Settlements in ceremonial counties of England by population

This list article collates links to each ceremonial county's settlements population page, and the largest settlement in the county.

See the List of United Kingdom county nicknames article for the abbreviations used.
B Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Bristol, Buckinghamshire
C Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, City of London, Cornwall, Cumbria
D Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Durham
E East Sussex, East Riding of Yorkshire, Essex
G Gloucestershire, Greater London, Greater Manchester
H Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire
I Isle of Wight
K Kent
L Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire
M Merseyside
N Norfolk, North Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire
O Oxfordshire
R Rutland
S Shropshire, Somerset, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey
T Tyne and Wear
W Warwickshire, West Midlands, West Sussex, West Yorkshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire
  • The links in both the table and map redirect to the same article.

Largest built-up area by county

County Largest settlement Its 2021 Pop. Classed as[1]
Bedfordshire Luton 233,525 Major
Berkshire Reading 203,795 Major
Bristol Bristol 425,215 Major
Buckinghamshire Milton Keynes 197,340 Large
Cambridgeshire Peterborough 190,605 Large
Cheshire Warrington 174,970 Large
City of London City of London 8,583[2] Small
Cornwall Newquay 24,545 Medium
Cumbria Carlisle 77,730 Large
Derbyshire Derby 275,575 Major
Devon Plymouth 266,955 Major
Dorset Bournemouth 196,455 Large
Durham Darlington 93,015 Large
East Sussex Brighton and Hove 277,105 Major
East Riding of Yorkshire Kingston upon Hull 270,810 Major
Essex Southend-on-Sea 182,305 Large
Gloucestershire Gloucester 118,555 Large
Greater London Croydon 390,719 (borough)[3] Major
Greater Manchester Manchester 470,405 Major
Hampshire Southampton 249,620 Major
Herefordshire Hereford 60,480 Medium
Hertfordshire Watford 131,325 Large
Isle of Wight Newport 25,405 Medium
Kent Maidstone 109,490 Large
Lancashire Blackpool 149,070 Large
Leicestershire Leicester 406,580 Major
Lincolnshire Lincoln 104,555 Large
Merseyside Liverpool 506,565 Major
Norfolk Norwich 200,770 Major
North Yorkshire Middlesbrough 148,215 Large
Northamptonshire Northampton 243,520 Major
Northumberland Blyth 39,730 Medium
Nottinghamshire Nottingham 299,790 Major
Oxfordshire Oxford 159,994 Large
Rutland Oakham 12,160 Small
Shropshire Telford 156,910 Large
Somerset Bath 94,080 Large
South Yorkshire Sheffield 500,535 Major
Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent 260,560 Major
Suffolk Ipswich 151,565 Large
Surrey Guildford 77,880 Large
Tyne and Wear Newcastle-upon-Tyne 286,445 Major
Warwickshire Nuneaton 88,815 Large
West Midlands Birmingham 1,121,375 Major
West Sussex Crawley 120,550 Large
West Yorkshire Leeds 536,280 Major
Wiltshire Swindon 183,680 Large
Worcestershire Worcester 105,465 Large

See also

References

  1. ^ "Figure 1: Explore population characteristics of individual BUAs". Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ "City of London Local Authority". Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Croydon Local Authority". Retrieved 7 August 2023.