List of English districts by area

This is a list of districts of England by size. The biggest are first and smallest are at the end.

Over 1,000 km²

RankDistrictArea km²TypeCeremonial county1East Riding of Yorkshire2,408.81Unitary, DistrictEast Riding of Yorkshire2Tynedale2,219.43DistrictNorthumberland3Herefordshire2,179.73Unitary, DistrictHerefordshire4Eden2,156.45DistrictCumbria5East Lindsey1,760.24DistrictLincolnshire6South Lakeland1,553.39DistrictCumbria7Ryedale1,506.59DistrictNorth Yorkshire8King's Lynn and West Norfolk1,428.76BoroughNorfolk9Richmondshire1,318.67DistrictNorth Yorkshire10Hambleton1,311.17DistrictNorth Yorkshire11Harrogate1,309.13DistrictNorth Yorkshire12Breckland1,305.12DistrictNorfolk13Allerdale1,257.79BoroughCumbria14North Cornwall1,195.17DistrictCornwall15Craven1,178.81DistrictNorth Yorkshire16Cotswold1,164.52DistrictGloucestershire17West Devon1,161.08BoroughDevon18West Lindsey1,155.71DistrictLincolnshire19North Devon1,085.90DistrictDevon20West Dorset1,081.48DistrictDorset21Alnwick1,079.51DistrictNorthumberland22Carlisle1,039.97CityCumbria23South Shropshire1,027.26DistrictShropshire24Salisbury1,004.13DistrictWiltshire

100 - 1,000 km²

RankDistrictArea km²TypeCeremonial county25Torridge985.31DistrictDevon26Stratford-on-Avon977.87DistrictWarwickshire27Berwick-upon-Tweed971.80BoroughNorthumberland28Kennet966.62DistrictWiltshire29North Norfolk965.46DistrictNorfolk30South Somerset959.04DistrictSomerset31South Kesteven942.59DistrictLincolnshire32North Kesteven922.44DistrictLincolnshire33Mid Devon912.94DistrictDevon34Huntingdonshire912.47DistrictCambridgeshire35South Norfolk907.71DistrictNorfolk36Aylesbury Vale902.75DistrictBuckinghamshire37South Cambridgeshire901.63DistrictCambridgeshire38Suffolk Coastal891.53DistrictSuffolk39South Hams886.51DistrictDevon40Mid Suffolk871.07DistrictSuffolk41North Lincolnshire846.31Unitary, BoroughLincolnshire42Teesdale839.98DistrictDurham43Wealden835.00DistrictEast Sussex44Scarborough816.54BoroughNorth Yorkshire45East Devon814.40DistrictDevon46Derbyshire Dales795.36DistrictDerbyshire47Chichester786.32DistrictWest Sussex48North Wiltshire767.68DistrictWiltshire49New Forest753.21DistrictHampshire50South Holland742.37DistrictLincolnshire51Mendip739.44DistrictSomerset52Copeland737.59BoroughCumbria53West Somerset726.84DistrictSomerset54West Oxfordshire714.40DistrictOxfordshire55West Berkshire704.17Unitary, DistrictBerkshire56North Shropshire679.17DistrictShropshire57South Oxfordshire678.53DistrictOxfordshire58Teignbridge673.87DistrictDevon59Daventry665.61DistrictNorthamptonshire60Caradon664.39DistrictCornwall61Wychavon663.54DistrictWorcestershire62Winchester660.97CityHampshire63St Edmundsbury656.96BoroughSuffolk64Newark and Sherwood651.32DistrictNottinghamshire65East Cambridgeshire651.28DistrictCambridgeshire66Uttlesford641.18DistrictEssex67Bassetlaw637.86DistrictNottinghamshire68South Northamptonshire634.02DistrictNorthamptonshire69Basingstoke and Deane633.81BoroughHampshire70Bridgnorth633.17DistrictShropshire71Test Valley627.58BoroughHampshire72Castle Morpeth618.23BoroughNorthumberland73Braintree611.71DistrictEssex74North Dorset609.22DistrictDorset75Shrewsbury and Atcham601.63BoroughShropshire76Selby599.31DistrictNorth Yorkshire77Stafford598.17DistrictStaffordshire78Babergh595.21DistrictSuffolk79Harborough592.70DistrictLeicestershire80Cherwell588.77DistrictOxfordshire81Ribble Valley584.47BoroughLancashire82Ashford580.62BoroughKent83Vale of White Horse578.63DistrictOxfordshire84Malvern Hills577.07DistrictWorcestershire85Lancaster575.86City (1937)Lancashire86Staffordshire Moorlands575.85DistrictStaffordshire87Doncaster567.98Metropolitan boroughSouth Yorkshire88Sedgemoor564.36DistrictSomerset89Broadland552.40DistrictNorfolk90Leeds551.72Metropolitan borough, City (1893)West Yorkshire91Fenland546.45DistrictCambridgeshire92High Peak540.25BoroughDerbyshire93Horsham530.26DistrictWest Sussex94Forest of Dean526.43DistrictGloucestershire95Macclesfield524.97BoroughCheshire96West Wiltshire516.92DistrictWiltshire97East Hampshire514.44DistrictHampshire98Rother511.75DistrictEast Sussex99East Northamptonshire509.79DistrictNorthamptonshire100Wear Valley504.63DistrictDurham101Mid Bedfordshire502.85DistrictBedfordshire102South Gloucestershire496.94Unitary, DistrictGloucestershire103Melton481.38BoroughLeicestershire104Bedford476.41BoroughBedfordshire105East Hertfordshire475.69DistrictHertfordshire106Kerrier473.52DistrictCornwall107Taunton Deane462.36BoroughSomerset108Carrick461.00DistrictCornwall109Stroud460.65DistrictGloucestershire110Restormel451.83BoroughCornwall111Chester448.04CityCheshire112Crewe and Nantwich430.41BoroughCheshire113Tewkesbury414.42BoroughGloucestershire114Rushcliffe409.24BoroughNottinghamshire115Kirklees408.60Metropolitan boroughWest Yorkshire116South Staffordshire407.32DistrictStaffordshire117Purbeck404.40DistrictDorset118Rutland393.75Unitary, DistrictRutland119Maidstone393.33BoroughKent120East Staffordshire390.00BoroughStaffordshire121Vale Royal380.19BoroughCheshire122Isle of Wight380.16Unitary, CountyIsle of Wight123Forest Heath377.71DistrictSuffolk124North Hertfordshire375.37DistrictHertfordshire125North Somerset374.68Unitary, DistrictSomerset126Swale373.40BoroughKent127Waveney370.39DistrictSuffolk128Sevenoaks370.34DistrictKent129Sheffield367.94Metropolitan borough, City (1893)South Yorkshire130Bradford366.42Metropolitan borough, City (1897)West Yorkshire131Calderdale363.92Metropolitan boroughWest Yorkshire132Boston361.54BoroughLincolnshire133Maldon358.78DistrictEssex134Shepway356.70DistrictKent135East Dorset354.37DistrictDorset136Rugby353.56BoroughWarwickshire137Bath and North East Somerset351.12Unitary, DistrictSomerset138West Lancashire346.79DistrictLancashire139Waverley345.17BoroughSurrey140Peterborough343.38Unitary, City (1541)Cambridgeshire141Chelmsford342.24BoroughEssex142Epping Forest (district)338.99DistrictEssex143Wakefield338.61Metropolitan borough, City (1888)West Yorkshire144South Derbyshire338.12DistrictDerbyshire145Tendring337.58DistrictEssex146Mid Sussex334.02DistrictWest Sussex147Colchester333.18BoroughEssex148Tunbridge Wells331.33BoroughKent149Lichfield331.30DistrictStaffordshire150Barnsley329.05Metropolitan boroughSouth Yorkshire151Wycombe324.57DistrictBuckinghamshire152Dover314.84DistrictKent153Canterbury308.84CityKent154Milton Keynes308.63Unitary, Borough Buckinghamshire155Penwith303.56DistrictCornwall156Hinckley and Bosworth297.35BoroughLeicestershire157Lewes292.00DistrictEast Sussex158Telford and Wrekin290.31Unitary, BoroughShropshire159Rotherham286.54Metropolitan boroughSouth Yorkshire160North Warwickshire284.27BoroughWarwickshire161Warwick282.88DistrictWarwickshire162Wyre282.55BoroughLancashire163North West Leicestershire279.33DistrictLeicestershire164Charnwood279.06BoroughLeicestershire165North East Derbyshire275.61DistrictDerbyshire166York271.94Unitary, CityNorth Yorkshire167Guildford270.93BoroughSurrey168Derwentside270.79DistrictDurham169Birmingham267.77Metropolitan borough, City (1889)West Midlands170Amber Valley265.39BoroughDerbyshire171Mole Valley258.32DistrictSurrey172Oswestry256.08BoroughShropshire173Tandridge248.19DistrictSurrey174Redcar and Cleveland244.88Unitary, BoroughNorth Yorkshire175Tonbridge and Malling240.13BoroughKent176Kettering233.49BoroughNorthamptonshire177Swindon230.10Unitary, Borough Wiltshire178Arun221.01DistrictWest Sussex179Sedgefield217.37BoroughDurham180Bromsgrove216.97DistrictWorcestershire181Hart215.27DistrictHampshire182South Bedfordshire212.82DistrictBedfordshire183Dacorum212.48BoroughHertfordshire184Congleton210.99BoroughCheshire185Newcastle-under-Lyme210.96BoroughStaffordshire186Stockton-on-Tees203.89Unitary, BoroughDurham and North Yorkshire187Chorley202.80BoroughLancashire188Windsor and Maidenhead198.43Royal BoroughBerkshire189Darlington197.47Unitary, BoroughDurham190Chiltern196.35DistrictBuckinghamshire191Wyre Forest195.41DistrictWorcestershire192Medway192.03Unitary, BoroughKent193North East Lincolnshire191.85Unitary, BoroughLincolnshire194Wigan188.19Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester195Durham186.68CityDurham196Warrington180.64Unitary, BoroughCheshire197Wokingham178.98Unitary, DistrictBerkshire198Solihull178.29Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands199Great Yarmouth173.98BoroughNorfolk200Rochford169.49DistrictEssex201Pendle169.36BoroughLancashire202Fylde165.53BoroughLancashire203Thurrock163.38Unitary, BoroughEssex204Wellingborough163.04BoroughNorthamptonshire205St Albans161.18City (1877)Hertfordshire206Bolsover160.33DistrictDerbyshire207Rochdale158.08Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester208Wirral157.05Metropolitan boroughMerseyside209Sefton153.14Metropolitan boroughMerseyside210Brentwood153.12BoroughEssex211Bromley150.15London boroughGreater London212Easington144.56DistrictDurham213Oldham142.36Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester214Gateshead142.35Metropolitan boroughTyne and Wear215Preston142.22City (2002)Lancashire216South Bucks141.28DistrictBuckinghamshire217Bolton139.80Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester218Rossendale138.05BoroughLancashire219Sunderland137.46Metropolitan borough, City (1992)Tyne and Wear220Blackburn with Darwen137.01Unitary, BoroughLancashire221St Helens136.38Metropolitan boroughMerseyside222Blaby130.47DistrictLeicestershire223Welwyn Hatfield129.55DistrictHertfordshire224Reigate and Banstead129.13BoroughSurrey225Stockport126.06Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester226Gedling119.98BoroughNottinghamshire227Hillingdon115.70London boroughGreater London228Manchester115.65Metropolitan borough, City (1853)Greater Manchester229Newcastle upon Tyne113.44Metropolitan borough, City (1882)Tyne and Wear230South Ribble112.96BoroughLancashire231Havering112.27London boroughGreater London232Liverpool111.84Metropolitan borough, City (1880)Merseyside233Burnley110.70BoroughLancashire234Basildon110.02DistrictEssex235Erewash109.63BoroughDerbyshire236Ashfield109.56DistrictNottinghamshire237Bristol109.46Unitary, City (1542)Bristol238Bracknell Forest109.38Unitary, BoroughBerkshire239Trafford106.04Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester240Walsall103.95Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands241Thanet103.30DistrictKent242Tameside103.17Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester243Hertsmere101.16BoroughHertfordshire

10 - 100 km²

RankDistrictArea km²TypeCeremonial county244Bury99.48Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester245Gravesham99.02BoroughKent246Coventry98.64Metropolitan borough, City (1345)West Midlands247Dudley97.96Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands248Salford97.19Metropolitan borough, City (1926)Greater Manchester249Elmbridge96.34BoroughSurrey250Surrey Heath95.09BoroughSurrey251Hartlepool93.86Unitary, BoroughDurham252Stoke-on-Trent93.45Unitary, City (1925)Staffordshire253Three Rivers88.81DistrictHertfordshire254Ellesmere Port and Neston88.41BoroughCheshire255Barnet86.74London boroughGreater London256Croydon86.52London boroughGreater London257Knowsley86.47Metropolitan boroughMerseyside258Sandwell85.58Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands259Brighton & Hove82.67Unitary, City (2000)East Sussex260North Tyneside82.39Metropolitan boroughTyne and Wear261Enfield82.20London boroughGreater London262Northampton80.76BoroughNorthamptonshire263Corby80.28BoroughNorthamptonshire264Broxtowe80.10BoroughNottinghamshire265Plymouth79.78Unitary, City (1928) Devon266Eastleigh79.78BoroughHampshire267Halton79.09Unitary, BoroughCheshire268Nuneaton and Bedworth78.96BoroughWarwickshire269Cannock Chase78.88DistrictStaffordshire270Runnymede78.04BoroughSurrey271Derby78.03Unitary, City (1977)Derbyshire272Barrow-in-Furness77.87BoroughCumbria273Mansfield76.72DistrictNottinghamshire274Nottingham74.61Unitary, City (1897)Nottinghamshire275Fareham74.24BoroughHampshire276Leicester73.32Unitary, City (1919)Leicestershire277Hyndburn72.99BoroughLancashire278Dartford72.77BoroughKent279Hull71.45Unitary, City (1299)East Riding of Yorkshire280Blyth Valley70.36BoroughNorthumberland281Wolverhampton69.44Metropolitan borough, City (2000)West Midlands282Chester-le-Street67.58DistrictDurham283Wansbeck66.76DistrictNorthumberland284Chesterfield66.04BoroughDerbyshire285Poole64.88Unitary, BoroughDorset286South Tyneside64.41Metropolitan boroughTyne and Wear287Woking63.60BoroughSurrey288Torbay62.88Unitary, BoroughDevon289Bexley60.56London boroughGreater London290Richmond upon Thames57.41London boroughGreater London291Redbridge56.41London boroughGreater London292Hounslow55.98London boroughGreater London293Ealing55.53London boroughGreater London294Havant55.33BoroughHampshire295Redditch54.25BoroughWorcestershire296Middlesbrough53.87Unitary, BoroughNorth Yorkshire297Broxbourne51.43BoroughHertfordshire298Spelthorne51.16BoroughSurrey299Harrow50.47London boroughGreater London300Christchurch50.38BoroughDorset301Southampton49.84Unitary, City (1964)Hampshire302Greenwich47.35London boroughGreater London303Exeter47.03CityDevon304Cheltenham46.61BoroughGloucestershire305Bournemouth46.18Unitary, BoroughDorset306Oxford45.59City (1542)Oxfordshire307Castle Point45.08BoroughEssex308Crawley44.97BoroughWest Sussex309Eastbourne44.16BoroughEast Sussex310Sutton43.85London boroughGreater London311Luton43.35Unitary, BoroughBedfordshire312Brent43.24London boroughGreater London313Adur41.80DistrictWest Sussex314Southend-on-Sea41.76Unitary, BoroughEssex315Weymouth and Portland41.75BoroughDorset316Cambridge40.70City (1951)Cambridgeshire317Gloucester40.54City Gloucestershire318Reading40.40Unitary, BoroughBerkshire319Portsmouth40.25Unitary, City (1926)Hampshire320Ipswich39.42BoroughSuffolk321Rushmoor39.04BoroughHampshire322Norwich39.02City (1195)Norfolk323Waltham Forest38.82London boroughGreater London324Merton37.61London boroughGreater London325Kingston upon Thames37.25London boroughGreater London326Newham36.22London boroughGreater London327Barking and Dagenham36.09London boroughGreater London328Lincoln35.69CityLincolnshire329Lewisham35.15London boroughGreater London330Blackpool34.92Unitary, BoroughLancashire331Wandsworth34.26London boroughGreater London332Epsom and Ewell34.07BoroughSurrey333Worcester33.28City (1189)Worcestershire334Slough32.54Unitary, BoroughBerkshire335Worthing32.48BoroughWest Sussex336Tamworth30.85BoroughStaffordshire337Harlow30.54DistrictEssex338Hastings29.72BoroughEast Sussex339Haringey29.59London boroughGreater London340Southwark28.85London boroughGreater London341Lambeth26.82London boroughGreater London342Stevenage25.96BoroughHertfordshire343Gosport25.29BoroughHampshire344Oadby and Wigston23.52BoroughLeicestershire345Camden21.80London boroughGreater London346Westminster21.48London borough, City (1540)Greater London347Watford21.43BoroughHertfordshire348Tower Hamlets19.77London boroughGreater London349Hackney19.06London boroughGreater London350Hammersmith and Fulham16.40London boroughGreater London351Isles of Scilly16.33UnitaryCornwall352Islington14.86London boroughGreater London353Kensington and Chelsea12.13London boroughGreater London

Less than 10 km²

RankDistrictArea km²TypeCeremonial county354City of London2.90Unitary, CityGreater London

Districts by area