Rank |
District |
Area km2 |
Area mi2 |
Type |
Ceremonial county |
1 | North Yorkshire | 8,037 |
3,103 | Unitary | North Yorkshire |
2 | Northumberland[3] | 5,020 |
1,940 | Unitary | Northumberland |
3 | Westmorland and Furness | 3,756 |
1,450 | Unitary | Cumbria |
4 | Cornwall | 3,545 |
1,369 | Unitary | Cornwall |
5 | Somerset | 3,450 |
1,330 | Unitary | Somerset |
6 | Wiltshire | 3,255 |
1,257 | Unitary | Wiltshire |
7 | Shropshire | 3,197 |
1,234 | Unitary | Shropshire |
8 | Cumberland | 3,012 |
1,163 | Unitary | Cumbria |
9 | Dorset | 2,491 |
962 | Unitary | Dorset |
10 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 2,404 |
928 | Unitary | East Riding of Yorkshire |
11 | County Durham | 2,226 |
859 | Unitary | County Durham |
12 | Herefordshire | 2,180 |
840 | Unitary | Herefordshire |
13 | East Lindsey | 1,767 |
682 | District | Lincolnshire |
14 | Buckinghamshire | 1,565 |
604 | Unitary | Buckinghamshire |
15 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 1,440 |
560 | Borough | Norfolk |
16 | West Northamptonshire | 1,377 |
532 | Unitary | Northamptonshire |
17 | Breckland | 1,305 |
504 | District | Norfolk |
18 | East Suffolk | 1,261 |
487 | District | Suffolk |
19 | Cheshire East | 1,166 |
450 | Unitary | Cheshire |
20 | Cotswold | 1,165 |
450 | District | Gloucestershire |
21 | West Devon | 1,160 |
450 |
Borough | Devon |
22 | West Lindsey | 1,156 |
446 |
District | Lincolnshire |
23 | North Devon | 1,086 |
419 |
District | Devon |
24 | West Suffolk | 1,035 |
400 | District | Suffolk |
25 | North Northamptonshire | 987 |
381 | Unitary | Northamptonshire |
26 | Torridge | 984 |
380 | District | Devon |
27 | Stratford-on-Avon | 978 |
378 | District | Warwickshire |
28 | North Norfolk | 966 |
373 | District | Norfolk |
29 | South Kesteven | 943 |
364 | District | Lincolnshire |
30 | North Kesteven | 922 |
356 | District | Lincolnshire |
31 | Cheshire West and Chester | 920 |
360 | Unitary | Cheshire |
32 | Mid Devon | 913 |
353 |
District | Devon |
33 | South Norfolk | 908 |
351 | District | Norfolk |
34 | Huntingdonshire | 906 |
350 | District | Cambridgeshire |
35 | South Cambridgeshire | 902 |
348 | District | Cambridgeshire |
36 | South Hams | 887 |
342 |
District | Devon |
37 | Mid Suffolk | 871 |
336 |
District | Suffolk |
38 | North Lincolnshire | 847 |
327 |
Unitary, borough | Lincolnshire |
39 | Wealden | 833 |
322 |
District | East Sussex |
40 | East Devon | 814 |
314 |
District | Devon |
41 | Derbyshire Dales | 792 |
306 |
District | Derbyshire |
42 | Chichester | 786 |
303 |
District | West Sussex |
43 | New Forest | 752 |
290 |
District | Hampshire |
44 | South Holland | 750 |
290 |
District | Lincolnshire |
45 | Central Bedfordshire | 716 |
276 |
Unitary | Bedfordshire |
46 | West Oxfordshire | 714 |
276 |
District | Oxfordshire |
47 | West Berkshire | 704 |
272 |
Unitary | Berkshire |
48 | South Oxfordshire | 678 |
262 |
District | Oxfordshire |
49 | Teignbridge | 674 |
260 |
District | Devon |
50 | Wychavon | 664 |
256 |
District | Worcestershire |
51 | Winchester | 661 |
255 |
City | Hampshire |
52 | Newark and Sherwood | 651 |
251 | District | Nottinghamshire |
53 | East Cambridgeshire | 651 |
251 | District | Cambridgeshire |
54 | Uttlesford | 641 |
247 | District | Essex |
55 | Bassetlaw | 638 |
246 | District | Nottinghamshire |
56 | Basingstoke and Deane | 634 |
245 | Borough | Hampshire |
57 | Test Valley | 628 |
242 | Borough | Hampshire |
58 | Braintree | 612 |
236 | District | Essex |
59 | Stafford | 598 |
231 |
District | Staffordshire |
60 | Babergh | 594 |
229 |
District | Suffolk |
61 | Harborough | 592 |
229 |
District | Leicestershire |
62 | Cherwell | 589 |
227 |
District | Oxfordshire |
63 | Ribble Valley | 583 |
225 |
Borough | Lancashire |
64 | Ashford | 581 |
224 |
Borough | Kent |
65 | Vale of White Horse | 578 |
223 |
District | Oxfordshire |
66 | Malvern Hills | 577 |
223 |
District | Worcestershire |
67 | Staffordshire Moorlands | 576 |
222 |
District | Staffordshire |
68 | Doncaster | 568 |
219 |
Metropolitan borough, city (2022) | South Yorkshire |
69 | Lancaster | 567 |
219 |
City (1937) | Lancashire |
70 | Broadland | 552 |
213 |
District | Norfolk |
71 | Leeds | 552 |
213 |
Metropolitan borough, city (1893) | West Yorkshire |
72 | Fenland | 546 |
211 |
District | Cambridgeshire |
73 | High Peak | 539 |
208 |
Borough | Derbyshire |
74 | Horsham | 530 |
200 |
District | West Sussex |
75 | Forest of Dean | 526 |
203 |
District | Gloucestershire |
76 | East Hampshire | 514 |
198 |
District | Hampshire |
77 | Rother | 509 |
197 |
District | East Sussex |
78 | South Gloucestershire | 497 |
192 |
Unitary | Gloucestershire |
79 | Melton | 481 |
186 |
Borough | Leicestershire |
80 | Bedford | 476 |
184 |
Unitary, borough | Bedfordshire |
81 | East Hertfordshire[4] | 476 |
184 |
District | Hertfordshire |
82 | Stroud | 461 |
178 |
District | Gloucestershire |
83 | Tewkesbury | 414 |
160 |
Borough | Gloucestershire |
84 | Rushcliffe | 409 |
158 |
Borough | Nottinghamshire |
85 | Kirklees | 409 |
158 |
Metropolitan borough | West Yorkshire |
86 | South Staffordshire | 407 |
157 |
District | Staffordshire |
87 | Maidstone | 393 |
152 |
Borough | Kent |
88 | East Staffordshire | 387 |
149 |
Borough | Staffordshire |
89 | Rutland | 382 |
147 |
Unitary | Rutland |
90 | Isle of Wight | 380 |
150 |
Unitary | Isle of Wight |
91 | North Hertfordshire | 375 |
145 |
District | Hertfordshire |
92 | North Somerset | 374 |
144 |
Unitary | Somerset |
93 | Swale | 373 |
144 |
Borough | Kent |
94 | Sevenoaks | 369 |
142 |
District | Kent |
95 | Sheffield | 368 |
142 |
Metropolitan borough, city (1893) | South Yorkshire |
96 | Bradford | 366 |
141 |
Metropolitan borough, city (1897) | West Yorkshire |
97 | Boston | 364 |
141 |
Borough | Lincolnshire |
98 | Calderdale | 364 |
141 |
Metropolitan borough | West Yorkshire |
99 | Maldon | 358 |
138 |
District | Essex |
100 | Folkestone and Hythe | 357 |
138 |
District | Kent |
101 | Rugby | 351 |
136 |
Borough | Warwickshire |
102 | West Lancashire | 347 |
134 |
District | Lancashire |
103 | Bath and North East Somerset | 346 |
134 |
Unitary | Somerset |
104 | Waverley | 345 |
133 |
Borough | Surrey |
105 | Peterborough | 343 |
132 |
Unitary, city (1541) | Cambridgeshire |
106 | Epping Forest | 339 |
131 |
District | Essex |
107 | Chelmsford | 339 |
131 |
City (2012)[5] | Essex |
108 | Wakefield | 339 |
131 |
Metropolitan borough, city (1888) | West Yorkshire |
109 | South Derbyshire | 338 |
131 |
District | Derbyshire |
110 | Tendring | 336 |
130 |
District | Essex |
111 | Mid Sussex | 334 |
129 |
District | West Sussex |
112 | Tunbridge Wells | 331 |
128 |
Borough | Kent |
113 | Lichfield | 331 |
128 |
District | Staffordshire |
114 | Barnsley | 329 |
127 |
Metropolitan borough | South Yorkshire |
115 | Colchester | 328 |
127 |
Borough | Essex |
116 | Dover | 315 |
122 |
District | Kent |
117 | Canterbury | 309 |
119 |
City | Kent |
118 | Milton Keynes | 309 |
119 |
Unitary, borough, city | Buckinghamshire |
119 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 297 |
115 |
Borough | Leicestershire |
120 | Lewes | 292 |
113 |
District | East Sussex |
121 | Telford and Wrekin | 290 |
110 |
Unitary, borough | Shropshire |
122 | Rotherham | 287 |
111 |
Metropolitan borough | South Yorkshire |
123 | North Warwickshire | 284 |
110 |
Borough | Warwickshire |
124 | Warwick | 283 |
109 |
District | Warwickshire |
125 | Wyre | 282 |
109 |
Borough | Lancashire |
126 | North West Leicestershire | 279 |
108 |
District | Leicestershire |
127 | Charnwood | 279 |
108 |
Borough | Leicestershire |
128 | North East Derbyshire | 276 |
107 |
District | Derbyshire |
129 | York | 272 |
105 |
Unitary, city | North Yorkshire |
130 | Guildford | 271 |
105 |
Borough | Surrey |
131 | Birmingham | 268 |
103 |
Metropolitan borough, city (1889) | West Midlands |
132 | Amber Valley | 265 |
102 |
Borough | Derbyshire |
133 | Mole Valley | 258 |
100 |
District | Surrey |
134 | Tandridge | 248 |
96 |
District | Surrey |
135 | Redcar and Cleveland | 245 |
95 |
Unitary, borough | North Yorkshire |
136 | Tonbridge and Malling | 240 |
93 |
Borough | Kent |
137 | Swindon | 230 |
89 |
Unitary, borough | Wiltshire |
138 | Arun | 221 |
85 |
District | West Sussex |
139 | Bromsgrove | 217 |
84 |
District | Worcestershire |
140 | Hart | 215 |
83 |
District | Hampshire |
141 | Dacorum | 212 |
82 |
Borough | Hertfordshire |
142 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 211 |
81 |
Borough | Staffordshire |
143 | Stockton-on-Tees | 205 |
79 |
Unitary, borough | Durham and North Yorkshire |
144 | Chorley | 203 |
78 |
Borough | Lancashire |
145 | Darlington | 197 |
76 |
Unitary, borough | Durham |
146 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 197 |
76 |
Unitary, Royal Borough | Berkshire |
147 | Wyre Forest | 195 |
75 |
District | Worcestershire |
148 | Medway | 194 |
75 |
Unitary, borough | Kent |
149 | North East Lincolnshire | 193 |
75 |
Unitary, borough | Lincolnshire |
150 | Wigan | 188 |
73 |
Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester |
151 | Warrington | 181 |
70 |
Unitary, borough | Cheshire |
152 | Wokingham | 179 |
69 |
Unitary, borough | Berkshire |
153 | Solihull | 178 |
69 |
Metropolitan borough | West Midlands |
154 | Great Yarmouth | 174 |
67 |
Borough | Norfolk |
155 | Pendle | 169 |
65 |
Borough | Lancashire |
156 | Rochford | 167 |
64 |
District | Essex |
157 | Fylde | 166 |
64 |
Borough | Lancashire |
158 | Thurrock | 164 |
63 |
Unitary, borough | Essex |
159 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 162 |
63 | Unitary | Dorset |
160 | St Albans | 161 |
62 |
City (1877) | Hertfordshire |
161 | Wirral | 161 |
62 |
Metropolitan borough | Merseyside |
162 | Bolsover | 160 |
62 |
District | Derbyshire |
163 | Rochdale | 158 |
61 |
Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester |
164 | Sefton | 157 |
61 |
Metropolitan borough | Merseyside |
165 | Brentwood | 153 |
59 |
Borough | Essex |
166 | Bromley | 150 |
58 |
London borough | Greater London |
167 | Oldham | 142 |
55 |
Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester |
168 | Gateshead[3] | 142 |
55 |
Metropolitan borough | Tyne and Wear |
169 | Preston | 142 |
55 |
City (2002) | Lancashire |
170 | Bolton | 140 |
54 |
Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester |
171 | Rossendale | 138 |
53 |
Borough | Lancashire |
172 | Sunderland | 137 |
53 |
Metropolitan borough, city (1992) | Tyne and Wear |
173 | Blackburn with Darwen | 137 |
53 |
Unitary, borough | Lancashire |
174 | St Helens | 136 |
53 |
Metropolitan borough | Merseyside |
175 | Blaby | 130 |
50 |
District | Leicestershire |
176 | Welwyn Hatfield | 130 |
50 |
District | Hertfordshire |
177 | Reigate and Banstead | 129 |
50 |
Borough | Surrey |
178 | Stockport | 126 |
49 |
Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester |
179 | Gedling | 120 |
46 |
Borough | Nottinghamshire |
180 | Hillingdon | 116 |
45 |
London borough | Greater London |
181 | Manchester | 116 |
45 |
Metropolitan borough, city (1853) | Greater Manchester |
182 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 113 |
44 |
Metropolitan borough, city (1882) | Tyne and Wear |
183 | South Ribble | 113 |
44 |
Borough | Lancashire |
184 | Havering | 112 |
43 |
London borough | Greater London |
185 | Liverpool | 112 |
43 |
Metropolitan borough, city (1880) | Merseyside |
186 | Burnley | 111 |
43 |
Borough | Lancashire |
187 | Basildon | 110 |
42 |
District | Essex |
188 | Bristol | 110 |
42 |
Unitary, city (1542) | Bristol |
189 | Erewash | 110 |
42 |
Borough | Derbyshire |
190 | Ashfield | 110 |
42 |
District | Nottinghamshire |
191 | Bracknell Forest | 109 |
42 |
Unitary, borough | Berkshire |
192 | Trafford | 106 |
41 |
Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester |
193 | Walsall | 104 |
40 |
Metropolitan borough | West Midlands |
194 | Thanet | 104 |
40 |
District | Kent |
195 | Tameside | 103 |
40 |
Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester |
196 | Hertsmere | 101 |
39 |
Borough | Hertfordshire |
197 | Bury | 99 |
38 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester |
198 | Gravesham | 99 |
38 | Borough | Kent |
199 | Coventry | 99 |
38 | Metropolitan borough, city (1345) | West Midlands |
200 | Dudley | 98 |
38 | Metropolitan borough | West Midlands |
201 | Salford | 97 |
37 | Metropolitan borough, city (1926) | Greater Manchester |
202 | Surrey Heath | 95 |
37 | Borough | Surrey |
203 | Elmbridge | 95 |
37 | Borough | Surrey |
204 | Hartlepool | 94 |
36 | Unitary, borough | Durham |
205 | Stoke-on-Trent | 93 |
36 | Unitary, city (1925) | Staffordshire |
206 | Three Rivers | 89 |
34 | District | Hertfordshire |
207 | Barnet | 87 |
34 | London borough | Greater London |
208 | Knowsley | 87 |
34 | Metropolitan borough | Merseyside |
209 | Croydon | 86 |
33 | London borough | Greater London |
210 | Sandwell | 86 |
33 | Metropolitan borough | West Midlands |
211 | Brighton & Hove | 83 |
32 | Unitary, city (2000) | East Sussex |
212 | North Tyneside | 82 |
32 | Metropolitan borough | Tyne and Wear |
213 | Enfield | 81 |
31 | London borough | Greater London |
214 | Broxtowe | 80 |
31 | Borough | Nottinghamshire |
215 | Plymouth | 80 |
31 | Unitary, city (1928) | Devon |
216 | Eastleigh | 80 |
31 | Borough | Hampshire |
217 | Halton | 79 |
31 | Unitary, borough | Cheshire |
218 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | 79 |
31 | Borough | Warwickshire |
219 | Cannock Chase | 79 |
31 | District | Staffordshire |
220 | Runnymede | 78 |
30 | Borough | Surrey |
221 | Derby | 78 |
30 | Unitary, city (1977) | Derbyshire |
222 | Mansfield | 77 |
30 | District | Nottinghamshire |
223 | Nottingham | 75 |
29 | Unitary, city (1897) | Nottinghamshire |
224 | Fareham | 74 |
29 | Borough | Hampshire |
225 | Leicester | 73 |
28 | Unitary, city (1919) | Leicestershire |
226 | Hyndburn | 73 |
28 | Borough | Lancashire |
227 | Dartford | 73 |
28 | Borough | Kent |
228 | Kingston upon Hull | 72 |
28 | Unitary, city (1299) | East Riding of Yorkshire |
229 | Wolverhampton | 69 |
27 | Metropolitan borough, city (2000) | West Midlands |
230 | Chesterfield | 66 |
25 | Borough | Derbyshire |
231 | South Tyneside | 64 |
25 |
Metropolitan borough | Tyne and Wear |
232 | Woking | 64 |
25 |
Borough | Surrey |
233 | Torbay | 63 |
24 |
Unitary, borough | Devon |
234 | Bexley | 61 |
24 |
London borough | Greater London |
235 | Richmond upon Thames | 57 |
22 |
London borough | Greater London |
236 | Redbridge | 56 |
22 |
London borough | Greater London |
237 | Hounslow | 56 |
22 |
London borough | Greater London |
238 | Havant | 56 |
22 |
Borough | Hampshire |
239 | Ealing | 56 |
22 |
London borough | Greater London |
240 | Redditch | 54 |
21 |
Borough | Worcestershire |
241 | Middlesbrough | 54 |
21 |
Unitary, borough | North Yorkshire |
242 | Broxbourne | 51 |
20 |
Borough | Hertfordshire |
243 | Harrow | 50 |
19 |
London borough | Greater London |
244 | Southampton | 50 |
19 |
Unitary, city (1964) | Hampshire |
245 | Greenwich | 47 |
18 |
London borough | Greater London |
246 | Exeter | 47 |
18 |
City | Devon |
247 | Cheltenham | 47 |
18 |
Borough | Gloucestershire |
248 | Oxford | 46 |
18 |
City (1542) | Oxfordshire |
249 | Crawley | 45 |
17 |
Borough | West Sussex |
250 | Spelthorne | 45 |
17 |
Borough | Surrey |
251 | Castle Point | 45 |
17 |
Borough | Essex |
252 | Eastbourne | 44 |
17 |
Borough | East Sussex |
253 | Sutton | 44 |
17 |
London borough | Greater London |
254 | Luton | 43 |
17 |
Unitary, borough | Bedfordshire |
255 | Brent | 43 |
17 |
London borough | Greater London |
256 | Adur | 42 |
16 |
District | West Sussex |
257 | Southend-on-Sea | 42 |
16 |
Unitary, City (2022) | Essex |
258 | Cambridge | 41 |
16 |
City (1951) | Cambridgeshire |
259 | Gloucester | 41 |
16 |
City (1541) | Gloucestershire |
260 | Reading | 40 |
15 |
Unitary, borough | Berkshire |
261 | Portsmouth | 40 |
15 |
Unitary, city (1926) | Hampshire |
262 | Ipswich | 40 |
15 |
Borough | Suffolk |
263 | Rushmoor | 39 |
15 |
Borough | Hampshire |
264 | Norwich | 39 |
15 |
City (1195) | Norfolk |
265 | Waltham Forest | 39 |
15 |
London borough | Greater London |
266 | Merton | 38 |
15 |
London borough | Greater London |
267 | Kingston upon Thames | 37 |
14 |
London borough, Royal Borough | Greater London |
268 | Newham | 36 |
14 |
London borough | Greater London |
269 | Barking and Dagenham | 36 |
14 |
London borough | Greater London |
270 | Lincoln | 36 |
14 |
City | Lincolnshire |
271 | Lewisham | 35 |
14 |
London borough | Greater London |
272 | Blackpool | 35 |
14 |
Unitary, borough | Lancashire |
273 | Wandsworth | 34 |
13 |
London borough | Greater London |
274 | Epsom and Ewell | 34 |
13 |
Borough | Surrey |
275 | Worcester | 33 |
13 |
City (1189) | Worcestershire |
276 | Slough | 33 |
13 |
Unitary, borough | Berkshire |
277 | Worthing | 33 |
13 |
Borough | West Sussex |
278 | Tamworth | 31 |
12 |
Borough | Staffordshire |
279 | Harlow | 31 |
12 |
District | Essex |
280 | Hastings | 30 |
12 |
Borough | East Sussex |
281 | Haringey | 30 |
12 |
London borough | Greater London |
282 | Southwark | 29 |
11 |
London borough | Greater London |
283 | Lambeth | 27 |
10 |
London borough | Greater London |
284 | Stevenage[4] | 26 |
10 |
Borough | Hertfordshire |
285 | Gosport | 25 |
9.7 |
Borough | Hampshire |
286 | Oadby and Wigston | 24 |
9.3 |
Borough | Leicestershire |
287 | Camden | 22 |
8.5 |
London borough | Greater London |
288 | Westminster | 21 |
8.1 |
London borough, city (1540) | Greater London |
289 | Watford | 21 |
8.1 |
Borough | Hertfordshire |
290 | Tower Hamlets | 20 |
7.7 |
London borough | Greater London |
291 | Hackney | 19 |
7.3 |
London borough | Greater London |
292 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 16 |
6.2 |
London borough | Greater London |
293 | Isles of Scilly | 16 |
6.2 |
Unitary | Cornwall |
294 | Islington | 15 |
5.8 |
London borough | Greater London |
295 | Kensington and Chelsea | 12 |
4.6 |
London borough, Royal Borough | Greater London |
296 | City of London | 3 |
1.2 |
Unitary, city | City of London |