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.

Northumberland

Durham

Lancashire

Cheshire

Derbs.

Notts.

Lincolnshire

Leics.

Staffs.

Shropshire

Warks.

Northants.

Norfolk

Suffolk

Essex

Herts.

Beds.

Bucks.

Oxon.

Glos.

Somerset

Wiltshire

Berkshire

Kent

Surrey

Hampshire

Dorset

Devon

Cornwall

Heref.

Worcs.

Bristol

East Riding
of Yorkshire

Rutland

Cambs.

Greater
London

Tyne &
Wear

Cumbria

North Yorkshire

South
Yorks.

West
Yorkshire

Greater
Manc.

Merseyside

East
Sussex

West
Sussex

Isle of
Wight

West
Midlands

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 go to the same article. Figures in these article are taken mainly from the ONS/Nomis website^[1] and citypopulation.de

Largest Built-up area subdivision by county

County	Largest settlement	Its 2011 Pop.
Bedfordshire	Luton	211,228^[2]
Buckinghamshire	Milton Keynes	171,750^[3]
Berkshire	Reading	218,705^[4]
Bristol	Bristol	535,907^[5]
Cambridgeshire	Peterborough	161,707^[6]
Cheshire	Warrington	165,456^[7]
City of London	City of London	7,152^[8]
Cornwall	Redruth	19,902^[9]
Cumbria	Carlisle	75,306^[10]
Derbyshire	Derby	255,394^[11]
Devon	Plymouth	234,982^[12]
Dorset	Bournemouth	187,503^[13]
Durham	Darlington	92,363^[14]
East Sussex	Brighton and Hove	229,700^[15]
East Riding of Yorkshire	Kingston upon Hull	284,321^[16]
Essex	Southend-on-Sea	175,547^[17]
Gloucestershire	Gloucester	136,362^[18]
Greater London	Croydon	345,936^[19]
Greater Manchester	Manchester	510,746^[20]
Hampshire	Southampton	253,651^[21]
Herefordshire	Hereford	60,415^[22]
Hertfordshire	Watford	131,982^[23]
Isle of Wight	Ryde	24,884^[24]
Kent	Maidstone	107,627^[25]
Lancashire	Blackpool	147,663^[26]
Leicestershire	Leicester	443,760^[27]
Lincolnshire	Lincoln	100,160^[28]
Merseyside	Liverpool	552,267^[29]
Norfolk	Norwich	186,682^[30]
North Yorkshire	Middlesbrough	174,700^[31]
Northamptonshire	Northampton	215,173^[32]
Northumberland	Blyth	37,339^[33]
Nottinghamshire	Nottingham	289,301^[34]
Oxfordshire	Oxford	159,994^[35]
Rutland	Oakham	10,922^[36]
Shropshire	Telford	142,723^[37]
Somerset	Bath	94,782^[38]
South Yorkshire	Sheffield	518,090^[39]
Staffordshire	Stoke-on-Trent	270,726^[40]
Suffolk	Ipswich	144,957^[41]
Surrey	Woking	105,367^[42]
Tyne and Wear	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	268,064^[43]
Warwickshire	Nuneaton	86,552^[44]
West Midlands	Birmingham	1,085,810^[45]
West Sussex	Worthing	109,120^[46]
West Yorkshire	Leeds	474,632^[47]
Wiltshire	Swindon	182,441^[48]
Worcestershire	Worcester	100,153^[49]

See also

• List of towns and cities in England by population
• List of ceremonial counties of England
• Counties of England (Comparative areas and populations)
• List of United Kingdom county nicknames

References

1. "KS101EW (Usual resident population) - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk.
2. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Luton Built-up area sub division (E35000963)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
3. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Milton Keynes Built-up area sub division (1119885224)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
4. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Reading Built-up area sub division (E35001501)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
5. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bristol Built-up area sub division (E35001261)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
6. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Peterborough Built-up area sub division (E35001389)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
7. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Warrington Built-up area (E34004251)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021. (built-up area has no sub divisions)
8. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – City of London Built-up area sub division (E35000758)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
9. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Redruth Built-up area sub division (E35001416)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
10. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Carlisle Built-up area sub division (E35001391)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
11. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Derby Built-up area sub division (E35001358)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
12. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Plymouth Built-up area sub division (E35001398)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
13. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bournemouth Built-up area sub division (E35001146)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
14. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Darlington Built-up area sub division (E34002141)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
15. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Brighton and Hove Built-up area sub division (E35000260)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
16. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Kingston upon Hull Built-up area sub division (E35001335)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
17. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Southend-on-Sea Built-up area sub division (E35000390)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
18. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Gloucester Built-up area sub division (E35001219)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
19. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Croydon Built-up area sub division (E35001466)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
20. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Manchester Built-up area sub division (E35000486)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
21. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Southampton Built-up area sub division (E35001237)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
22. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hereford Built-up area sub division (E34004334)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
23. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Watford Built-up area sub division (E35000012)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
24. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Ryde Built-up area sub division (E34001267)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
25. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Maidstone Built-up area (E34004399)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021. (built-up area has no sub divisions)
26. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Blackpool Built-up area sub division (E35001472)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
27. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Leicester Built-up area sub division (E35001399)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
28. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Lincoln Built-up area sub division (E35001451)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
29. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Liverpool Built-up area sub division (E35001470)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
30. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Norwich Built-up area sub division (E35000419)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
31. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Middlesbrough Built-up area sub division (E35001385)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
32. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Northampton Built-up area sub division (E35001201)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
33. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Blyth Built-up area sub division (E34002074)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
34. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Nottingham Built-up area sub division (E35001316)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
35. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Oxford Built-up area sub division (E35001441)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
36. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Oakham Built-up area sub division (E34001373)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021. (built-up area has no sub divisions)
37. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Telford Built-up area sub division (E35001307)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
38. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bath Built-up area (E34004403)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021. (built-up area has no sub divisions)
39. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sheffield Built-up area sub division (E35000930)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
40. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Stoke-on-Trent Built-up area sub division (E35001253)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
41. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Ipswich Built-up area sub division (E35001281)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
42. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Woking Built-up area sub division (E35001298)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
43. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Newcastle-upon-Tyne Built-up area sub division (E35001179)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
44. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Nuneaton Built-up area sub division (E35000450)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
45. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Birmingham Built-up area sub division (E35001166)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
46. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Worthing Built-up area sub division (E35000148)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
47. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Leeds Built-up area sub division (E35001333)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
48. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Swindon Built-up area sub division (E35001437)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
49. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Worcester Built-up area sub division (E35001452)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.