View source for Settlements in ceremonial counties of England by population

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This list article collates links to each ceremonial county's settlements population page, and the largest settlement in the county.
{{England Ceremonial Counties Labelled Map
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|B
|[[List of Bedfordshire settlements by population|Bedfordshire]], [[List of settlements in Berkshire by population|Berkshire]], [[List of settlements in Bristol by population|Bristol]], [[Buckinghamshire#Settlements|Buckinghamshire]]
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|C
|[[List of Cambridgeshire settlements by population|Cambridgeshire]], [[List of Cheshire settlements by population|Cheshire]], [[City of London]], [[List of settlements in Cornwall by population|Cornwall]], [[List of settlements in Cumbria by population|Cumbria]]
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|D
|[[List of settlements in Derbyshire by population|Derbyshire]], [[List of towns and cities in Devon by population|Devon]], [[List of settlements in Dorset by population|Dorset]], [[List of settlements in County Durham by population|Durham]]
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|E
|[[List of settlements in East Sussex by population|East Sussex]], [[List of settlements in the East Riding of Yorkshire by population|East Riding of Yorkshire]], [[List of settlements in Essex by population|Essex]]
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|G
|[[List of settlements in Gloucestershire by population|Gloucestershire]],  [[List of settlements in London by population|Greater London]], [[List of Greater Manchester settlements by population|Greater Manchester]]
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|H
|[[List of settlements in Hampshire by population|Hampshire]], [[List of settlements in Herefordshire by population|Herefordshire]], [[List of settlements in Hertfordshire by population|Hertfordshire]]
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|I
|[[List of settlements on the Isle of Wight by population|Isle of Wight]]
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|K
|[[List of settlements in Kent by population|Kent]]
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|L
|[[List of settlements in Lancashire by population|Lancashire]], [[List of settlements in Leicestershire by population|Leicestershire]], [[List of settlements in Lincolnshire by population|Lincolnshire]]
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|M
|[[List of settlements in Merseyside by population|Merseyside]]
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|N
|[[List of settlements in Norfolk by population|Norfolk]],  [[List of settlements in North Yorkshire by population|North Yorkshire]], [[List of Northamptonshire settlements by population|Northamptonshire]], [[List of settlements in Northumberland by population|Northumberland]], [[List of settlements in Nottinghamshire by population|Nottinghamshire]]
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|O
|[[List of settlements in Oxfordshire by population|Oxfordshire]]
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|R
|[[List of settlements in Rutland by population|Rutland]]
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|S
|[[List of settlements in Shropshire by population|Shropshire]], [[List of settlements in Somerset by population|Somerset]], [[List of Settlements in South Yorkshire by population|South Yorkshire]], [[List of Staffordshire settlements by population|Staffordshire]], [[List of settlements in Suffolk by population|Suffolk]], [[List of settlements in Surrey by population|Surrey]]
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|T
|[[List of Tyne and Wear settlements by population|Tyne and Wear]]
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|W
|[[List of Warwickshire towns by population|Warwickshire]], [[List of settlements in West Midlands (county) by population|West Midlands]], [[List of settlements in West Sussex by population|West Sussex]], [[List of settlements in West Yorkshire by population|West Yorkshire]], [[List of settlements in Wiltshire by population|Wiltshire]], [[List of settlements in Worcestershire by population|Worcestershire]]
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* <small>The links in both the table and map redirect to the same article.</small>
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==Largest built-up area by county==
{| class="wikitable sortable" sortable
!County||Largest settlement||Its 2021 Pop.||Classed as<ref name="2021census">{{cite web|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/dvc2257a/fig1/datadownload.xlsx|title=Figure 1: Explore population characteristics of individual BUAs|access-date=7 August 2021}}</ref>
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|[[Bedfordshire]]||[[Luton]]||233,525||Major
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|[[Berkshire]]||[[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]]||203,795||Major
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|[[Bristol]]||[[Bristol]]||425,215||Major
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|[[Buckinghamshire]]||[[Milton Keynes]]||197,340||Large
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|[[Cambridgeshire]]||[[Peterborough]]||190,605||Large
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|[[Cheshire]]||[[Warrington]]||174,970||Large
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|[[City of London]]||[[City of London]]||8,583<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/sources/census_2021/report?compare=E09000001|title=City of London Local Authority|access-date=7 August 2023}}</ref>||Small
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|[[Cornwall]]||[[Newquay]]||24,545||Medium
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|[[Cumbria]]||[[Carlisle]]||77,730||Large
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|[[Derbyshire]]||[[Derby]]||275,575||Major
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|[[Devon]]||[[Plymouth]]||266,955||Major
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|[[Dorset]]||[[Bournemouth]]||196,455||Large
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|[[County Durham|Durham]]||[[Darlington]]||93,015||Large
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|[[East Sussex]]||[[Brighton and Hove]]||277,105||Major
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|[[East Riding of Yorkshire]]||[[Kingston upon Hull]]||270,810||Major
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|[[Essex]]||[[Southend-on-Sea]]||182,305||Large
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|[[Gloucestershire]]||[[Gloucester]]||118,555||Large
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|[[Greater London]]||[[Croydon]]||390,719 (borough)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/sources/census_2021/report?compare=E09000008|title=Croydon Local Authority|access-date=7 August 2023}}</ref>||Major
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|[[Greater Manchester]]||[[Manchester]]||470,405||Major
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|[[Hampshire]]||[[Southampton]]||249,620||Major
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|[[Herefordshire]]||[[Hereford]]||60,480||Medium
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|[[Hertfordshire]]||[[Watford]]||131,325||Large
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|[[Isle of Wight]]||[[Newport, Isle of Wight|Newport]]||25,405||Medium
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|[[Kent]]||[[Maidstone]]||109,490||Large
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|[[Lancashire]]||[[Blackpool]]||149,070||Large
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|[[Leicestershire]]||[[Leicester]]||406,580||Major
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|[[Lincolnshire]]||[[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]]||104,555||Large
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|[[Merseyside]]||[[Liverpool]]||506,565||Major
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|[[Norfolk]]||[[Norwich]]||200,770||Major
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|[[North Yorkshire]]||[[Middlesbrough]]||148,215||Large
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|[[Northamptonshire]]||[[Northampton]]||243,520||Major
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|[[Northumberland]]||[[Blyth, Northumberland|Blyth]]||39,730||Medium
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|[[Nottinghamshire]]||[[Nottingham]]||299,790||Major
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|[[Oxfordshire]]||[[Oxford]]||159,994||Large
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|[[Rutland]]||[[Oakham]]||12,160||Small
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|[[Shropshire]]||[[Telford]]||156,910||Large
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|[[Somerset]]||[[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]||94,080||Large
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|[[South Yorkshire]]||[[Sheffield]]||500,535||Major
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|[[Staffordshire]]||[[Stoke-on-Trent]]||260,560||Major
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|[[Suffolk]]||[[Ipswich]]||151,565||Large
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|[[Surrey]]||[[Guildford]]||77,880||Large
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|[[Tyne and Wear]]||[[Newcastle-upon-Tyne]]||286,445||Major
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|[[Warwickshire]]||[[Nuneaton]]||88,815||Large
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|[[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]]||[[Birmingham]]||1,121,375||Major
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|[[West Sussex]]||[[Crawley]]||120,550||Large
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|[[West Yorkshire]]||[[Leeds]]||536,280||Major
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|[[Wiltshire]]||[[Swindon]]||183,680||Large
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|[[Worcestershire]]||[[Worcester, England|Worcester]]||105,465||Large
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== See also ==
* [[List of towns and cities in England by population]]
* [[List of ceremonial counties of England]]
* [[Counties of England#Comparative areas and populations|Counties of England (Comparative areas and populations)]]
* [[List of United Kingdom county nicknames]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Settlements in English counties by population|state=expanded}}
{{England counties}}
{{Lists of English counties}}
[[Category:Populated places in England by county]]
[[Category:Urban areas of England]]
[[Category:United Kingdom lists by population]]
[[Category:Counties of England]]
[[Category:Local government in England]]