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This is a list of ceremonial counties in England by population in 2021/2022. [1] Rank County Total population Region 1: Greater London: 8,901,000: London 2: West ...
The county is the largest in England by land area, at 8,654 km 2 (3,341 sq mi), and had a population of 1,158,816 in 2021. The largest settlements are Middlesbrough (148,215) in the north-east and the city of York (141,685) in the south.
The counties marked in italics below are neither ceremonial nor historic. The list does not include the 61 county boroughs (1889–1974) or the 18 counties corporate (before 1889), each of which was an administrative county for a single town or city, within a larger "county-at-large".
County Largest settlement Its 2021 Pop. Classed as [1]; Bedfordshire: Luton: 233,525: Major Berkshire: Reading: 203,795: Major Bristol: Bristol: 425,215: Major ...
The counties of England are a type of subdivision of England.Counties have been used as administrative areas in England since Anglo-Saxon times. There are three definitions of county in England: the 48 ceremonial counties used for the purposes of lieutenancy; the 84 metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties for local government; [a] and the 39 historic counties.
This is a list of historic counties of England by area as at the 1831 census. [1] Note that Monmouthshire was considered to be part of England at the time. Rank
Most ceremonial counties correspond to a metropolitan or non-metropolitan county that has the same name but often has reduced boundaries. The current arrangement is the result of incremental reform; from 1974 to 1996 the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties corresponded directly with the ceremonial counties.
Ceremonial county Height (m) Relative height Name Grid reference 1 Cumbria: 978 912 Scafell Pike: 2 Northumberland: 815 556 The Cheviot: 3 Durham: 788 210 Mickle Fell: 4 North Yorkshire: 736 408 Whernside: 5 Herefordshire: 703 154 Black Mountain: 6 Derbyshire: 636 488 Kinder Scout: 7 Lancashire: 628 30 Green Hill: 8 Devon