (majority of which went to London Borough of Greenwich). |
| Greater London | Redbridge | Redbridge | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Ilford Municipal Borough. Wanstead and Woodford Municipal Borough. Hainault area (part) from Chigwell Urban District (majority of which remained in Essex). Hog Hill area from Dagenham Municipal Borough (majority of which went to London Borough of Barking and Dagenham). |
| Greater London | Richmond upon Thames | Richmond upon Thames | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Barnes Municipal Borough. Richmond Municipal Borough. Twickenham Municipal Borough. |
| Greater London | Southwark | Southwark | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Bermondsey Metropolitan Borough. Camberwell Metropolitan Borough. Southwark Metropolitan Borough. |
| Greater London | Sutton | Sutton | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Beddington and Wallington Municipal Borough. Carshalton Urban District. Sutton and Cheam Municipal Borough. |
| Greater London | Tower Hamlets | Tower Hamlets | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Bethnal Green Metropolitan Borough. Poplar Metropolitan Borough. Stepney Metropolitan Borough. |
| Greater London | Waltham Forest | Waltham Forest | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Chingford Municipal Borough. Leyton Municipal Borough. Walthamstow Municipal Borough. |
| Greater London | Wandsworth | Wandsworth | no | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Battersea Metropolitan Borough. Wandsworth Metropolitan Borough (except smaller eastern part around Clapham and Streatham which went to London Borough of Lambeth). |
| Greater London | Westminster | Westminster | no | Whole London Borough except parish of Queen's Park (created 2014). Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1965 areas of: Marylebone Metropolitan Borough. Paddington Metropolitan Borough, less parish of Queen's Park (created 2014). Westminster Metropolitan Borough. |
| Greater Manchester | Bolton | Bolton, Farnworth, Hunger Hill, Kearsley, Little Lever, Over Hulton and South Turton | no | Whole metropolitan borough except parishes of Blackrod, Horwich, and Westhoughton. Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of: Bolton County Borough. Farnworth Municipal Borough. Kearsley Urban District. Little Lever Urban District. Southern part of Turton Urban District (northern part became parish of North Turton in Blackburn with Darwen). Westhoughton Urban District, less parish of Westhoughton (created 1985). |
| Greater Manchester | Bury | Bury, Affetside, Prestwich, Radcliffe, Ramsbottom, Tottington and Whitefield | no | Whole metropolitan borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Bury County Borough. Prestwich Municipal Borough. Radcliffe Municipal Borough. Ramsbottom Urban District, except northern part around Edenfield which went to Rossendale. Tottington Urban District. Whitefield Urban District. |
| Greater Manchester | Manchester | Manchester | no | Whole city except parish of Ringway, the unparished area being the pre-1974 Manchester County Borough. |
| Greater Manchester | Oldham | Oldham, Chadderton, Failsworth, Lees and Royton | no | Whole metropolitan borough except parishes of Saddleworth and Shaw and Crompton, the unparished area being combined pre-1974 areas of: Chadderton Urban District. Failsworth Urban District. Lees Urban District. Oldham County Borough. Royton Urban District. |
| Greater Manchester | Rochdale | Rochdale, Heywood, Littleborough, Middleton and Wardle | no | Whole metropolitan borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Heywood Municipal Borough. Littleborough Urban District. Middleton Municipal Borough. Milnrow Urban District. Rochdale County Borough. Wardle Urban District. |
| Greater Manchester | Salford | Salford, Eccles, Irlam, Swinton and Pendlebury and Worsley | no | Whole city, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Eccles Municipal Borough. Irlam Urban District. Salford County Borough. Swinton and Pendlebury Municipal Borough. Worsley Urban District. |
| Greater Manchester | Stockport | Stockport, Bredbury and Romiley, Cheadle and Gatley, Hazel Grove and Bramhall and Marple | no | Whole metropolitan borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Bredbury and Romiley Urban District. Cheadle and Gatley Urban District. Hazel Grove and Bramhall Urban District. Marple Urban District. Stockport County Borough. |
| Greater Manchester | Tameside | Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Longdendale and Stalybridge | no | Whole metropolitan borough except parish of Mossley (created 1999). Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of: Ashton-under-Lyne Municipal Borough. Audenshaw Urban District. Denton Urban District. Droylsden Urban District. Dukinfield Municipal Borough. Hyde Municipal Borough. Longdendale Urban District. Stalybridge Municipal Borough. |
| Greater Manchester | Trafford | Altrincham, Bowdon, Hale, Sale, Stretford and Urmston | no | Whole metropolitan borough except parishes of Carrington, Dunham Massey, Partington, and Warburton. Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of: Altrincham Municipal Borough. Bowdon Urban District. Hale Urban District. Sale Municipal Borough. Stretford Municipal Borough. Urmston Urban District. |
| Greater Manchester | Wigan | Wigan, Abram, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Aspull, Atherton, Billinge and Winstanley, Golborne, Hindley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Leigh, Orrell, Standish with Langtree and Tyldesley | no | Whole metropolitan borough except parishes of Haigh, Shevington, and Worthington. Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of: Abram Urban District. Ashton-in-Makerfield Urban District (except part which became parish of Seneley Green and went to St Helens). Aspull Urban District. Atherton Urban District. Golborne Urban District (except part which became parish of Culcheth and Glazebury and went to Warrington). Hindley Urban District. Ince-in-Makerfield Urban District. Leigh Municipal Borough. Orrell Urban District. Standish-with-Langtree Urban District. Tyldesley Urban District. Wigan County Borough. Winstanley and Higher End areas from Billinge and Winstanley Urban District (rest of which became parish of Billinge Chapel End and went to St Helens). |
| Merseyside | Knowsley | Huyton with Roby and Tarbock | no | Combined former areas of: Huyton with Roby Urban District (abolished 1974). Tarbock Civil Parish (abolished 2014). |
| Merseyside | Knowsley | Kirkby | no | Pre-1974 Kirkby Urban District. |
| Merseyside | Liverpool | Liverpool | no | Whole city. |
| Merseyside | St Helens | St Helens, Haydock and Newton-le-Willows | no | Part of metropolitan borough covering combined pre-1974 areas of: Haydock Urban District. Newton-le-Willows Urban District. St Helens County Borough. |
| Merseyside | Sefton | Bootle, Crosby, and Litherland | no | Part of metropolitan borough covering combined pre-1974 areas of: Bootle County Borough. Crosby Municipal Borough. Litherland Urban District. |
| Merseyside | Sefton | Southport | no | Pre-1974 Southport County Borough. |
| Merseyside | Wirral | Wirral, Bebington, Birkenhead, Hoylake and Wallasey | no | Whole metropolitan borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Bebington Municipal Borough. Birkenhead County Borough. Hoylake Urban District. Wirral Urban District. Wallasey County Borough. |
| Norfolk | Great Yarmouth | Great Yarmouth | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Great Yarmouth County Borough. |
| Norfolk | Norwich | Norwich | no | Whole city. |
| Norfolk | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | King's Lynn | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 King's Lynn Municipal Borough. |
| Nottinghamshire | Ashfield | Hucknall | no | Pre-1974 Hucknall Urban District. |
| Nottinghamshire | Ashfield | Kirkby-in-Ashfield and Sutton-in-Ashfield | no | Combined pre-1974 areas of: Kirkby in Ashfield Urban District. Sutton in Ashfield Urban District. |
| Nottinghamshire | Bassetlaw | East Retford | yes | Pre-1974 East Retford Municipal Borough. |
| Nottinghamshire | Bassetlaw | Worksop | yes | Pre-1974 Worksop Municipal Borough, less parishes of Rhodesia and Shireoaks (both created 1984), and Clumber and Hardwick (created 1994). |
| Nottinghamshire | Broxtowe | Beeston | no | Pre-1974 Beeston and Stapleford Urban District, less parish of Stapleford (created 1987). |
| Nottinghamshire | Gedling | Arnold and Carlton | no | Part of borough covering combined pre-1974 areas of: Arnold Urban District Carlton Urban District, less parish of Colwick (created 1980). |
| Nottinghamshire | Mansfield | Mansfield and Mansfield Woodhouse | yes | Whole district except Warsop. Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of: Mansfield Municipal Borough. Mansfield Woodhouse Urban District. |
| Nottinghamshire | Nottingham | Nottingham | no | Whole city. |
| Nottinghamshire | Rushcliffe | West Bridgford | no | Pre-1974 West Bridgford Urban District. |
| Oxfordshire | Oxford | Oxford | no | Whole city except four parishes of Blackbird Leys, Littlemore, Old Marston, and Risinghurst and Sandhills. Blackbird Leys was created in 1991 from part of pre-1974 Oxford County Borough, the other three parishes were transferred to Oxford from South Oxfordshire in 1991. |
| Somerset | Bath and North East Somerset | Bath | yes | Part of modern district which was pre-1996 City of Bath (equivalent to pre-1974 Bath County Borough). |
| Staffordshire | Cannock Chase | Cannock | no | One of two areas from the pre-1974 Cannock Urban District remaining unparished following creation of parishes of Bridgtown, Cannock Wood, and Heath Hayes and Wimblebury (all created 1988), and Hednesford (created 2000). This unparished area covers the main part of the town of Cannock. |
| Staffordshire | Cannock Chase | Rawnsley area | no | One of two areas from the pre-1974 Cannock Urban District remaining unparished following creation of parishes of Bridgtown, Cannock Wood, and Heath Hayes and Wimblebury (all created 1988), and Hednesford (created 2000). This unparished area covers the area around Rawnsley, Hazelslade and Prospect Village. |
| Staffordshire | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Newcastle-under-Lyme | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Newcastle-under-Lyme Municipal Borough, less parish of Silverdale (created 2002). |
| Staffordshire | Stafford | Stafford | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Stafford Municipal Borough, less parish of Doxey (created 2005). |
| Staffordshire | Stoke-on-Trent | Stoke-on-Trent | no | Whole city. |
| Staffordshire | Tamworth | Tamworth | no | Whole borough. |
| Suffolk | Ipswich | Ipswich | no | Whole borough. |
| Surrey | Elmbridge | Esher and Walton and Weybridge | no | Whole borough, less parish of Claygate (created 2000). Unparished area equivalent to pre-1974 areas of: Esher Urban District, less the parish of Claygate (created 2000). Walton and Weybridge Urban District. |
| Surrey | Epsom and Ewell | Epsom and Ewell | no | Whole borough, being pre-1974 Epsom and Ewell Municipal Borough. |
| Surrey | Guildford | Guildford | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Guildford Municipal Borough. |
| Surrey | Mole Valley | Dorking and Leatherhead | no | Part of district equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of: Dorking Urban District, less parishes of Brockham and Mickleham (both created 1982). Leatherhead Urban District. |
| Surrey | Reigate and Banstead | Reigate and Banstead | no | Whole borough except parishes of Horley and Salfords and Sidlow. Unparished area equivalent to pre-1974 areas of: Banstead Urban District. Reigate Municipal Borough. |
| Surrey | Runnymede | Chertsey and Egham | no | Whole borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Chertsey Urban District. Egham Urban District. |
| Surrey | Spelthorne | Staines-upon-Thames and Sunbury-on-Thames | no | Whole borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Staines Urban District. Sunbury-on-Thames Urban District. |
| Surrey | Surrey Heath | Frimley and Camberley | no | Pre-1974 Frimley and Camberley Urban District. |
| Surrey | Woking | Woking | no | Whole borough. |
| East Sussex | Brighton and Hove | Brighton, Hove and Portslade by Sea | no | Whole city except parish of Rottingdean (created 1995). Unparished area split into two parts, east and west of Rottingdean. Larger western part covers combined pre-1974 areas of: Brighton County Borough, less parish of Rottindean (created 1995) and separate unparished area of Saltdean which lies east of Rottingdean. Hove Municipal Borough. Portslade-by-Sea Urban District. |
| East Sussex | Brighton and Hove | Saltdean | no | One of two separate areas of pre-1974 Brighton County Borough remaining unparished following creation of parish of Rottingdean in 1995. |
| East Sussex | Eastbourne | Eastbourne | no | Whole borough. |
| East Sussex | Hastings | Hastings | no | Whole borough. |
| West Sussex | Adur | Shoreham-by-Sea and Southwick | no | Combined pre-1974 areas of: Shoreham-by-Sea Urban District. Southwick Urban District. |
| West Sussex | Crawley | Crawley | no | Whole borough. |
| West Sussex | Horsham | Horsham | no | Part of modern district equivalent to pre-1974 Horsham Urban District, less part transferred to new parish of North Horsham (created 1987). |
| West Sussex | Worthing | Worthing | no | Whole borough. |
| Tyne and Wear | Gateshead | Gateshead, Blaydon, Felling, Ryton and Whickham | no | Whole metropolitan borough except parish of Lamesley. Unparished area split into two parts, north and south of Lamesley. Larger northern part equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of: Blaydon Urban District. Felling Urban District. Gateshead County Borough. Ryton Urban District. Whickham Urban District. |
| Tyne and Wear | Gateshead | Birtley | no | Pre-2006 parish of Birtley. Smaller of two unparished areas in Gateshead, separated from larger unparished area to the north by the parish of Lamesley. |
| Tyne and Wear | Newcastle upon Tyne | Newcastle upon Tyne, Gosforth and Newburn | no | Part of modern city which covers combined pre-1974 areas of: Gosforth Urban District. Newburn Urban District. Newcastle upon Tyne County Borough, less parish of Blakelaw and North Fenham (created 2001). Moot Hall and Precincts, Newcastle upon Tyne (a small exclave of Northumberland in central Newcastle which contained Northumberland County Hall). |
| Tyne and Wear | North Tyneside | Earsdon, Longbenton, Tynemouth, Wallsend and Whitley Bay | no | Whole metropolitan borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Longbenton Urban District. Backworth, Earsdon, and Shiremoor area from Seaton Valley Urban District (main part of which went to Blyth Valley). Tynemouth County Borough. Wallsend Municipal Borough. Whitley Bay Municipal Borough (main part, less the Hartley area which went to Blyth Valley). |
| Tyne and Wear | South Tyneside | Boldon, Hebburn, Jarrow and South Shields | no | Whole metropolitan borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Boldon Urban District. Hebburn Urban District. Jarrow Municipal Borough. South Shields County Borough. |
| Tyne and Wear | Sunderland | Sunderland, Houghton-le-Spring and Washington | no | Whole city except parishes of Burdon, Hetton, and Warden Law. The unparished area is equivalent to the pre-1974 areas of: Houghton-le-Spring Urban District. Sunderland County Borough. Washington Urban District plus parts removed from neighbouring parishes of Birtley, Harraton, and South Biddick which were within the designated area of Washington New Town. |
| Warwickshire | Nuneaton and Bedworth | Nuneaton and Bedworth | no | Whole borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Bedworth Urban District. Nuneaton Municipal Borough. |
| Warwickshire | Rugby | Rugby | no | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Rugby Municipal Borough. |
| West Midlands | Birmingham | Birmingham | no | Whole city except parishes of New Frankley in Birmingham (created 2000 from area which had been in Bromsgrove prior to 1995) and Sutton Coldfield (created 2016). Unparished area equivalent to pre-1974 Birmingham County Borough. |
| West Midlands | Coventry | Coventry | no | Whole city except parishes of Allesley, Finham, and Keresley. Unparished area equivalent to pre-1974 Coventry County Borough, less parish of Finham (created 2016). |
| West Midlands | Dudley | Dudley, Halesowen and Stourbridge | no | Whole metropolitan borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Dudley County Borough (which had absorbed main parts of Brierley Hill Urban District, Coseley Urban District, and Sedgley Urban District in 1966). Halesowen Municipal Borough. Stourbridge Municipal Borough (which had absorbed main part of Amblecote Urban District in 1966). |
| West Midlands | Sandwell | Warley and West Bromwich | no | Whole metropolitan borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: West Bromwich County Borough (which had absorbed main parts of Tipton Urban District and Wednesbury Municipal Borough in 1966). Warley County Borough (itself created in 1966 from merger of Smethwick County Borough, Oldbury Municipal Borough, and Rowley Regis Municipal Borough). |
| West Midlands | Solihull | Solihull | no | Part of modern metropolitan borough which was pre-1974 Solihull County Borough. |
| West Midlands | Walsall | Walsall and Aldridge-Brownhills | no | Whole metropolitan borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Aldridge-Brownhills Urban District (itself created in 1966 from merger of Aldridge Urban District and Brownhills Urban District). Walsall County Borough (which had absorbed Darlaston Urban District and main part of Willenhall Urban District in 1966). |
| West Midlands | Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton | no | Whole city, being pre-1974 Wolverhampton County Borough (which had absorbed main parts of Bilston Urban District, Tettenhall Urban District, and Wednesfield Urban District in 1966). |
| Worcestershire | Bromsgrove | Bromsgrove | no | One of two areas remaining unparished from pre-1974 Bromsgrove Urban District following creation of parishes of Barnt Green, Bournheath, Catshill, Finstall, and Lickey (all created 1993). (A Lickey End parish was created in 2001, but abolished 2011 to revert to being part of the unparished area.) This larger unparished area covers town of Bromsgrove, the smaller unparished area to north covers part of Rubery. |
| Worcestershire | Bromsgrove | Rubery area | no | Smaller of two remaining unparished areas from pre-1974 Bromsgrove Urban District, covering part of the Rubery area on the border with Birmingham. |
| Worcestershire | Redditch | Redditch | no | Whole borough, less parish of Feckenham (created 1983). |
| Worcestershire | Worcester | Worcester | no | Whole city, except parishes of St Peter the Great County and Warndon. Unparished area equivalent to pre-1974 Worcester County Borough. |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | Kingston upon Hull | Kingston upon Hull | no | Whole city. |
| North Yorkshire | North Yorkshire | Harrogate | yes | Part of the former Borough of Harrogate (1974-2023) which was pre-1974 Harrogate Municipal Borough, less parish of Pannal and Burn Bridge (created 2016). |
| North Yorkshire | North Yorkshire | Scarborough | yes | Part of the former Borough of Scarborough (1974-2023) which was pre-1974 Scarborough Municipal Borough, less part added to new parish of Osgodby (created 1985), and parish of Eastfield (created 1999). |
| North Yorkshire | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | no | Whole borough, except parishes of Stainton and Thornton (created 1986), and Nunthorpe (added to Middlesbrough in 1974). Unparished area created in 1974 was similar in area to former Middlesbrough County Borough which had been absorbed into Teesside County Borough in 1968. |
| North Yorkshire | Redcar and Cleveland | Redcar and Eston area | no | Northern part of borough, representing parts of pre-1974 Teesside County Borough that were included in Langbaurgh district in 1974. Unparished area similar in area to combined pre-1968 areas of: Eston Urban District. Kirkleatham and Wilton areas from Guisborough Urban District. Ormesby Civil Parish. Redcar Municipal Borough. |
| North Yorkshire | York | York | no | Part of modern city which was pre-1996 City of York (equivalent to pre-1974 York County Borough). |
| South Yorkshire | Barnsley | Barnsley, Brierley, Cudworth, Darfield, Darton, Dearne, Dodworth, Hoyland Nether, Royston, Wombwell and Worsbrough | no | Part of the metropolitan borough which covers the combined former areas of: Barnsley County Borough (abolished 1974). Brierley Civil Parish (abolished 2016). Cudworth Urban District (abolished 1974). Darfield Urban District (abolished 1974). Darton Urban District (abolished 1974). Dearne Urban District (abolished 1974, having been created in 1937 as a merger of Bolton upon Dearne Urban District and Thurnscoe Urban District). Dodworth Urban District (abolished 1974). Hoyland Nether Urban District (abolished 1974). Royston Urban District (abolished 1974). Wombwell Urban District (abolished 1974). Worsbrough Urban District (abolished 1974). |
| South Yorkshire | Doncaster | Doncaster, Adwick le Street and Bentley with Arksey | no | Unparished part of the modern metropolitan borough is equivalent to the combined pre-1974 areas of: Adwick le Street Urban District. Bentley with Arksey Urban District. Doncaster County Borough. |
| South Yorkshire | Doncaster | Conisbrough and Mexborough | no | Combined pre-1974 areas of: Conisbrough Urban District. Mexborough Urban District. |
| South Yorkshire | Rotherham | Rotherham, Rawmarsh, Swinton and Wath upon Dearne | no | Unparished part of the modern metropolitan borough is equivalent to the combined pre-1974 areas of: Rawmarsh Urban District. Rotherham County Borough. Swinton Urban District. Wath upon Dearne Urban District. |
| South Yorkshire | Sheffield | Sheffield | no | Part of modern city which was pre-1974 Sheffield County Borough. |
| West Yorkshire | Bradford | Bradford and Queensbury | no | Part of modern city which was combined pre-1974 areas of: Bradford County Borough, less parishes of Clayton, Sandy Lane, and Wrose (all created 2004), and Trident (created 2009). Queensbury part of Queensbury and Shelf Urban District (Shelf went to Calderdale). |
| West Yorkshire | Calderdale | Brighouse, Elland, Halifax, Shelf and Sowerby Bridge | no | Unparished part of metropolitan borough is equivalent to the combined pre-1974 areas of: Brighouse Municipal Borough. Elland Urban District, less parish of Stainland and District (created 2017). Halifax County Borough. Sowerby Bridge Urban District. Shelf part of Queensbury and Shelf Urban District (Queensbury went to Bradford). |
| West Yorkshire | Kirklees | Batley, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike and Spenborough | no | Combined pre-1974 areas of: Batley Municipal Borough. Dewsbury County Borough. Heckmondwike Urban District. Spenborough Municipal Borough. |
| West Yorkshire | Kirklees | Huddersfield and Colne Valley | no | Combined pre-1974 of: Colne Valley Urban District. Huddersfield County Borough. |
| West Yorkshire | Leeds | Garforth | no | Pre-1974 Garforth Urban District, less parishes of Allerton Bywater (created 1999) and Kippax (created 2004). |
| West Yorkshire | Leeds | Leeds, Aireborough, Ardsley East and West, Pudsey and Rothwell | no | Part of modern city which covers combined pre-1974 areas of: Aireborough Urban District (which had been created in 1937 as merger of Guiseley Urban District, Rawdon Urban District, and Yeadon Urban District), less parish of Rawdon (created 2013). Leeds County Borough, less parishes of Shadwell (created 2002) and Alwoodley (created 2008). Morley Municipal Borough, less parishes of Morley (created 2000), Drighlington and Gildersome (both created 2004). (Remaining unparished area from Morley borough being East Ardsley area.) Pudsey Municipal Borough. Rothwell Urban District. |
| West Yorkshire | Leeds | Ledston | no | Part of modern city which covers pre-2023 area of: Ledston civil parish |
| West Yorkshire | Wakefield | Castleford, Pontefract, and Knottingley | no | Combined pre-1974 areas of: Castleford Municipal Borough. Pontefract Municipal Borough. Knottingley Urban District. |
| West Yorkshire | Wakefield | Wakefield, Horbury, Ossett and Stanley | no | Part of modern city which covers combined pre-1974 areas of: Horbury Urban District. Ossett Municipal Borough. Stanley Urban District. Wakefield County Borough. |
| West Yorkshire | Wakefield | Wintersett | no | Part of modern city which covers pre-2023 area of: Wintersett civil parish |

## Unparished areas in 1974 and subsequent changes

This is a list of unparished areas as they existed on 1 April 1974, noting changes which have happened since then to create the current geography in the table above.
Avon (County abolished in 1996 and six districts replaced by four unitary authorities: names of successor unitary authorities where different shown in brackets.) :
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Bath (Bath and North East Somerset) | all (former county borough of Bath) | still unparished, with Charter Trustees since 1996 |
| Bristol | all (former county borough of Bristol) | still unparished |
| Kingswood (South Gloucestershire) | all (former urban districts of Kingswood and Mangotsfield) | became part of South Gloucestershire district in 1996. Parish of Downend and Bromley Heath created in 2003, remainder parished as Kingswood and Staple Hill and Mangotsfield in 2023 |
| Northavon (South Gloucestershire) | none | none |
| Wansdyke (Bath and North East Somerset) | former urban district of Keynsham | Divided into two new parishes of Keynsham and Saltford in 1991 |
| Woodspring (North Somerset) | former borough of Weston-super-Mare | parish of Weston-super-Mare created in 2000 |
| Bedfordshire (Four districts replaced by three unitary authorities in 2009: names of successor unitary authorities where different shown in brackets.) ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Bedford | former borough of Bedford | still unparished (apart from one parish in the Brickhill area of the town established in 2004) |
| Luton | all (former county borough of Luton) | still unparished |
| Mid Bedfordshire (Central Bedfordshire) | none | none |
| South Bedfordshire (Central Bedfordshire) | former borough of Dunstable | New parish of Dunstable formed in 1985, with remainder of unparished area transferred to existing parish of Houghton Regis. |
| Berkshire ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Bracknell (Bracknell Forest) | none | none |
| Newbury (West Berkshire) | former borough of Newbury | Newbury parish formed in 1997 |
| Reading | all (former county borough of Reading) | still unparished |
| Slough | former borough of Slough | still unparished (a Colnbrook with Poyle parish created in territory taken from South Bucks and Spelthorne in 1995). Britwell and Wexham Court parishes were created in 1974 for the areas added to Slough from Burnham and Wexham parishes. An order to abolish these two parishes was made in 2019, but the order was quashed in court and so the two parishes continue. |
| Wokingham | none | none |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | former boroughs of Maidenhead and New Windsor | still unparished |
| Buckinghamshire ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Aylesbury Vale (Buckinghamshire) | former borough of Aylesbury | Divided into three new parishes of Aylesbury, Coldharbour and Watermead in 2001. |
| Beaconsfield (Buckinghamshire) | none | none |
| Chiltern (Buckinghamshire) | none | none |
| Milton Keynes | former urban districts of Bletchley, Newport Pagnell and Wolverton | The entire Borough is now parished. |
| Wycombe (Buckinghamshire) | former borough of High Wycombe | still unparished |
| Cambridgeshire ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Cambridge | all (former borough of Cambridge) | still unparished |
| East Cambridgeshire | none | none |
| Fenland | former urban district of Whittlesey | Parished in 1981 as Whittlesey. |
| Huntingdon (Huntingdonshire) | none | none |
| Peterborough | former borough of Peterborough and urban district of Old Fletton | Part of Peterborough became parish of Bretton in 1994. In 2010 a new parish of Hampton Hargate and Vale was created from part of Peterborough. In 2004 the unpopulated parish of Stanground North was abolished and its area became unparished. |
| South Cambridgeshire | none | none |
| Cheshire ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Chester (Cheshire West and Chester) | former county borough of Chester | part transferred to Great Boughton |
| Congleton (Cheshire East) | former borough of Congleton | Parished in 1980 as Congleton |
| Crewe and Nantwich (Cheshire East) | former borough of Crewe | To form a parish of Crewe in 2013 |
| Ellesmere Port (Ellesmere Port and Neston, Cheshire West and Chester) | former borough of Ellesmere Port and urban district of Neston | Parish of Ince created 1987, parish of Neston created 2009, with Burton, Ellesmere Port and Willaston still unparished. A further part of Ellesmere Port transferred to Ince and Little Stanney, |
| Halton | former borough of Widnes and urban district of Runcorn | Parish of Halebank formed part of Widnes and parish of Sandymoor formed from part of Runcorn in 2008. |
| Macclesfield (Cheshire East) | former borough of Macclesfield and urban district of Wilmslow | Wilmslow divided into three new parishes of Handforth, Styal and Wilmslow in 2011. Macclesfield parished in 2015. |
| Vale Royal (Cheshire West and Chester) | none | none |
| Warrington | former county borough of Warrington |
| Cleveland (County abolished in 1996 and four districts replaced by four unitary authorities: names of successor unitary authorities where different shown in brackets.) ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Hartlepool | former county borough of Hartlepool | Headland parished as in 1999. |
| Middlesbrough | Part of the former County Borough of Teesside | Nunthorpe remained parished due to not being in the former county borough. Stainton and Thornton had been added to Teesside County Borough in 1968 and therefore formed part of the Middlesbrough unparished area until recreated as a parish in 1986. |
| Langbaurgh (Redcar and Cleveland) | Part of the former Teesside County Borough, covering the pre-1968 Eston Urban District, Redcar Municipal Borough, parts of Guisborough Urban District (around Kirkleatham and Wilton) and the former parish of Ormesby from Stokesley Rural District. | Still unparished. |
| Stockton-on-Tees | part of the former county borough of Teesside | Thornaby-on-Tees parish created in 1995. Billingham parish created in 2007. |
| Cornwall ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Caradon (Cornwall) | none | none |
| Carrick (Cornwall) | none | none |
| Isles of Scilly | none | none |
| Kerrier (Cornwall) | former urban district of Camborne-Redruth | Divided into eight parishes: Camborne, Carharrack, Carn Brea, Illogan, Lanner, Portreath, Redruth and St Day in 1985. |
| North Cornwall (Cornwall) | none | none |
| Penwith (Cornwall) | former borough of Penzance | Parished in 1980 as Penzance |
| Restormel (Cornwall) | former borough of St. Austell with Fowey, urban district of Newquay | Newquay parished as two parishes of Crantock and Newquay in 1983, part of St Austell with Fowey divided into four parishes (Fowey, Mevagissey, St Blaise and Tywardreath) in 1983; remainder divided into the further four parishes of St Austell (now St Austell Town Council), Carlyon, St Austell Bay, and Pentewan Valley with effect from 1 April 2009. |
| Cumbria ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Allerdale | former borough of Workington | Parished in 1982 as Workington |
| Barrow-in-Furness | former county borough of Barrow-in-Furness | Parished in 2023 as Barrow |
| Carlisle | former County Borough of Carlisle | still unparished |
| Copeland | former borough of Whitehaven | Parished in 2015 as Whitehaven |
| Eden | former urban district of Penrith | Parished in 2015 as Penrith |
| South Lakeland | none | none |
| Derbyshire ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Amber Valley | former urban districts of Alfreton and Heanor | Partly parished in 1984: Alfreton divided into three parishes: Alfreton, Somercotes and Swanwick, Riddings remained unparished; Heanor divided into four parishes: Aldercar and Langley Mill, Codnor, Heanor and Loscoe and Ironville. |
| Bolsover | none | none |
| Chesterfield | former borough of Chesterfield | still unparished |
| Derby | all (former county borough of Derby) | still unparished |
| Erewash | former borough of Ilkeston and urban district of Long Eaton | Part of Long Eaton parished as Sawley in 1999. |
| High Peak | former boroughs of Buxton and Glossop | still unparished |
| North East Derbyshire | none | none |
| South Derbyshire | former urban district of Swadlincote | still unparished |
| West Derbyshire (Derbyshire Dales) | former urban district of Matlock | Parts of unparished area divided into six new parishes of Bonsall, Darley Dale, Matlock Bath, Northwood and Tinkersley, South Darley and Tansley in 1980. Remainder of unparished area divided into two civil parishes (Cromford and Matlock Town) in 1983. |
| Devon ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| East Devon | former urban district of Exmouth | parished in 1996 as Exmouth |
| Exeter | all (former county borough of Exeter) | still unparished |
| North Devon | none | none |
| Plymouth | all (former county borough of Plymouth) | still unparished |
| South Hams | none | none |
| Teignbridge | none | none |
| Tiverton (Mid Devon) | none | none |
| Torbay | All (former county borough of Torbay) | Part parished as Brixham in 2007. |
| Torridge | Lundy Island formerly a civil parish, now regarded as an unparished area. | Lundy Island formerly a civil parish, now regarded as an unparished area. |
| West Devon | none | none |
| Dorset ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Bournemouth (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) | all (former county borough of Bournemouth) | Holdenhurst Village created in 2013 |
| Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) | former borough of Christchurch | parishes of Christchurch and Highcliffe and Walkford now exist |
| East Dorset (Dorset) | none | none |
| North Dorset (Dorset) | none | none |
| Poole (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) | all (former borough of Poole) | still unparished |
| Purbeck (Dorset) | none | none |
| West Dorset (Dorset) | none | none |
| Weymouth and Portland (Dorset) | former borough of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis | Parished as Weymouth in 2019. |
| Durham ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Chester-le-Street (County Durham) | former urban district of Chester-le-Street | still unparished |
| Darlington | former county borough of Darlington | still unparished |
| Durham (County Durham) | former borough of Durham and Framwelgate | Parish of City of Durham formed in 2018. Three areas remain unparished. |
| Derwentside (County Durham) | former urban districts of Consett and Stanley | Stanley parished in 2008. Consett and part of Stanley still unparished. |
| Easington (County Durham) | former urban district of Seaham | Parished in 1983 as Seaham. |
| Sedgefield (County Durham) | none | none |
| Teesdale (County Durham) | none | none |
| Wear Valley (County Durham) | former urban districts of Bishop Auckland and Crook and Willington | Part of former urban district parished Dene Valley and Witton-le-Wear parish in 1999. Part parished as Bishop Auckland in 2007, part of Crook and Willington parished as Greater Willington in 2007. Crook and part of Bishop Auckland still unparished. |
| East Sussex (The Districts of Brighton and Hove were merged to form the unitary authority of Brighton and Hove in 1996.) ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Brighton (Brighton and Hove) | all (former county borough of Brighton) | Part parished as Rottingdean in 1995. |
| Eastbourne | all (former county borough of Eastbourne) | still unparished |
| Hastings | all (former county borough of Hastings) | still unparished |
| Hove (Brighton and Hove) | all (former borough of Hove and urban district of Portslade-by-Sea) | still unparished |
| Lewes | former urban district of Seaford | Parished in 1999 as Seaford. |
| Rother | former borough of Bexhill | Parished in 2021 as Bexhill-on-Sea. |
| Wealden | none | none |
| Essex ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Basildon | all (former urban district of Basildon) | Parishes of Billericay, Great Burstead and South Green, Little Burstead, Ramsden Bellhouse and Ramsden Crays created in 1996. Parish of Noak Bridge formed in 2002. Parish of Shotgate formed in 2007. Parish of Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet formed 2010. Remainder still unparished. |
| Braintree | former urban districts of Braintree and Bocking and Witham | Witham divided into three new parishes of Rivenhall, Silver End and Witham in 1982. Braintree and Bocking still unparished. |
| Brentwood | former urban district of Brentwood | Part formed into two parishes of Herongate and Ingrave and West Horndon in 2002. |
| Castle Point | all (former urban districts of Benfleet and Canvey Island) | Canvey Island parish formed 2007 |
| Chelmsford | former borough of Chelmsford | Part parished as Chelmer and Chelmsford Garden in 2023 |
| Colchester | former borough of Colchester | Part parished as Myland in 1999. Part of the parish of East Donyland was added to the unparished area in 2004. |
| Epping Forest | former urban district of Chigwell | parished since 1996 - Buckhurst Hill, Chigwell, and Loughton |
| Harlow | all (former urban district of Harlow) | still unparished |
| Maldon | former urban district of Maldon | Divided into two parishes of Heybridge and Maldon in 1987. |
| Rochford | former urban district of Rayleigh | Part parished as Rawreth in 1994. Remainder parished as Rayleigh in 1996. |
| Southend-on-Sea | all (former county borough of Southend-on-Sea) | Part parished as Leigh-on-Sea in 1996. Remainder still unparished. |
| Tendring | former urban district of Clacton | |
| Thurrock | all (former urban district of Thurrock) | still unparished |
| Uttlesford | none | none |
| Gloucestershire ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Cotswold | none | none |
| Cheltenham | all (former borough of Cheltenham and urban district of Charlton Kings) | The unparished area was enlarged in 1991 at the same time as four civil parishes were transferred, with altered boundaries, from Tewkesbury District. Charlton Kings was parished in 1995. The remainder (the town of Cheltenham) remains unparished. In 2018 part of the unparished area was transferred to the parishes of Charlton Kings, Leckhampton, Prestbury and Up Hatherley. |
| Forest of Dean | none | none |
| Gloucester | all (former county borough of Gloucester) | Still unparished. (The parish of Quedgeley was transferred to Gloucester District in 1991.) |
| Stroud | former urban district of Stroud | Parished in 1990: Most to a new Stroud parish with parts to form a new parish of Cainscross and part transferred to existing parish of Rodborough. |
| Tewkesbury | none | none |
| Greater Manchester ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Bolton | the former County Borough of Bolton, borough of Farnworth, urban districts of Kearsley, Little Lever, South Turton and Westhoughton | Westhoughton parished in 1985. Rest and part of the former Westhoughton urban district remain unparished. |
| Bury | all (former County Borough of Bury, boroughs of Prestwich and Radcliffe, urban districts of Tottington, Whitefield, part Ramsbottom, Affetside part of Turton) | still unparished |
| Manchester | the former county borough of Manchester | still unparished |
| Oldham | former County Borough of Oldham, urban districts of Chadderton, Crompton, Failsworth, Lees and Royton | Crompton parish formed in April 1987 and renamed to Shaw and Crompton in July 1987. Other areas still unparished. |
| Rochdale | all (former County Borough of Rochdale, boroughs of Heywood and Middleton, urban districts of Littleborough, Milnrow and Wardle) | still unparished |
| Salford | all (former County Borough of Salford, boroughs of Eccles and Swinton and Pendlebury, urban districts of Irlam and Worsley) | still unparished |
| Stockport | all (former County Borough of Stockport, urban districts of Bredbury and Romiley, Cheadle and Gatley, Hazel Grove and Bramhall and Marple) | Offerton Estate parish formed in 2002, renamed to Offerton Park in 2006, and abolished in 2011. |
| Tameside | all (former boroughs of Ashton-under-Lyne, Dukinfield, Hyde, Mossley, Stalybridge, urban districts of Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden and Longdendale) | Mossley parish formed in 1999 Remainder still unparished. |
| Trafford | former boroughs of Altrincham, Sale, Stretford, urban districts of Bowdon, Hale, Urmston | still unparished |
| Wigan | former County Borough of Wigan, borough of Leigh, urban districts of Abram, Aspull, Ashton-in-Makerfield (part), Atherton, Billinge and Winstanley (part), Golborne (part), Hindley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Orrell, Standish with Langtree and Tyldesley | still unparished |
| Hampshire ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Basingstoke and Deane | former borough of Basingstoke | still unparished. |
| Eastleigh | former borough of Eastleigh | Part parished as Bishopstoke in 1995. Part parished as Allbrook and as Chandler's Ford in 2010. Boyatt Wood and Eastleigh Town formed in 2021. |
| East Hampshire | none | none |
| Fareham | all (former urban district of Fareham) | still unparished |
| Gosport | all (former borough of Gosport) | still unparished |
| Hart | former urban district of Fleet | Divided into four parishes of Church Crookham, Elvetham Heath, Ewshot and Fleet in 2010. |
| Havant | all (former urban district of Havant and Waterloo) | still unparished |
| New Forest | former borough of Lymington | Divided into four parishes: Hordle, Lymington and Pennington, Milford-on-Sea and New Milton in 1979. |
| Portsmouth | all (former county borough of Portsmouth) | Southsea parish formed in 1999, parish dissolved 2010 and entire district now unparished. |
| Rushmoor | all (former borough of Aldershot and urban district of Farnborough) | still unparished |
| Southampton | all (former county borough of Southampton) | still unparished |
| Test Valley | former borough of Andover | Part parished as Charlton in 1984. Part parished as Enham Alamein in 2007. Remainder constituted parish of Andover in 2010. |
| Winchester | former borough of Winchester | Part parished as Badger Farm in 1985. Remainder still unparished. |
| Hereford and Worcester (County abolished in 1998 with some districts transferred to a reconstituted Worcestershire and some merged to form a unitary Herefordshire. Where unparished areas were transferred to new districts the name of the new district is shown in brackets.) ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Bromsgrove | former urban district of Bromsgrove | Parts constituted as five parishes: Barnt Green, Bournheath, Catshill, Finstall and Lickey in 1993. Part parished as Lickey End in 2001. Part of the unparished area was transferred to the existing parish of Stoke Prior in 2004. The parish of Lickey End was abolished in 2011 and it and the remainder of the area remains unparished. |
| Hereford (Herefordshire) | all (former City of Hereford) | Hereford district abolished 1998, parished 2000 |
| Leominster (Herefordshire) | none | none |
| Malvern Hills | former urban district of Malvern | Part formed into the parishes of Malvern Wells and West Malvern in 1986. The remainder parished as Malvern in 1995. |
| Redditch | all (former urban district of Redditch) | Parish of Feckenham formed in 1983. Remainder still unparished. |
| South Herefordshire (Herefordshire) | none | none |
| Worcester | former borough of Worcester | still unparished |
| Wychavon | none | none |
| Wyre Forest | former borough of Kidderminster | Kidderminster parish formed in 2016 |
| Hertfordshire ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Broxbourne | all (former urban districts of Cheshunt and Hoddesdon) | still unparished |
| Dacorum | former borough of Hemel Hempstead | still unparished |
| East Hertfordshire | none | none |
| Hertsmere | former urban districts of Bushey and Potters Bar | Part of former Potters Bar UD parished as South Mimms in 2008. Remainder still unparished. |
| North Hertfordshire | former urban districts of Baldock, Hitchin, Letchworth | Letchworth parished as Letchworth Garden City in 2005, and abolished in 2013, Baldock and Hitchin still unparished |
| St Albans | former borough of St Albans | still unparished |
| Stevenage | all (former urban district of Stevenage) | still unparished |
| Three Rivers | former urban district of Rickmansworth | Part parished as Croxley Green in 1986, another part parished as Batchworth in 2017, remainder still unparished. |
| Watford | former borough of Watford | still unparished |
| Welwyn Hatfield | former urban district of Welwyn Garden City | still unparished |
| Humberside (County abolished in 1996 and nine districts replaced by four unitary authorities: names of successor unitary authorities where different shown in brackets.) ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Beverley (East Riding of Yorkshire) | former borough of Beverley and former urban district of Haltemprice | Part of Haltemprice parished as Hessle in 1986. Another part of Haltemprice parished as Cottingham and parish of Beverley formed in 1999. Remainder of Haltemprice divided into parishes of Anlaby with Anlaby Common, Kirk Ella and Willerby in 2000. |
| Boothferry (East Riding of Yorkshire / North Lincolnshire) | former borough of Goole | Parish formed in 1983 as Goole. |
| Cleethorpes (North East Lincolnshire) | former borough of Cleethorpes | still unparished |
| Glanford (North Lincolnshire) | none | none |
| Grimsby (North East Lincolnshire) | all (former county borough of Grimsby) | Part parished as Great Coates in 2003. Remainder still unparished. |
| Holderness (East Riding of Yorkshire) | former urban district of Withernsea | Parished in 1983 as Withernsea. |
| Kingston upon Hull | all (former county borough of Kingston upon Hull) | still unparished |
| North Wolds renamed East Yorkshire (East Riding of Yorkshire) | former borough of Bridlington, former urban district of Driffield | Driffield parished in 1981, Bridlington parished in 2000 |
| Scunthorpe (North Lincolnshire) | all (former borough of Scunthorpe) | still unparished |
| Isle of Wight (The two districts were abolished in 1995 and replaced by a single unitary authority.) ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Medina | all (former boroughs of Newport and Ryde, urban district of Cowes) | Partly parished in 1985: Cowes and Gurnard parishes formed part of former Cowes Urban District, St Helens formed from part of former Borough of Ryde, Wootton formed from part of former Borough of Newport. Part of former Borough of Ryde parished as Seaview in 1989. East Cowes parished in 1998. Part of remainder of former Borough of Ryde divided into two parishes of Fishbourne and Havenstreet and Ashey in 2006. Remainder of unparished area divided into parishes of Newport, Northwood, Ryde and Whippingham in 2008. |
| South Wight | former urban district of Sandown-Shanklin | Divided into three parishes of Lake, Sandown and Shanklin in 1984. |
| Kent (In 1998 the districts of Gillingham and Rochester-upon-Medway were merged to form a new Medway unitary authority.) ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Ashford | former urban district of Ashford | parishes of Kennington and South Willesborough and Newtown formed in 2019, remainder still unparished |
| Canterbury | former county borough of Canterbury and urban districts of Herne Bay and Whitstable | Part of Herne Bay parished as Herne & Broomfield and part of Whitstable as Chestfield in 1988. Remainder still unparished. |
| Dartford | former borough of Dartford | still unparished |
| Dover | former boroughs of Deal and Dover | Part of Dover parished as River in 1987. Dover parished in 1996 Former Borough of Deal divided into Deal and Walmer parishes. |
| Gillingham (Medway) | all (former borough of Gillingham) | still unparished |
| Gravesham | former borough of Gravesend and urban district of Northfleet | still unparished |
| Maidstone | former borough of Maidstone | Part parished as Tovil, with small part forming part of new parish of Downswood in 1987. Remainder still unparished. |
| Medway: renamed City of Rochester-upon-Medway (Medway) | former boroughs of Chatham, Rochester | still unparished |
| Sevenoaks | none | none |
| Shepway (Folkestone and Hythe) | former borough of Folkestone | Folkestone parished in 2004 |
| Swale | former borough of Queenborough-in-Sheppey and urban district of Sittingbourne and Milton | Queenborough parished in 1983 Minster-on-Sea parished in 2003 Leysdown, Eastchurch and Sheerness parishes also have been created but Halfway Houses and Sittingbourne and Milton remain unparished |
| Thanet | former boroughs of Margate and Ramsgate | Ramsgate parished in 2009 Birchington and parts of Manston were covered by the former Borough of Margate and are now parished, further part of former Borough of Margate parished as Westgate in 2015. |
| Tonbridge and Malling | former urban district of Tonbridge |
| Tunbridge Wells | former borough of Royal Tunbridge Wells |
| Lancashire ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) | former county borough of Blackburn, borough of Darwen | Darwen is a parish since 2009, the Hoddlesden part of Darwen borough remains unparished |
| Blackpool | all (former county borough of Blackpool) |
| Burnley | former county borough of Burnley, urban district of Padiham | Padiham is a parish since 2002 |
| Chorley | former borough of Chorley | part parished as Astley Village in 1991. |
| Fylde | former borough of Lytham St. Anne's | St Anne's on the Sea was created in 2005, Lytham remains unparished. |
| Hyndburn | former borough of Accrington, urban districts of Church, Clayton-le-Moors, Great Harwood, Oswaldtwistle and Rishton |
| Lancaster | former borough of Lancaster and Morecambe and Heysham | Morecambe parished in 2009 parish of Aldcliffe-with-Stodday formed in 2017 |
| Pendle | former boroughs of Colne and Nelson, urban districts of Barnoldswick, Barrowford, Brierfield, Earby, Trawden | entirely parished, parishes of Barnoldswick, Barrowford, Bracewell and Brogden (merger of two parishes and unparished area) and Trawden Forest formed in 1987, Brierfield, Earby, Kelbrook and Sough (formerly part of Earby) and Laneshaw Bridge (formerly part of Colne) in 1992, parishes of Colne and Nelson formed in 2008 |
| Preston | former County Borough of Preston, urban district of Fulwood | Ingol and Tanterton is a parish since 2012 |
| Ribble Valley | none |
| Rossendale | former boroughs of Bacup, Haslingden, Rawtenstall, urban district of Ramsbottom (part) |
| South Ribble | former urban districts of Leyland and Walton-le-Dale |
| West Lancashire | former urban districts of Ormskirk and Skelmersdale and Holland | Burscough, Lathom, Newburgh and Up Holland are parishes since 1983; Lathom South is a parish since 2007. |
| Wyre | former borough of Fleetwood, urban districts of Poulton-le-Fylde and Thornton Cleveleys | Fleetwood is a parish since 2009 |
| Leicestershire ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Blaby | none | none |
| Charnwood | former borough of Loughborough | part of the unparished area transferred to Cotes in 2019, part of Woodhouse was transferred to the unparished area part became part of the new parish of Stonebow Village |
| Charnwood | former urban district of Shepshed | parished as Shepshed |
| Harborough | former urban district of Market Harborough | still unparished |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | former urban district of Hinckley | partly (Burbage, Earl Shilton, Stoke Golding), core Hinckley still unparished |
| Leicester | all (former county borough of Leicester) | still unparished |
| Melton | former urban district of Melton Mowbray | still unparished |
| North West Leicestershire | former urban district of Coalville | Ellistown and Battleflat created from part of former Coalville UD, Whitwick created in 2011, otherwise remains unparished |
| Oadby and Wigston | all (former urban districts of Oadby and Wigston) | still unparished |
| Rutland | none | none |
| Lincolnshire ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Boston | former borough of Boston |
| East Lindsey | none |
| Lincoln | all (former county borough of Lincoln) |
| North Kesteven | none |
| South Holland | former urban district of Spalding |
| South Kesteven | former borough of Grantham | parish of Grantham formed in 2024 |
| West Lindsey | former urban district of Gainsborough | parish of Gainsborough formed in 1992 |
| Merseyside ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Knowsley | former urban districts of Huyton with Roby, Kirkby and Prescot | Parish of Prescot formed in 1983, parish of Tarbock abolished in 2014. |
| Liverpool | all (former county borough of Liverpool) | still unparished |
| St Helens | former county borough of St Helens, urban districts of Haydock and Newton-le-Willows |
| Sefton | former county boroughs of Bootle and Southport, borough of Crosby, urban districts of Formby and Litherland | Hightown created from part of former Crosby borough in 2000, and Formby parished in 2004. |
| Wirral | all (former county boroughs of Birkenhead and Wallasey, borough of Bebington, urban districts of Hoylake and Wirral) | still unparished |
| Norfolk ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Breckland | none | none |
| Broadland | none | none |
| Great Yarmouth | former county borough of Great Yarmouth |
| North Norfolk | none | none |
| Norwich | all (former county borough of Norwich) |
| South Norfolk | none | none |
| West Norfolk (King's Lynn and West Norfolk) | former borough of King's Lynn |
| North Yorkshire ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Craven | none |
| Hambleton | none |
| Harrogate | former municipal borough of Harrogate | Parish of Pannal and Burn Bridge formed 2016 |
| Richmondshire | none |
| Ryedale | none |
| Scarborough | former municipal borough of Scarborough | Eastfield parish created in 1999, rest of former borough remains unparished |
| Selby | none |
| York | all (former county borough of York) | added parishes in Ryedale, Selby and Harrogate districts in 1996, original area still unparished |
| Northamptonshire ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Corby (North Northamptonshire) | former urban district of Corby | Parished as Corby in 2021. |
| Daventry (West Northamptonshire) | former borough of Daventry | parished as Daventry in 2003 |
| East Northamptonshire (North Northamptonshire) | former urban district of Rushden | parished as Rushden |
| Kettering (North Northamptonshire) | former borough of Kettering | Parished as Kettering Town in 2021. |
| Northampton (West Northamptonshire) | former county borough of Northampton | parished in 2020 as Far Cotton and Delapre, Kingsthorpe and Northampton |
| South Northamptonshire (West Northamptonshire) | none | none |
| Wellingborough (North Northamptonshire) | former urban district of Wellingborough | parished as Wellingborough |
| Northumberland ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Alnwick | none | none |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | former borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed | parished as Berwick-upon-Tweed in 2008 |
| Blyth Valley | all (former borough of Blyth, part of Whitley Bay, part of urban district of Seaton Valley) | parishes of Blyth and Seaton Valley formed in 2009 |
| Castle Morpeth | former borough of Morpeth | parished as Morpeth in 1984 |
| Tynedale | none | none |
| Wansbeck | all (former urban districts of Ashington, Bedlingtonshire and Newbiggin-by-the-Sea) | parishes of Ashington, Newbiggin by the Sea, North Bedlington (now Choppington), East Bedlington and West Bedlington formed in 2009 |
| Nottinghamshire ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Ashfield | former urban districts of Hucknall, Kirkby in Ashfield and Sutton in Ashfield | still unparished |
| Bassetlaw | former boroughs of East Retford and Worksop | Civil parishes of Clumber and Hardwick, Rhodesia and Shireoaks created. East Retford and the remainder of Worksop remain unparished. |
| Broxtowe | former urban district of Beeston and Stapleford | Stapleford parished in 1987; Beeston, Chilwell, Toton, Attenborough and Bramcote remain unparished |
| Gedling | former urban districts of Arnold and Carlton | Civil parish of Colwick created. Arnold and the remainder of Carlton remain unparished. |
| Mansfield | former borough of Mansfield and urban district of Mansfield Woodhouse | still unparished |
| Newark (Newark and Sherwood) | former borough of Newark | Civil parish of Newark created (1980). |
| Nottingham | all (former county borough of Nottingham) | still unparished |
| Rushcliffe | former urban district of West Bridgford | still unparished |
| Oxfordshire ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Cherwell | former borough of Banbury | parished in 2000 as Banbury |
| Oxford | all (former county borough of Oxford) | majority still unparished: four parishes formed: Blackbird Leys (1990), Littlemore, Old Marston, Risinghurst and Sandhills |
| South Oxfordshire | none | none |
| Vale of White Horse | none | none |
| West Oxfordshire | none | none |
| Shropshire ||||
| Pre-2009 District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Bridgnorth | none | none |
| North Shropshire | none | none |
| Oswestry | none | none |
| Shrewsbury and Atcham | former borough of Shrewsbury | parished in 2008 as Shrewsbury |
| South Shropshire | none | none |
| Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin) | former urban districts of Dawley, Oakengates and Wellington | now entirely parished |
| Somerset ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Mendip | none | none |
| Sedgemoor | former borough of Bridgwater | parished in 2003 as Bridgwater |
| Taunton Deane (Somerset West and Taunton) | former borough of Taunton | parish of Taunton created in 2023 |
| West Somerset (Somerset West and Taunton) | former urban district of Minehead | parish of Minehead created in 1986 |
| Yeovil (South Somerset) | former borough of Yeovil | parish of Yeovil created in 1982 |
| South Yorkshire ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Barnsley | former county borough of Barnsley, urban districts of Cudworth, Darfield, Darton, Dearne, Dodworth, Hoyland Nether, Royston, Wombwell and Worsborough | Brierley parish abolished in 2016 |
| Doncaster | former county borough of Doncaster, urban districts of Adwick le Street, Bentley with Arksey, Conisbrough and Mexborough |
| Rotherham | former county borough of Rotherham, urban districts of Maltby, Rawmarsh, Swinton and Wath upon Dearne | Maltby parished 2000 |
| Sheffield | former county borough of Sheffield | still unparished |
| Staffordshire ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Cannock Chase | former urban districts of Cannock and Rugeley | Rugeley and Hednesford now parished, Rawnsley part of Cannock still unparished |
| East Staffordshire | former county borough of Burton upon Trent | 2003, to various parishes |
| Lichfield | former borough of Lichfield | parished in 1980 as Lichfield |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | former borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| South Staffordshire | none |
| Stafford | former borough of Stafford |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | none |
| Stoke-on-Trent | all (former county borough of Stoke-on-Trent) |
| Tamworth | all (former borough of Tamworth) |
| Suffolk ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Babergh | none | none |
| Ipswich | all (former county borough of Ipswich) | still unparished |
| Mid Suffolk | none | none |
| Forest Heath (West Suffolk) | former urban district of Newmarket | parished in 1999 as Newmarket and Exning |
| St Edmundsbury (West Suffolk) | former borough of Bury St Edmunds and urban district of Haverhill | Hardwick abolished in 1988 and became unparished Haverhill parished in 1989, Bury St Edmunds (also covering the former Hardwick parish) parished in 2003 |
| Suffolk Coastal (East Suffolk) | none | none |
| Waveney (East Suffolk) | former borough of Lowestoft | parishes of Lowestoft and Oulton Broad formed in 2017 |
| Surrey ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Elmbridge | all (former urban districts of Esher and Walton and Weybridge) | one parish (Claygate) created in 2000 |
| Epsom and Ewell | all (former borough of Epsom and Ewell) |
| Guildford | former borough of Guildford |
| Mole Valley | former urban districts of Dorking and Leatherhead |
| Reigate and Banstead | former borough of Reigate and urban district of Banstead | |
| Runnymede | all (former urban districts of Chertsey and Egham) | still unparished |
| Spelthorne | all (former urban districts of Staines and Sunbury) | still unparished |
| Surrey Heath | former urban district of Frimley and Camberley | still unparished |
| Tandridge | former urban district of Caterham and Warlingham | entirely parished in 2000 |
| Waverley | former urban district of Farnham | parished as Farnham |
| Woking | all (former urban district of Woking) | Byfleet parish created in 1989 and abolished 2010 |
| Tyne and Wear ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Gateshead | former county borough of Gateshead, urban districts of Blaydon, Felling, Ryton and Whickham | still unparished. parish of Birtley became unparished in 2006 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | former county borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, urban districts of Gosforth and Newburn | a Blakelaw and North Fenham parish set up in 2001, rest remains unparished |
| North Tyneside | all (former county borough of Tynemouth, boroughs of Wallsend and Whitley Bay (part), urban districts of Longbenton, Seaton Valley (part)) | still unparished |
| South Tyneside | all (former county borough of South Shields, borough of Jarrow, urban districts of Boldon and Hebburn) | still unparished |
| Sunderland | former County Borough of Sunderland, urban districts of Houghton-le-Spring and Washington | still unparished |
| Warwickshire ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| North Warwickshire | none |
| Nuneaton (Nuneaton and Bedworth) | all (former borough of Nuneaton, urban district of Bedworth) |
| Rugby | former borough of Rugby |
| Stratford-on-Avon | none |
| Warwick | former borough of Royal Leamington Spa | 2002 |
| West Midlands ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Birmingham | all (former county borough of Birmingham and borough of Sutton Coldfield) | New Frankley in Birmingham parish created in 2000 from land prior to 1995 in Bromsgrove district, Sutton Coldfield parish formed in 2016 |
| Coventry | former county borough of Coventry | parish of Finham formed in 2016 |
| Dudley | all (former county borough of Dudley and boroughs of Halesowen and Stourbridge | still unparished |
| Sandwell | all (former county boroughs of West Bromwich and Warley) | still unparished |
| Solihull | former county borough of Solihull | part of the unparished area transferred to Hampton in Arden in 2019 |
| Walsall | all (former county borough of Walsall and urban district of Aldridge-Brownhills) |
| Wolverhampton | all (former county borough of Wolverhampton) | still unparished |
| West Sussex ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Adur | former urban districts of Shoreham-by-Sea and Southwick | still unparished |
| Arun | former urban districts of Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | both parished as Bognor Regis and Littlehampton |
| Chichester | none |
| Crawley | all (former urban district of Crawley) |
| Horsham | former urban district of Horsham | still unparished |
| Mid Sussex | former urban district of Cuckfield | Cuckfield parished |
| Worthing | all (former borough of Worthing) | still unparished |
| West Yorkshire ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Bradford | former county borough of Bradford, borough of Keighley, urban districts of Baildon, Bingley and Shipley, Queensbury and Shelf (part) | Keighley parished in 2002, various parts of former county borough parished in 2004 as Clayton, Sandy Lane, Wilsden and Wrose. Trident parish also created from part of Former county borough in 2009. Parishes of Baildon and Harden formed in 2007. Bingley and Shipley now parished. |
| Calderdale | former county borough of Halifax, borough of Brighouse, urban districts of Elland and Sowerby Bridge, Queensbury and Shelf (part) | part parished as Stainland and District in 2018, rest still unparished |
| Kirklees | former county boroughs of Dewsbury and Huddersfield, boroughs of Batley and Spenborough, urban districts of Colne Valley, Heckmondwike and Mirfield | Mirfield parish created 1988, rest still unparished |
| Leeds | former county borough of Leeds, boroughs of Morley and Pudsey, urban districts of Aireborough, Garforth, Horsforth, Rothwell and former parish of Ledston | various parishes created. Morley parish does not include some areas that had been in the pre-1974 borough Parishes of Allerton Bywater and Horsforth formed in 1999. Parish of Rawdon formed in 2012 from part of Aireborough. Ledston parish abolished |
| Wakefield | former county borough of Wakefield, boroughs of Castleford, Ossett and Pontefract, urban districts of Horbury, Knottingley, Stanley and former parish of Wintersett | Wintersett parish abolished in 2023 |
| Wiltshire ||||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 |
| Kennet (Wiltshire) | none | none |
| North Wiltshire (Wiltshire) | none | none |
| Salisbury (Wiltshire) | former borough of Salisbury (New Sarum) | parished in 2009 as Salisbury |
| Thamesdown (Swindon) | former borough of Swindon | parished with effect from 1 April 2017 |
| West Wiltshire (Wiltshire) | none | none |