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List of English districts

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This is a list of the 296 districts of England, a type of country subdivision governed by a local authority, that cover all of England. Most English districts are known as non-metropolitan districts and are found in non-metropolitan counties. However, primarily in urban areas, other types of districts are found. Each district is contained within one ceremonial county, except Stockton-on-Tees, which is split for this purpose. Population figures are the mid-year estimates for 2024 from the Office for National Statistics.[1]

Nomenclature

There are currently 296 districts in England. The districts are divided into several categories which determine the powers and functions of the local authority.

Each district can additionally hold the honorific statuses of borough, city and royal borough, which does not affect the powers and functions of the local authority.

List of districts

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Name Website Population (2024)[2] Title Type Ceremonial County
Adur website 64,889 District West Sussex
Amber Valley website 130,451 Borough Derbyshire
Arun website 170,064 District West Sussex
Ashfield website 129,572 District Nottinghamshire
Ashford website 140,936 Borough Kent
Babergh website 97,033 District Suffolk
Barking and Dagenham website 232,747 London Borough London borough Greater London
Barnet website 405,050 London Borough London borough Greater London
Barnsley website 251,770 Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire
Basildon website 193,632 Borough Essex
Basingstoke and Deane website 193,110 Borough Hampshire
Bassetlaw website 124,937 District Nottinghamshire
Bath and North East Somerset website 200,028 Unitary authority Somerset
Bedford website 194,976 Borough Unitary authority Bedfordshire
Bexley website 256,434 London Borough London borough Greater London
Birmingham website 1,183,618 City (1889) Metropolitan borough West Midlands
Blaby website 108,165 District Leicestershire
Blackburn with Darwen website 162,540 Borough Unitary authority Lancashire
Blackpool website 144,191 Borough Unitary authority Lancashire
Bolsover website Archived 23 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine 83,773 District Derbyshire
Bolton website 310,085 Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
Boston website 71,080 Borough Lincolnshire
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole website 408,967 Borough Unitary authority Dorset
Bracknell Forest website 130,806 Borough Unitary authority Berkshire
Bradford website 563,605 City (1897) Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire
Braintree website 164,304 District Essex
Breckland website 146,620 District Norfolk
Brent website 352,976 London Borough London borough Greater London
Brentwood website 79,326 Borough Essex
Brighton and Hove website 283,870 City (2000) Unitary authority East Sussex
Bristol website Archived 20 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine 494,399 City (1542) Unitary authority Bristol
Broadland website Archived 25 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine 138,157 District Norfolk
Bromley website 335,319 London Borough London borough Greater London
Bromsgrove website 101,685 District Worcestershire
Broxbourne website 101,900 Borough Hertfordshire
Broxtowe website 114,565 Borough Nottinghamshire
Buckinghamshire website 578,772 Unitary authority Buckinghamshire
Burnley website 99,233 Borough Lancashire
Bury website 198,921 Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
Calderdale website 210,929 Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire
Cambridge website 149,352 City (1951) Cambridgeshire
Camden website 216,943 London Borough London borough Greater London
Cannock Chase website 104,088 District Staffordshire
Canterbury website 162,100 City (TI) Kent
Castle Point website 90,581 Borough Essex
Central Bedfordshire website 315,877 Unitary authority Bedfordshire
Charnwood website 188,385 Borough Leicestershire
Chelmsford website 188,803 City (2012) Essex
Cheltenham website 121,739 Borough Gloucestershire
Cherwell website 170,426 District Oxfordshire
Cheshire East website 421,298 Borough Unitary authority Cheshire
Cheshire West and Chester website 371,652 Borough Unitary authority Cheshire
Chesterfield website 106,045 Borough Derbyshire
Chichester website 128,934 District West Sussex
Chorley website 120,839 Borough Lancashire
Colchester website 200,222 City (2022) Essex
Cornwall website 583,289 Unitary authority Cornwall
Cotswold website 91,661 District Gloucestershire
Coventry website 369,026 City (1345) Metropolitan borough West Midlands
Crawley website 124,008 Borough West Sussex
Croydon website 409,342 London Borough London borough Greater London
Cumberland website 274,622 Unitary authority Cumbria
Dacorum website Archived 10 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine 161,420 Borough Hertfordshire
Darlington website 112,489 Borough Unitary authority County Durham
Dartford website 125,011 Borough Kent
Derby website 274,149 City (1977) Unitary authority Derbyshire
Derbyshire Dales website 71,757 District Derbyshire
Doncaster website 319,765 City (2022) Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire
Dorset website 389,947 Unitary authority Dorset
Dover website 119,768 District Kent
Dudley website 331,930 Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan borough West Midlands
County Durham website 538,011 Unitary authority County Durham
Ealing website 385,985 London Borough London borough Greater London
East Cambridgeshire website 92,906 District Cambridgeshire
East Devon website Archived 1 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine 158,239 District Devon
East Hampshire website 129,975 District Hampshire
East Hertfordshire website 156,875 District Hertfordshire
East Lindsey website 145,183 District Lincolnshire
East Riding of Yorkshire website 355,884 Unitary authority East Riding of Yorkshire
East Staffordshire website Archived 27 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine 129,659 Borough Staffordshire
East Suffolk website 249,664 District Suffolk
Eastbourne website 104,259 Borough East Sussex
Eastleigh website 142,933 Borough Hampshire
Elmbridge website 141,926 Borough Surrey
Enfield website 327,434 London Borough London borough Greater London
Epping Forest website 137,451 District Essex
Epsom and Ewell website 83,288 Borough Surrey
Erewash website 114,253 Borough Derbyshire
Exeter website Archived 11 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine 138,399 City (TI) Devon
Fareham website 115,428 Borough Hampshire
Fenland website 104,896 District Cambridgeshire
Folkestone and Hythe website 112,411 District Kent
Forest of Dean website 89,753 District Gloucestershire
Fylde website 85,447 Borough Lancashire
Gateshead website 202,760 Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear
Gedling website 120,179 Borough Nottinghamshire
Gloucester website 138,598 City (1541) Gloucestershire
Gosport website 82,921 Borough Hampshire
Gravesham website 110,671 Borough Kent
Great Yarmouth website Archived 28 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine 100,529 Borough Norfolk
Greenwich website 299,528 Royal Borough London Borough Greater London
Guildford website 151,359 Borough Surrey
Hackney website 266,758 London Borough London borough Greater London
Halton website 131,543 Borough Unitary authority Cheshire
Hammersmith and Fulham website 188,687 London Borough London borough Greater London
Harborough website 104,713 District Leicestershire
Haringey website 263,850 London Borough London borough Greater London
Harlow website 98,235 District Essex
Harrow website 270,724 London Borough London borough Greater London
Hart website 103,162 District Hampshire
Hartlepool website 98,180 Borough Unitary authority County Durham
Hastings website 91,219 Borough East Sussex
Havant website 126,985 Borough Hampshire
Havering website 276,274 London Borough London borough Greater London
Herefordshire website Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine 191,047 Unitary authority Herefordshire
Hertsmere website 110,212 Borough Hertfordshire
High Peak website 91,959 Borough Derbyshire
Hillingdon website 329,185 London Borough London borough Greater London
Hinckley and Bosworth website 116,682 Borough Leicestershire
Horsham website 151,521 District West Sussex
Hounslow website 299,424 London Borough London borough Greater London
Kingston upon Hull website 275,401 City (1299) Unitary authority East Riding of Yorkshire
Huntingdonshire website 190,619 District Cambridgeshire
Hyndburn website 86,058 Borough Lancashire
Ipswich website 140,274 Borough Suffolk
Isle of Wight website 141,660 Unitary authority Isle of Wight
Isles of Scilly website 2,366 Sui generis Cornwall
Islington website 223,024 London Borough London borough Greater London
Kensington and Chelsea website 144,518 Royal borough London Borough Greater London
King's Lynn and West Norfolk website 156,206 Borough Norfolk
Kingston upon Thames website 172,692 Royal Borough London Borough Greater London
Kirklees website 447,847 Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire
Knowsley website 162,565 Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan borough Merseyside
Lambeth website 316,920 London Borough London borough Greater London
Lancaster website Archived 28 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine 145,006 City (1937) Lancashire
Leeds website 845,189 City (1895) Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire
Leicester website 388,348 City (1919) Unitary authority Leicestershire
Lewes website 102,363 District East Sussex
Lewisham website 301,255 London Borough London borough Greater London
Lichfield website 111,932 District Staffordshire
Lincoln website 105,114 City (TI) Lincolnshire
Liverpool website 508,961 City (1880) Metropolitan borough Merseyside
City of London website 15,111 City (TI) Sui generis City of London
Luton website 239,090 Borough Unitary authority Bedfordshire
Maidstone website 187,767 Borough Kent
Maldon website 69,131 District Essex
Malvern Hills website 83,227 District Worcestershire
Manchester website 589,670 City (1853) Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
Mansfield website 113,138 District Nottinghamshire
Medway website 292,655 Borough Unitary authority Kent
Melton website 54,052 Borough Leicestershire
Merton website 218,539 London Borough London borough Greater London
Mid Devon website 84,993 District Devon
Mid Suffolk website 110,775 District Suffolk
Mid Sussex website 161,755 District West Sussex
Middlesbrough website 156,161 Borough Unitary authority North Yorkshire
Milton Keynes website Archived 29 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine 305,884 City (2022) Unitary authority Buckinghamshire
Mole Valley website 88,709 District Surrey
Newark and Sherwood website 127,886 District Nottinghamshire
Newcastle-under-Lyme website 127,727 Borough Staffordshire
Newcastle upon Tyne website Archived 8 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine 320,605 City (1882) Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear
New Forest website 176,116 District Hampshire
Newham website 374,523 London Borough London borough Greater London
North Devon website 101,222 District Devon
North East Derbyshire website Archived 5 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine 106,646 District Derbyshire
North East Lincolnshire website 159,911 Borough Unitary authority Lincolnshire
North Hertfordshire website 137,201 District Hertfordshire
North Kesteven website 122,468 District Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire website 171,336 Borough Unitary authority Lincolnshire
North Norfolk website 103,217 District Norfolk
North Northamptonshire website 359,500 Unitary authority Northamptonshire
North Somerset website 224,578 Unitary authority Somerset
North Tyneside website 215,025 Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear
North Warwickshire website 67,117 Borough Warwickshire
North West Leicestershire website 111,881 District Leicestershire
North Yorkshire website 615,491 Unitary authority North Yorkshire
Northumberland website 331,420 Unitary authority Northumberland
Norwich website 147,182 City (1195) Norfolk
Nottingham website 331,077 City (1897) Unitary authority Nottinghamshire
Nuneaton and Bedworth website 141,565 Borough Warwickshire
Oadby and Wigston website 61,695 Borough Leicestershire
Oldham website 251,560 Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
Oxford website 166,034 City (1542) Oxfordshire
Pendle website 99,777 Borough Lancashire
Peterborough website 223,655 City (1541) Unitary authority Cambridgeshire
Plymouth website 272,067 City (1928) Unitary authority Devon
Portsmouth website 214,321 City (1926) Unitary authority Hampshire
Preston website 162,864 City (2002) Lancashire
Reading website 182,907 Borough Unitary authority Berkshire
Redbridge website 321,231 London Borough London borough Greater London
Redcar and Cleveland website 139,228 Borough Unitary authority North Yorkshire
Redditch website 87,847 Borough Worcestershire
Reigate and Banstead website 159,134 Borough Surrey
Ribble Valley website 65,794 Borough Lancashire
Richmond upon Thames website 196,678 London Borough London borough Greater London
Rochdale website 235,561 Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
Rochford website 89,815 District Essex
Rossendale website 73,045 Borough Lancashire
Rother website 96,133 District East Sussex
Rotherham website 276,595 Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire
Rugby website 122,378 Borough Warwickshire
Runnymede website 92,118 Borough Surrey
Rushcliffe website 126,736 Borough Nottinghamshire
Rushmoor website 105,751 Borough Hampshire
Rutland website 41,443 Unitary authority Rutland
St Albans website 151,012 City (1877) Hertfordshire
St Helens website 188,861 Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan borough Merseyside
Salford website 294,348 City (1926) Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
Sandwell website 353,860 Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan borough West Midlands
Sefton website 286,281 Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan borough Merseyside
Sevenoaks website 122,748 District Kent
Sheffield website 582,493 City (1893) Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire
Shropshire website 332,455 Unitary authority Shropshire
Slough website 167,359 Borough Unitary authority Berkshire
Solihull website 221,242 Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan borough West Midlands
Somerset website 555,289 Unitary authority Somerset
South Cambridgeshire website 172,544 District Cambridgeshire
South Derbyshire website Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine 117,493 District Derbyshire
South Gloucestershire website 306,332 Unitary authority Gloucestershire
South Hams website 92,148 District Devon
South Holland website 99,298 District Lincolnshire
South Kesteven website 147,151 District Lincolnshire
South Norfolk website Archived 2 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine 148,448 District Norfolk
South Oxfordshire website 156,470 District Oxfordshire
South Ribble website 116,113 Borough Lancashire
South Staffordshire website 114,423 District Staffordshire
South Tyneside website 151,393 Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear
Southampton website 259,424 City (1964) Unitary authority Hampshire
Southend-on-Sea website 185,256 City (2022) Unitary authority Essex
Southwark website 314,786 London Borough London borough Greater London
Spelthorne website 107,074 Borough Surrey
Stafford website 141,556 Borough Staffordshire
Staffordshire Moorlands website 96,651 District Staffordshire
Stevenage website 91,774 Borough Hertfordshire
Stockport website 303,929 Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
Stockton-on-Tees website 206,800 Borough Unitary authority County Durham and North Yorkshire
Stoke-on-Trent website 270,425 City (1925) Unitary authority Staffordshire
Stratford-on-Avon website 146,258 District Warwickshire
Stroud website 125,680 District Gloucestershire
Sunderland website 288,606 City (1992) Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear
Surrey Heath website 94,492 Borough Surrey
Sutton website 214,525 London Borough London borough Greater London
Swale website 158,379 Borough Kent
Swindon website 243,875 Borough Unitary authority Wiltshire
Tameside website 239,643 Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
Tamworth website 81,117 Borough Staffordshire
Tandridge website 90,586 District Surrey
Teignbridge website Archived 20 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine 138,548 District Devon
Telford and Wrekin website 195,952 Borough Unitary authority Shropshire
Tendring website 156,759 District Essex
Test Valley website 135,201 Borough Hampshire
Tewkesbury website 101,949 Borough Gloucestershire
Thanet website 142,691 District Kent
Three Rivers website 95,807 District Hertfordshire
Thurrock website 180,989 Borough Unitary authority Essex
Tonbridge and Malling website Archived 13 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine 136,853 Borough Kent
Torbay website 140,126 Borough Unitary authority Devon
Torridge website 69,841 District Devon
Tower Hamlets website 331,886 London Borough London borough Greater London
Trafford website 241,025 Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
Tunbridge Wells website 119,694 Borough Kent
Uttlesford website 95,106 District Essex
Vale of White Horse website 149,347 District Oxfordshire
Wakefield website 367,666 City (1888) Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire
Walsall website 295,678 Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan borough West Midlands
Waltham Forest website 279,737 London Borough London borough Greater London
Wandsworth website 337,655 London Borough London borough Greater London
Warrington website 215,391 Borough Unitary authority Cheshire
Warwick website 154,889 District Warwickshire
Watford website 107,171 Borough Hertfordshire
Waverley website 134,284 Borough Surrey
Wealden website Archived 9 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine 166,908 District East Sussex
Welwyn Hatfield website 122,819 Borough Hertfordshire
West Berkshire website 165,112 Unitary authority Berkshire
West Devon website 58,923 Borough Devon
West Lancashire website 121,995 District Lancashire
West Lindsey website 99,208 District Lincolnshire
Westminster website 209,996 City (1540) London Borough Greater London
Westmorland and Furness website 225,390 Unitary authority Cumbria
West Northamptonshire website 425,700 Unitary authority Northamptonshire
West Oxfordshire website 120,941 District Oxfordshire
West Suffolk website 188,485 District Suffolk
Wigan website Archived 3 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine 344,922 Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
Wiltshire website 523,700 Unitary authority Wiltshire
Winchester website 135,632 City (TI) Hampshire
Windsor and Maidenhead website 158,943 Royal borough Unitary authority Berkshire
Wirral website 328,873 Metropolitan Borough Metropolitan borough Merseyside
Woking website 105,679 Borough Surrey
Wokingham website 187,200 Borough Unitary authority Berkshire
Wolverhampton website 281,251 City (2000) Metropolitan borough West Midlands
Worcester website 106,671 City (1189) Worcestershire
Worthing website 113,866 Borough West Sussex
Wychavon website 138,017 District Worcestershire
Wyre website 118,743 Borough Lancashire
Wyre Forest website 103,913 District Worcestershire
York website 209,301 City (TI) Unitary authority North Yorkshire
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