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.

Many large parishes have been created during the 21st century, due in part to new procedures making their creation easier, and also the ongoing creation of large unitary authorities, which has led to the desire to retain a more local tier of government.

In 2020, Northampton became the largest civil parish in England, due to local government reorganisation which saw it become part of the larger West Northamptonshire unitary authority.[2]

Rank Parish Local authority Population Status Parish created Council
1 Northampton West Northamptonshire 130,000[3] Town 2020 Northampton Town Council
2 Sutton Coldfield Birmingham 95,107 Town 2015
3 Weston-super-Mare North Somerset 80,162 Town 2000 Weston-super-Mare Town Council
4 Crewe Cheshire East 71,722 Town 2009 Crewe Town Council
5 Shrewsbury Shropshire 67,228 Town 2009 Shrewsbury Town Council
6 Aylesbury Buckinghamshire 57,285 Town Aylesbury Town Council
7 Lowestoft East Suffolk 56,932 Town 2017
8 Kidderminster Wyre Forest 55,530 Town 2015
9 Keighley Bradford 55,133 Town 2002
10 Bracknell Bracknell Forest 54,265 Town 1955
11 Macclesfield Cheshire East 52,044 Town 2009 Macclesfield Town Council
12 Hereford Herefordshire 50,537 City 2000 Hereford City Council
13 Royal Leamington Spa Warwick 49,563 Town 2002
14 Banbury Cherwell 45,052 Town 2000
15 Folkestone Folkestone and Hythe 42,058 Town 2004
16 Salisbury Wiltshire 39,896 City 2009 Salisbury City Council
17 Ramsgate Thanet 39,858 Town 2009
18 Farnham Waverley 39,167 Town 1984
19 Canvey Island Castle Point 38,941 Town 2007
20 Hatfield Welwyn Hatfield 38,600 Town
21 Bishop's Stortford East Hertfordshire 37,873 Town 1974
22 Bury St Edmunds West Suffolk 37,854 Town 2003
23 Elstree and Borehamwood Hertsmere 37,084 Town 1894 Elstree and Borehamwood Town Council
24 Leighton–Linslade Central Bedfordshire 37,081 Town 1974
25 Andover Test Valley 36,977 Town 2010
26 Morecambe Lancaster 36,530 Town 2009
27 Billingham Stockton-on-Tees 36,424 Town 2007
28 Blyth Northumberland 36,379 Town
29 Bridlington East Riding of Yorkshire 36,324 Town
30 Bridgwater Sedgemoor 35,625 Town 2003 Bridgwater Town Council
31 Chippenham Wiltshire 35,155 Town
32 Dunstable Central Bedfordshire 35,068 Town 1985
33 Exmouth East Devon 34,441 Town
34 Earley Wokingham 33,755 Town 1974 Earley Town Council
35 Ecclesfield Sheffield 32,903 Parish
36 Abingdon-on-Thames Vale of White Horse 32,183 Town 1974
37 Rayleigh Rochford 31,982 Town
38 Morley Leeds 31,832 Town 2000
39 Stanley County Durham 31,673 Town 2007
40 Trowbridge Wiltshire 31,392 Town 1974
41 Loughton Epping Forest 31,218 Town 1996
42 Newbury West Berkshire 31,200 Town 1997
43 Lichfield Lichfield 31,068 City
44 Winsford Cheshire West and Chester 31,038 Town 1974 Winsford Town Council
45 Bicester Cherwell 30,474 Town 1974

References[]

  1. ^ Mid-2010 Population Estimates for Parishes in England and Wales
  2. ^ "England's 'largest' town council set for Northampton". BBC. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. ^ "'Historic' evening sees Northampton Town Council meet for the first time". Northampton Chonicle. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

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