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Encyclopedia > List of counties of England by area in 1831

This is a list of historic counties of England by area as at the 1831 census. [1] The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. ...

Rank County Area (acres)
1 Yorkshire 3,669,510 [2]
2 Lincolnshire 1,663,850
3 Devon 1,636,450
4 Norfolk 1,292,300
5 Northumberland 1,165,430
6 Lancashire 1,117,260
7 Somerset 1,028,090
8 Hampshire 1,018,550
9 Essex 979,000
10 Kent 972,240
11 Cumberland 969,490
12 Suffolk 918,760
13 Sussex 907,920
14 Wiltshire 869,620
15 Shropshire 864,360
16 Cornwall 854,770
17 Gloucestershire 790,470
18 Staffordshire 736,290
19 County Durham 679,530
20 Derbyshire 663,180
21 Cheshire 649,050
22 Northamptonshire 646,810
23 Dorset 627,220
24 Warwickshire 567,930
25 Herefordshire 543,800
26 Cambridgeshire 536,853
27 Nottinghamshire 525,800
28 Leicestershire 511,340
29 Westmorland 485,990
30 Surrey 474,480
31 Berkshire 472,270
32 Oxfordshire 467,380
33 Buckinghamshire 463,820
34 Worcestershire 459,710
35 Hertfordshire 400,370
36 Monmouthshire 324,310
37 Bedfordshire 297,632
38 Huntingdonshire 241,690
39 Middlesex 179,590
40 Rutland 97,500

This article is about the unit of measure known as the acre. ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. ... “Devonshire” redirects here. ... Norfolk (IPA: //) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. ... Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... This article is about the county of Somerset in England. ... Hampshire, sometimes historically Southamptonshire or Hamptonshire, (abbr. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... coat of Arms of Kent For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... Cumberland is one of the 39 traditional counties of England. ... Suffolk (pronounced ) is a large historic and modern non-metropolitan county in East Anglia, England. ... Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... Shropshire (alternatively Salop or abbreviated Shrops) is a county in the West Midlands of England. ... Cornwall (pronounced ; Cornish: ) is a county in south-west England, United Kingdom, on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar and Devon. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[1] is a county in North West England. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dɔ.sət], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ... A detailed map Stratford-upon-Avon Kenilworth Castle Warwickshire (pronounced //, //, or //) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county and unitary district (known as County of Herefordshire) in the West Midlands region of England. ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Leicestershire ( IPA: (RP), IPA: (locally)), abbreviation Leics. ... Westmorland (formerly also spelt Westmoreland, an even older spelling is Westmerland) is an area of north west England and one of the 39 historic counties of England. ... Should not be confused with Surry. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in the South East of England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom and part of the East of England Government Office region. ... Monmouthshire is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, covering south-east Wales. ... Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a county in England that forms part of the East of England region. ... Huntingdonshire (abbreviated Hunts) is a part of England around Huntingdon, which is currently administered as a local government district of Cambridgeshire. ... The Middlesex Guildhall at Westminster Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and was the second smallest (after Rutland). ... Oakham Castle Rutland is traditionally Englands smallest county and is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire. ...

References

  1. ^ 1831 Census cited in Vision of Britain - Ancient county data
  2. ^ 1831 Census cited in National Statistics - 200 years of the Census in... (PDF)


 

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