List of civil parishes in England

This is a list of civil parishes in England split by ceremonial county (see map below). The civil parish is the lowest level of local government in England.

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

Not shown: City of London

Tyne &
Wear

Cumbria

North Yorkshire

South
Yorks.

West
Yorkshire

Greater
Manc.

Merseyside

East
Sussex

West
Sussex

Isle of
Wight

West
Midlands

Unparished areas

Main article: Unparished area

In addition to the London boroughs (except Westminster) and the City of London, the following districts are entirely unparished:

• Blackpool,
• Bristol,
• Broxbourne,
• Bury,
• Cambridge,
• Crawley,
• Derby,
• Dudley,
• Eastbourne,
• Epsom and Ewell,
• Exeter,
• Fareham,
• Gosport,
• Harlow,
• Hastings,
• Havant,
• Ipswich,
• Kingston upon Hull,
• Leicester,
• Lincoln,
• Liverpool,
• Luton,
• North Tyneside,
• Norwich,
• Nottingham,
• Nuneaton and Bedworth,
• Oadby and Wigston,
• Plymouth,
• Portsmouth,
• Reading,
• Rochdale,
• Runnymede,
• Rushmoor,
• Salford,
• Sandwell,
• Southampton,
• South Tyneside,
• Spelthorne,
• Stevenage,
• Stockport,
• Stoke-on-Trent,
• Tamworth,
• Thurrock,
• Walsall,
• Watford,
• Wirral,
• Woking,
• Wolverhampton,
• Worthing

The following districts only have one or two parishes:

• Birmingham,
• Brighton and Hove,
• Castle Point,
• Chesterfield,
• Elmbridge,
• Gateshead,
• Gloucester,
• Hyndburn,
• Manchester,
• Mansfield,
• Middlesbrough,
• Oldham,
• Redditch,
• Reigate and Banstead,
• Rossendale,
• Slough,
• Southend-on-Sea,
• Tameside,
• Torbay,
• Westminster,
• Worcester

In contrast, the following districts are entirely parished:

• Arun,
• Babergh,
• Blaby,
• Bolsover,
• Bracknell Forest,
• Breckland,
• Broadland,
• Central Bedfordshire,
• Cherwell,
• Cheshire East,
• Chichester,
• Cotswold,
• Craven,
• Derbyshire Dales,
• Dover,
• East Cambridgeshire,
• East Devon,
• East Hampshire,
• East Hertfordshire,
• East Lindsey,
• East Staffordshire,
• East Suffolk,
• Epping Forest,
• Fenland,
• Folkestone and Hythe,
• Forest of Dean,
• Hambleton,
• Hart,
• Herefordshire,
• Huntingdonshire,
• Isle of Wight,
• Isles of Scilly,
• Lewes,
• Lichfield,
• Maldon,
• Malvern Hills,
• Mendip,
• Mid Devon,
• Mid Suffolk,
• Mid Sussex,
• Milton Keynes,
• New Forest,
• Newark and Sherwood,
• North Devon,
• North East Derbyshire,
• North Kesteven,
• North Norfolk,
• North Northamptonshire,
• North Somerset,
• North Warwickshire,
• Northumberland,
• Pendle,
• Ribble Valley,
• Richmondshire,
• Rochford,
• Rutland,
• Ryedale,
• Sedgemoor,
• Selby,
• Sevenoaks,
• Shropshire,
• South Cambridgeshire,
• South Hams,
• South Norfolk,
• South Oxfordshire,
• South Somerset,
• South Staffordshire,
• Staffordshire Moorlands,
• Stratford-on-Avon,
• Stroud,
• Swindon,
• Tandridge,
• Teignbridge,
• Telford and Wrekin,
• Test Valley,
• Tewkesbury,
• Uttlesford,
• Vale of White Horse,
• Warwick,
• Waverley,
• Wealden,
• West Berkshire,
• West Devon,
• West Lindsey,
• West Northamptonshire,
• West Oxfordshire,
• West Somerset,
• West Suffolk,
• Westmorland and Furness,
• Wiltshire,
• Wokingham,
• Wychavon
• Wyre Forest

The following districts are entirely parished apart from unpopulated offshore areas:

• Cornwall,
• East Riding of Yorkshire.

10 largest civil parishes

Parish	County or unitary authority	Area (hectares)
Stanhope	Durham	25,557
Dartmoor Forest	Devon	20,482[1]
Tarset	Northumberland	18,764
Rochester	Northumberland	17,920
Biddlestone	Northumberland	17,908[2]
Alston Moor	Westmorland and Furness	14,949
Bradfield	Sheffield	14,292
Kielder	Northumberland	14,223
Lakes	Westmorland and Furness	12,970
Muker	North Yorkshire	12,210

100 civil parishes that reach the highest elevation

Rank	Parish	County or unitary authority	Elevation	Highest point
=1	Wasdale	Cumberland	978 m	Scafell Pike
=1	Eskdale	Cumberland	978 m	Scafell Pike
=3	St John's, Castlerigg and Wythburn	Cumberland	950 m	Helvellyn
=3	Patterdale	Westmorland and Furness	950 m	Helvellyn
=5	Underskiddaw	Cumberland	931 m	Skiddaw
=5	Bassenthwaite	Cumberland	931 m	Skiddaw
7	Borrowdale	Cumberland	910 m	Great End
8	Lakes	Westmorland and Furness	902 m	Bow Fell
9	Ennerdale and Kinniside	Cumberland	899 m	Great Gable
10	Culgaith	Westmorland and Furness	893 m	Cross Fell
11	Threlkeld	Westmorland and Furness	868 m	Blencathra
12	Matterdale	Westmorland and Furness	857 m	Great Dodd
13	Buttermere	Cumberland	852 m	Grasmoor
14	Milburn	Westmorland and Furness	848 m	Great Dun Fell
15	Mungrisdale	Westmorland and Furness	845 m	Atkinson Pike
16	Alston Moor	Westmorland and Furness	843 m	Cross Fell E slope
17	Above Derwent	Cumberland	839 m	Crag Hill
18	Ulpha	Cumberland	834 m	Crinkle Crags South Top
19	Shap Rural	Westmorland and Furness	828 m	High Street
20	Kentmere	Westmorland and Furness	822 m	High Street S slope
=21	Akeld	Northumberland	815 m	The Cheviot
=21	Ilderton	Northumberland	815 m	The Cheviot
23	Coniston	Westmorland and Furness	803 m	Old Man of Coniston
=24	Martindale	Westmorland and Furness	802 m	High Raise
=24	Bampton	Westmorland and Furness	802 m	High Raise
26	Dunnerdale with Seathwaite	Westmorland and Furness	802 m	Swirl How
27	Long Marton	Westmorland and Furness	794 m	Knock Fell
28	Lorton	Cumberland	791 m	Grisedale Pike
29	Dufton	Westmorland and Furness	790 m	Knock Fell S slope
30	Lunedale	County Durham	788 m	Mickle Fell
31	Torver	Westmorland and Furness	778 m	Dow Crag
32	Longsleddale	Westmorland and Furness	778 m	Harter Fell
33	Murton	Westmorland and Furness	777 m	Mickle Fell W slope
34	Whittingham	Northumberland	774 m	Cairn Hill W slope
35	Loweswater	Cumberland	755 m	Red Pike
36	Biddlestone	Northumberland	753 m	Cairn Hill W slope
37	Warcop	Westmorland and Furness	748 m	Little Fell
38	Stanhope	County Durham	746 m	Burnhope Seat
39	Ousby	Westmorland and Furness	746 m	Green Fell
=40	Dent	Westmorland and Furness	736 m	Whernside
=40	Ingleton	North Yorkshire	736 m	Whernside
42	Clapham cum Newby	North Yorkshire	723 m	Ingleborough
43	Forest and Frith	County Durham	718 m	Harwood Common
=44	Muker	North Yorkshire	716 m	Great Shunner Fell
=44	High Abbotside	North Yorkshire	716 m	Great Shunner Fell
46	Ingram	Northumberland	714 m	Hedgehope Hill
47	Caldbeck	Cumberland	710 m	Knott
48	Mallerstang	Westmorland and Furness	709 m	High Seat
49	Melmerby	Westmorland and Furness	709 m	Melmerby Fell
50	Ravenstonedale	Westmorland and Furness	708 m	Wild Boar Fell
51	Windermere and Bowness	Westmorland and Furness	706 m	Yoke
=52	Kettlewell with Starbotton	North Yorkshire	704 m	Great Whernside
=52	Stonebeck Up	North Yorkshire	704 m	Great Whernside
54	Craswall	Herefordshire	703 m	Black Mountain
=55	Buckden	North Yorkshire	702 m	Buckden Pike
=55	Burton-cum-Walden	North Yorkshire	702 m	Buckden Pike
57	Llanveynoe	Herefordshire	701 m	Black Mountain S slope
58	Thornton in Lonsdale	North Yorkshire	700 m	Whernside SW slope
=59	Horton in Ribblesdale	North Yorkshire	694 m	Pen-y-ghent
=59	Halton Gill	North Yorkshire	694 m	Pen-y-ghent
61	Conistone with Kilnsey	North Yorkshire	691 m	Great Whernside S slope
62	Ireby and Uldale	Cumberland	690 m	Great Calva
63	Casterton	Westmorland and Furness	687 m	Great Coum
64	Barbon	Westmorland and Furness	682 m	Crag Hill
65	Sedbergh	Westmorland and Furness	681 m	Swarth Fell
66	Garsdale	Westmorland and Furness	678 m	Baugh Fell
67	Orton	Westmorland and Furness	676 m	The Calf
68	Newbiggin	County Durham	675 m	Westernhope Moor
69	Carlton Highdale	North Yorkshire	675 m	Nidd Head
=70	Allendale	Northumberland	673 m	Killhope Law
=70	West Allen	Northumberland	673 m	Killhope Law
72	Middleton-in-Teesdale	County Durham	673 m	Westernhope Moor E slope
=73	Barton and Pooley Bridge	Westmorland and Furness	672 m	Loadpot Hill
=73	Askham	Westmorland and Furness	672 m	Loadpot Hill
75	Melbecks	North Yorkshire	672 m	Rogan's Seat
76	Hawes	North Yorkshire	672 m	Great Knoutberry Hill
77	Arkengarthdale	North Yorkshire	668 m	Water Crag
78	Malham Moor	North Yorkshire	668 m	Fountains Fell
79	Kirkoswald	Westmorland and Furness	664 m	Black Fell
80	Hartley	Westmorland and Furness	662 m	Nine Standards Rigg
81	Winton	Westmorland and Furness	660 m	Nine Standards Rigg E slope
82	Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh	Northumberland	657 m	Grey Nag
83	Glassonby	Westmorland and Furness	657 m	Little Knapside Hill
84	Bainbridge	North Yorkshire	643 m	Yockenthwaite Moor
85	Selside and Fawcett Forest	Westmorland and Furness	637 m	Harrop Pike
=86	Edale	Derbyshire	636 m	Kinder Scout
=86	Hayfield	Derbyshire	636 m	Kinder Scout
88	Bishopdale	North Yorkshire	635 m	Buckden Pike N slope
89	Austwick	North Yorkshire	633 m	Simon Fell E slope
=90	Charlesworth	Derbyshire	633 m	Bleaklow Head
=90	Hope Woodlands	Derbyshire	633 m	Bleaklow Head
92	Low Abbotside	North Yorkshire	631 m	Lovely Seat E slope
93	Leck	Lancashire	628 m	Gragareth
94	Ainstable	Westmorland and Furness	625 m	Tom Smith's Stone
95	Litton	North Yorkshire	624 m	Darnbrook Fell
=96	Castle Carrock	Cumberland	621 m	Cold Fell
=96	Midgeholme	Cumberland	621 m	Cold Fell
98	Musgrave	Westmorland and Furness	621 m	Scott Hill
99	Okehampton Hamlets	Devon	621 m	High Willhays
100	Holwick	County Durham	619 m	Bink Moss

See also

• Parish councils in England
• List of the most populous civil parishes in England
• List of civil parishes in Scotland
• List of communities in Wales
• List of community council areas in Scotland
• Parish (ecclesiastical)

References

1. "Custom report - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
2. "Custom report - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-21.

External links

• Office for National Statistics : Geographical Area Listings
• Hansard 1997-2000
• Hansard 2000-2005,
• A Vision of Britain Through Time
• Ordnance Survey : Election Maps
• Census 2001 : Neighbourhood Statistics
• Electoral Commission