List of districts in England

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The counties of England since 2020

The list of Districts in England lists the 36 Metropolitan Boroughs , the 32 London Boroughs , the 188 Non-Metropolitan Districts , the 57 Unitary Authorithies and the City of London in alphabetical order. For each of England's 314 administrative districts, the population, status or name and the ceremonial county to which the area belongs are given. The unitary authorities, which can be compared with independent cities in Germany, belong to these counties only for ceremonial purposes; that is, the Queen is represented in this area by the same Lord Lieutenant .

Current administrative structure

Surname Population
(2013)
Area
in km²
Type Ceremonial
county
Adur 62.505 41.80 District West Sussex
Allerdale 96.208 1257.79 Borough Cumbria
Amber Valley 123,498 265.39 Borough Derbyshire
Arun 152.818 221.01 District West Sussex
Ashfield 121,553 109.56 District Nottinghamshire
Ashford 121,723 580.62 Borough Kent
Babergh 88,289 595.21 District Suffolk
Barking and Dagenham 194.352 36.09 London Borough Greater London
Barnet 369,088 86.74 London Borough Greater London
Barnsley 235.757 329.05 Metropolitan Borough South Yorkshire
Barrow-in-Furness 67,831 77.87 Borough Cumbria
Basildon 178,362 110.02 Borough Essex
Basingstoke and Deane 171,852 633.81 Borough Hampshire
Bassetlaw 113,654 637.86 District Nottinghamshire
Bath and North East Somerset 180.097 351.12 Unitary Authority , Borough Somerset
Bedford 161,382 476.41 Unitary Authority , Borough Bedfordshire
Bexley 236,687 60.56 London Borough Greater London
Birmingham 1,092,330 267.77 Metropolitan Borough , City West Midlands
Blaby 95.092 130.47 District Leicestershire
Blackburn with Darwen 147,369 137.01 Unitary Authority , Borough Lancashire
Blackpool 141,400 34.92 Unitary Authority , Borough Lancashire
Bolsover 76,729 160.33 District Derbyshire
Bolton 280.057 139.80 Metropolitan Borough Greater Manchester
Boston 65,870 361.54 Borough Lincolnshire
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 386.110 161.44 Unitary Authority Dorset
Bracknell Forest 116,567 109.38 Unitary Authority , Borough Berkshire
Bradford 526.369 366.42 Metropolitan Borough , City West Yorkshire
Braintree 149.108 611.71 District Essex
Breckland 132,587 1305.12 District Norfolk
Brent 317.264 43.24 London Borough Greater London
Brentwood 74,460 153.12 Borough Essex
Brighton and Hove 278.112 87.54 Unitary Authority , Borough , City East Sussex
Bristol 437,492 110.00 Unitary Authority , Borough , City Bristol
Broadland 125,499 552.40 District Norfolk
Bromley 317,899 150.15 London Borough Greater London
Bromsgrove 94,744 216.97 District Worcestershire
Broxbourne 94,985 51.43 Borough Hertfordshire
Broxtowe 111,243 80.10 Borough Nottinghamshire
Buckinghamshire 516.096 1564.95 Unitary Authority Buckinghamshire
Burnley 86,894 110.70 Borough Lancashire
Bury 186,527 99.48 Metropolitan Borough Greater Manchester
Calderdale 206.355 363.92 Metropolitan Borough West Yorkshire
Cambridge 126,480 40.70 Borough , City Cambridgeshire
Camden 229.719 21.80 London Borough Greater London
Cannock Chase 98.119 78.88 District Staffordshire
Canterbury 155,307 308.84 Borough , City Kent
Carlisle 107,949 1039.97 Borough , City Cumbria
Castle Point 88,570 45.08 Borough Essex
Central Bedfordshire 264,528 715.67 Unitary Authority Bedfordshire
Charnwood 170,645 279.06 Borough Leicestershire
Chelmsford 170.256 342.24 Borough , City Essex
Cheltenham 115,900 46.61 Borough Gloucestershire
Cherwell 143,659 588.77 District Oxfordshire
Cheshire East 372.707 1166.37 Unitary Authority , Borough Cheshire
Cheshire West and Chester 331.026 916.64 Unitary Authority , Borough Cheshire
Chesterfield 104.030 66.04 Borough Derbyshire
Chichester 115,301 786.32 District West Sussex
Chorley 110.505 202.80 Borough Lancashire
Colchester 177,626 333.18 Borough Essex
Copeland 70.019 737.59 Borough Cumbria
Corby 64,212 80.28 Borough Northamptonshire
Cornwall 541.319 3549.47 Unitary Authority Cornwall
Cotswold 84.079 1164.52 District Gloucestershire
County Durham 515,957 2231.59 Unitary Authority Durham
Coventry 329.810 98.64 Metropolitan Borough , City West Midlands
Craven 55,540 1178.81 District North Yorkshire
Crawley 108,971 44.97 Borough West Sussex
Croydon 372.752 86.52 London Borough Greater London
Dacorum 148.196 212.48 Borough Hertfordshire
Darlington 105.396 197.47 Unitary Authority , Borough Durham
Dartford 100,569 72.77 Borough Kent
Daventry 78,556 665.61 District Northamptonshire
Derby 251.423 78.03 Unitary Authority , Borough , City Derbyshire
Derbyshire Dales 71,266 795.36 District Derbyshire
Doncaster 303,622 567.98 Metropolitan Borough South Yorkshire
Dorset 368.353 2491.22 Unitary Authority Dorset
Dover 112,338 314.84 District Kent
Dudley 314,427 97.96 Metropolitan Borough West Midlands
Ealing 342.494 55.53 London Borough Greater London
East Cambridgeshire 85,398 651.28 District Cambridgeshire
East Devon 134,898 814.40 District Devon
East Hampshire 117,088 514.44 District Hampshire
East Hertfordshire 141,076 475.69 District Hertfordshire
East Lindsey 136.711 1760.24 District Lincolnshire
East Northamptonshire 87,969 509.79 District Northamptonshire
East Riding of Yorkshire 336.007 2409.00 Unitary Authority East Riding of Yorkshire
East Staffordshire 114,922 390.00 Borough Staffordshire
East Suffolk 240,367 1261.92 District Suffolk
Eastbourne 100,537 44.16 Borough East Sussex
Eastleigh 127,722 79.78 Borough Hampshire
Eden 52,607 2156.45 District Cumbria
Elmbridge 132.179 96.34 Borough Surrey
Enfield 320,524 82.20 London Borough Greater London
Epping Forest 127.170 338.99 District Essex
Epsom and Ewell 77.131 34.07 Borough Surrey
Erewash 113.170 109.63 Borough Derbyshire
Exeter 121,800 47.03 Borough , City Devon
Fareham 113.614 74.24 Borough Hampshire
Fenland 96,729 546.45 District Cambridgeshire
Folkestone and Hythe 108,832 356.70 District Kent
Forest of Dean 82,937 526.43 District Gloucestershire
Fylde 76,442 165.53 Borough Lancashire
Gateshead 199.998 142.35 Metropolitan Borough Tyne and Wear
Gedling 114,818 119.98 Borough Nottinghamshire
Gloucester 124,562 40.54 Borough , City Gloucestershire
Gosport 83.503 25.29 Borough Hampshire
Gravesham 103,752 99.02 Borough Kent
Great Yarmouth 97,796 173.98 Borough Norfolk
Greenwich 264.008 47.35 London Borough , Royal Borough Greater London
Guildford 141.009 270.93 Borough Surrey
Hackney 257.379 19.06 London Borough Greater London
Halton 125,970 79.09 Unitary Authority , Borough Cheshire
Hambleton 89.913 1311.17 District North Yorkshire
Hammersmith and Fulham 178,685 16.40 London Borough Greater London
Harborough 87,450 592.70 District Leicestershire
Haringey 263,386 29.59 London Borough Greater London
Harlow 83,372 30.54 District Essex
Harrogate 158,249 1309.13 Borough North Yorkshire
Harrow 243,372 50.47 London Borough Greater London
Hard 92,720 215.27 District Hampshire
Hartlepool 92,665 93.86 Unitary Authority , Borough Durham
Hastings 90,754 29.72 Borough East Sussex
Havant 121,562 55.33 Borough Hampshire
Havering 242.080 112.27 London Borough Greater London
Herefordshire 186.087 2180.00 Unitary Authority Herefordshire
Hertsmere 101.271 101.16 Borough Hertfordshire
High peak 91.111 540.25 Borough Derbyshire
Hillingdon 286,806 115.70 London Borough Greater London
Hinckley and Bosworth 106,613 297.35 Borough Leicestershire
Horsham 132,878 530.26 District West Sussex
Hounslow 262,407 55.98 London Borough Greater London
Huntingdonshire 172.056 912.47 District Cambridgeshire
Hyndburn 80.046 72.99 Borough Lancashire
Ipswich 134,693 39.42 Borough Suffolk
Isle of Wight 138,393 380.00 Unitary Authority Isle of Wight
Isles of Scilly 2,251 16.33 Unitary Authority Cornwall
Islington 215,667 14.86 London Borough Greater London
Kensington and Chelsea 155,594 12.13 London Borough , Royal Borough Greater London
Kettering 95,748 233.49 Borough Northamptonshire
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 148,758 1428.76 Borough Norfolk
Kingston-upon-Hull 257,589 71.45 Unitary Authority , Borough , City East Riding of Yorkshire
Kingston upon Thames 166,793 37.25 London Borough , Royal Borough Greater London
Kirklees 428.279 408.60 Metropolitan Borough West Yorkshire
Knowsley 146.086 86.47 Metropolitan Borough Merseyside
Lambeth 314,242 26.82 London Borough Greater London
Lancaster 140,575 575.86 Borough , City Lancashire
Leeds 761.481 551.72 Metropolitan Borough , City West Yorkshire
Leicester 333.812 73.32 Unitary Authority , Borough , City Leicestershire
Lewes 99,479 292.00 District East Sussex
Lewisham 286.180 35.15 London Borough Greater London
Lichfield 101,768 331.30 District Staffordshire
Lincoln 95,623 35.69 Borough , City Lincolnshire
Liverpool 470.780 111.84 Metropolitan Borough , City Merseyside
City of London 7,648 2.60 City City of London
Luton 207.989 43.35 Unitary Authority , Borough Bedfordshire
Maidstone 159,325 393.33 Borough Kent
Maldon 62.166 358.78 District Essex
Malvern Hills 75,339 577.07 District Worcestershire
Manchester 514.417 115.65 Metropolitan Borough , City Greater Manchester
Mansfield 105.296 76.72 District Nottinghamshire
Medway 271.105 192.03 Unitary Authority , Borough Kent
Melton 50,836 481.38 District Leicestershire
Mendip 110.181 739.44 District Somerset
Merton 203.223 37.61 London Borough Greater London
Mid Devon 78,670 912.94 District Devon
Mid Suffolk 97.973 871.07 District Suffolk
Mid Sussex 142,766 334.02 District West Sussex
Middlesbrough 138,939 53.87 Unitary Authority , Borough North Yorkshire
Milton Keynes 255.692 308.63 Unitary Authority , Borough Buckinghamshire
Mole Valley 86,309 258.32 District Surrey
New Forest 178,062 753.21 District Hampshire
Newark and Sherwood 116,817 651.32 District Nottinghamshire
Newcastle upon Tyne 286,821 113.44 Metropolitan Borough , City Tyne and Wear
Newcastle-under-Lyme 125,239 210.96 Borough Staffordshire
Newham 318.227 36.22 London Borough Greater London
North Devon 93,825 1085.90 District Devon
North East Derbyshire 99.281 275.61 District Derbyshire
North East Lincolnshire 159,827 191.85 Unitary Authority , Borough Lincolnshire
North Hertfordshire 129,318 375.37 District Hertfordshire
North Kesteven 109.906 922.44 District Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire 168,760 846.31 Unitary Authority , Borough Lincolnshire
North Norfolk 102.043 965.46 District Norfolk
North Somerset 206.135 374.68 Unitary Authority Somerset
North Tyneside 202.152 82.39 Metropolitan Borough Tyne and Wear
North Warwickshire 62.124 284.27 Borough Warwickshire
North West Leicestershire 94,814 279.33 District Leicestershire
Northampton 216,739 80.76 Borough Northamptonshire
Northumberland 315,806 5026.09 Unitary Authority Northumberland
Norwich 135.893 39.02 Borough , City Norfolk
Nottingham 310,837 74.61 Unitary Authority , Borough , City Nottinghamshire
Nuneaton and Bedworth 126.003 78.96 Borough Warwickshire
Oadby and Wigston 56,125 23.52 Borough Leicestershire
Oldham 227,312 142.36 Metropolitan Borough Greater Manchester
Oxford 154,773 45.59 Borough , City Oxfordshire
Pendulum 90.131 169.36 Borough Lancashire
Peterborough 188,373 343.38 Unitary Authority , Borough , City Cambridgeshire
Plymouth 259.175 79.78 Unitary Authority , Borough , City Devon
Portsmouth 207,460 40.25 Unitary Authority , Borough , City Hampshire
Preston 140.418 142.22 Borough , City Lancashire
Reading 159,247 40.40 Unitary Authority , Borough Berkshire
Redbridge 288.272 56.41 London Borough Greater London
Redcar and Cleveland 134,945 244.88 Unitary Authority , Borough North Yorkshire
Redditch 84,521 54.25 Borough Worcestershire
Reigate and Banstead 141,073 129.13 Borough Surrey
Ribble Valley 57,858 584.47 Borough Lancashire
Richmond upon Thames 191,365 57.41 London Borough Greater London
Richmondshire 53,884 1318.67 District North Yorkshire
Rochdale 212.120 158.08 Metropolitan Borough Greater Manchester
Rochford 83,911 169.49 District Essex
Rossendale 68,744 138.05 Borough Lancashire
Rother 91.054 511.75 District East Sussex
Rotherham 258,689 286.54 Metropolitan Borough South Yorkshire
rugby 101,373 353.56 Borough Warwickshire
Runnymede 83,448 78.04 Borough Surrey
Rushcliffe 112,835 409.24 Borough Nottinghamshire
Rushmoor 94,971 39.04 Borough Hampshire
Rutland 37,606 382.00 Unitary Authority Rutland
Ryedale 52,212 1506.59 District North Yorkshire
Salford 239.013 97.19 Metropolitan Borough , City Greater Manchester
Sandwell 314,329 85.58 Metropolitan Borough West Midlands
Scarborough 108.223 816.54 Borough North Yorkshire
Sedgemoor 117,544 564.36 District Somerset
Sefton 273.207 153.14 Metropolitan Borough Merseyside
Selby 84,728 599.31 District North Yorkshire
Sevenoaks 117.035 370.34 District Kent
Sheffield 560.085 367.94 Metropolitan Borough , City South Yorkshire
Shropshire 308,567 3197.31 Unitary Authority Shropshire
Slough 143.024 32.54 Unitary Authority , Borough Berkshire
Solihull 208,861 178.29 Metropolitan Borough West Midlands
Somerset West and Taunton 146.436 1189.20 District Somerset
South Cambridgeshire 151,432 901.63 District Cambridgeshire
South Derbyshire 97.075 338.12 District Derbyshire
South Gloucestershire 269.107 496.94 Unitary Authority Gloucestershire
South Hams 83,850 886.51 District Devon
South Holland 89.243 742.37 District Lincolnshire
South Kesteven 136,385 942.59 District Lincolnshire
South Lakeland 103,456 1553.39 District Cumbria
South Norfolk 127,570 907.71 District Norfolk
South Northamptonshire 87,465 634.02 District Northamptonshire
South Oxfordshire 136.015 678.53 District Oxfordshire
South Ribble 108.913 112.96 Borough Lancashire
South Somerset 163.943 959.04 District Somerset
South Staffordshire 110.295 407.32 District Staffordshire
South Tyneside 148,526 64.41 Metropolitan Borough Tyne and Wear
Southampton 242.141 51.47 Unitary Authority , Borough , City Hampshire
Southend-on-Sea 175,798 41.76 Unitary Authority , Borough Essex
Southwark 298.464 28.85 London Borough Greater London
Spelthorns 97,456 51.16 Borough Surrey
St Albans 143.094 161.18 Borough , City Hertfordshire
St Helens 176.221 136.38 Metropolitan Borough Merseyside
Stafford 132.092 598.17 Borough Staffordshire
Staffordshire Moorlands 97,415 575.85 District Staffordshire
Stevenage 85,474 25.96 Borough Hertfordshire
Stockport 285.032 126.06 Metropolitan Borough Greater Manchester
Stockton-on-teas 193.196 203.89 Unitary Authority , Borough Durham and North Yorkshire
Stoke-on-Trent 250.227 93.45 Unitary Authority , Borough , City Staffordshire
Stratford-on-Avon 120,767 977.87 District Warwickshire
Stroud 113.920 460.65 District Gloucestershire
Sunderland 276.080 137.46 Metropolitan Borough , City Tyne and Wear
Surrey Heath 86.904 95.09 Borough Surrey
Sutton 195.914 43.85 London Borough Greater London
Swale 139.171 373.40 Borough Kent
Swindon 214.037 230.10 Unitary Authority , Borough Wiltshire
Tameside 220,597 103.17 Metropolitan Borough Greater Manchester
Tamworth 77.157 30.85 Borough Staffordshire
Tandridge 84,612 248.19 District Surrey
Teignbridge 126.001 673.87 District Devon
Telford and Wrekin 168,452 290.31 Unitary Authority , Borough Shropshire
Tendring 138,721 337.58 District Essex
Test Valley 118,372 627.58 Borough Hampshire
Tewkesbury 84,256 414.42 Borough Gloucestershire
Thanet 136,766 103.30 District Kent
Three Rivers 89,495 88.81 District Hertfordshire
Thurrock 160,849 163.38 Unitary Authority , Borough Essex
Tonbridge and Malling 123.001 240.13 Borough Kent
Torbay 132.075 62.88 Unitary Authority , Borough Devon
Torridge 65,089 985.31 District Devon
Tower Hamlets 272,890 19.77 London Borough Greater London
Trafford 230.179 106.04 Metropolitan Borough Greater Manchester
Tunbridge Wells 115,693 331.33 Borough Kent
Uttlesford 82,683 641.18 District Essex
Vale of White Horse 123,646 578.63 District Oxfordshire
Wakefield 329,708 338.61 Metropolitan Borough , City West Yorkshire
Walsall 272.161 103.95 Metropolitan Borough West Midlands
Waltham Forest 265,797 38.82 London Borough Greater London
Wandsworth 310,516 34.26 London Borough Greater London
Warrington 205.109 180.64 Unitary Authority , Borough Cheshire
Warwick 138,462 282.88 District Warwickshire
Watford 93,736 21.43 Borough Hertfordshire
Waverley 122.426 345.17 Borough Surrey
Wealden 152,578 835.00 District East Sussex
Wellingborough 75,958 163.04 Borough Northamptonshire
Welwyn Hatfield 114.061 129.55 Borough Hertfordshire
West Berkshire 155.392 704.17 Unitary Authority Berkshire
West Devon 53,919 1161.08 Borough Devon
West Lancashire 111,314 346.79 Borough Lancashire
West Lindsey 90.715 1155.71 District Lincolnshire
West Oxfordshire 107,989 714.40 District Oxfordshire
West Suffolk 174,576 1034.67 District Suffolk
Westminster 226.841 21.48 London Borough , City Greater London
Wigan 319,690 188.19 Metropolitan Borough Greater Manchester
Wiltshire 479,634 3255.35 Unitary Authority Wiltshire
Winchester 118.264 660.97 Borough , City Hampshire
Windsor and Maidenhead 146.335 198.43 Unitary Authority , Royal Borough Berkshire
Weird 320.295 157.05 Metropolitan Borough Merseyside
Woking 99,567 63.60 Borough Surrey
Wokingham 157.866 178.98 Unitary Authority , Borough Berkshire
Wolverhampton 251,557 69.44 Metropolitan Borough , City West Midlands
Worcester 100,405 33.28 Borough , City Worcestershire
Worthing 106.117 32.48 Borough West Sussex
Wychavon 118,738 663.54 District Worcestershire
Wyre 108,236 282.55 Borough Lancashire
Wyre Forest 98,421 195.41 District Worcestershire
York 202.433 271.94 Unitary Authority , Borough , City North Yorkshire

Former districts

As part of an administrative reform in 2009 , all districts in Bedfordshire , Cheshire , Cornwall , Durham , Northumberland , Shropshire and Wiltshire were dissolved and replaced by new unit authorities.

Surname Population
(2007)
Area
(in km²)
New unitary authority Ceremonial
county
Alnwick 32,300 1079.51 Northumberland Northumberland
Aylesbury Vale 181.071 902.75 Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire
Berwick-upon-Tweed 26,000 971.80 Northumberland Northumberland
Blyth Valley 81,300 70.36 Northumberland Northumberland
Bournemouth 188,733 46.18 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Dorset
Bridgnorth 51,800 633.17 Shropshire Shropshire
Caradon 84,000 664.39 Cornwall Cornwall
Carrick 92,400 461.00 Cornwall Cornwall
Castle Morpeth 49,800 618.23 Northumberland Northumberland
Chester 119,900 448.04 Cheshire West and Chester Cheshire
Chester-le-Street 53,200 67.58 County Durham Durham
Chiltern 93,250 196.35 Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire
Christchurch 48,368 50.38 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Dorset
Congleton 92,600 210.99 Cheshire East Cheshire
Crewe and Nantwich 116,600 430.41 Cheshire East Cheshire
Derwentside 87,200 270.79 County Durham Durham
Durham 94,700 186.68 County Durham Durham
Easington 94,700 144.56 County Durham Durham
Ellesmere Port and Neston 81,800 88.41 Cheshire West and Chester Cheshire
East Dorset 87,899 354.37 Dorset Dorset
Know 78,900 966.62 Wiltshire Wiltshire
Kerrier 98,800 473.52 Cornwall Cornwall
Macclesfield 151,600 524.97 Cheshire East Cheshire
Mid Bedfordshire 133,900 502.85 Central Bedfordshire Bedfordshire
North Cornwall 86,300 1195.17 Cornwall Cornwall
North Dorset 69,883 609.22 Dorset Dorset
North Shropshire 60,000 679.17 Shropshire Shropshire
North Wiltshire 132,100 767.68 Wiltshire Wiltshire
Oswestry 40,400 256.08 Shropshire Shropshire
Penwith 65,000 303.56 Cornwall Cornwall
Poole 149.009 64.88 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Dorset
Purbeck 45,411 404.40 Dorset Dorset
Restormel 103,000 451.83 Cornwall Cornwall
Salisbury 115,800 1004.13 Wiltshire Wiltshire
Sedgefield 87,600 217.37 County Durham Durham
Shrewsbury and Atcham 96,200 601.63 Shropshire Shropshire
South Bedfordshire 118,200 212.82 Central Bedfordshire Bedfordshire
South Bucks 67,941 141.28 Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire
South Shropshire 42,500 1027.26 Shropshire Shropshire
Teesdale 24,800 839.98 County Durham Durham
Tynedale 59,500 2219.43 Northumberland Northumberland
Vale Royal 126,400 380.19 Cheshire West and Chester Cheshire
Wansbeck 61,700 66.76 Northumberland Northumberland
Wear Valley 63,100 504.63 County Durham Durham
West Dorset 100.026 1081.48 Dorset Dorset
West Wiltshire 125,700 516.92 Wiltshire Wiltshire
Weymouth and Portland 65.134 41.75 Dorset Dorset
Wycombe 173.834 324.57 Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire

Mergers

Surname Population
(2013)
Area
in km²
Merger too Ceremonial
county
Forest Heath 63.264 377.71 West Suffolk Suffolk
St Edmundsbury 111,312 656.96 West Suffolk Suffolk
Suffolk Coastal 124.405 891.53 East Suffolk Suffolk
Taunton Deane 112.116 462.36 Somerset West and Taunton Somerset
Waveney 115,962 370.39 East Suffolk Suffolk
West Somerset 34,320 726.84 Somerset West and Taunton Somerset

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b UK Office for National Statistics: Population Estimates for England, Mid-2013