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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] Note that Monmouthshire was considered to be part of England at the time.

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

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)
UK Census • Counties by population and area
Population Area
England: 1971 (county boroughs) 1831 • 1891 (ancient)
Wales: 1971 1831 • 1891 (ancient)
Scotland: 1951 • 1971 1951
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