List of the most populous civil parishes in England
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This is a list of the most populous civil parishes in England.[1] It includes all civil parishes with populations over 30,000, representing less than 1% of all civil parishes but almost 3% of the population.
Lichfield, Hereford and Salisbury are in addition to being some of the most populous civil parishes in England, among the smallest cities.
Rank | Parish | Local authority | Population (2010) | Status |
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1 | Weston-super-Mare | North Somerset | 80,162 | Town |
2 | Shrewsbury | Shropshire | 67,228 | Town |
3 | Aylesbury | Aylesbury Vale | 57,285 | Town |
4 | Keighley | Bradford | 55,133 | Town |
5 | Bracknell | Bracknell Forest | 54,265 | Town |
6 | Hereford | Herefordshire | 50,537 | City |
7 | Royal Leamington Spa | Warwick | 49,563 | Town |
8 | Banbury | Cherwell | 45,052 | Town |
9 | Folkestone | Shepway | 42,058 | Town |
10 | Salisbury | Wiltshire | 39,896 | City |
11 | Ramsgate | Thanet | 39,858 | Town |
12 | Farnham | Waverley | 39,167 | Town |
13 | Canvey Island | Castle Point | 38,941 | Town |
14 | Hatfield | Welwyn Hatfield | 38,600 | Town |
15 | Bishop's Stortford | East Hertfordshire | 37,873 | Town |
16 | Bury St Edmunds | St Edmundsbury | 37,854 | Town |
17 | Elstree and Borehamwood | Hertsmere | 37,084 | Town |
18 | Leighton–Linslade | Central Bedfordshire | 37,081 | Town |
19 | Andover | Test Valley | 36,977 | Town |
20 | Morecambe | Lancaster | 36,530 | Town |
21 | Billingham | Stockton-on-Tees | 36,424 | Town |
22 | Blyth | Northumberland | 36,379 | Town |
23 | Bridlington | East Riding of Yorkshire | 36,324 | Town |
24 | Bridgwater | Sedgemoor | 35,625 | Town |
25 | Chippenham | Wiltshire | 35,155 | Town |
26 | Dunstable | Central Bedfordshire | 35,068 | Town |
27 | Exmouth | East Devon | 34,441 | Town |
28 | Earley | Wokingham | 33,755 | Town |
29 | Ecclesfield | Sheffield | 32,903 | Parish |
30[notes 1] | Wokingham | Wokingham | 32,354 | Town |
31 | Abingdon | Vale of White Horse | 32,183 | Town |
32 | Rayleigh | Rochford | 31,982 | Town |
33 | Morley | Leeds | 31,832 | Town |
34 | Stanley | County Durham | 31,673 | Town |
35 | Trowbridge | Wiltshire | 31,392 | Town |
36 | Loughton | Epping Forest | 31,218 | Town |
37 | Newbury | West Berkshire | 31,200 | Town |
38 | Lichfield | Lichfield | 31,068 | City |
39 | Winsford | Cheshire West and Chester | 31,038 | Town |
40 | Bicester | Cherwell | 30,474 | Town |
Notes
- ↑ Letchworth Garden City in North Hertfordshire, with a population of 32,858, was abolished on 31 March 2013.
References
- ↑ Mid-2010 Population Estimates for Parishes in England and Wales