List of ancient counties of England by area in 1891

This is a list of the ancient counties of England (excluding Monmouthshire) as recorded by the 1891 census, ordered by their area.

RankCountyArea (acres)Area (square miles)
1Yorkshire3,882,8486,067
2Lincolnshire1,693,5472,646
3Devon1,667,0972,605
4Norfolk1,308,4402,044
5Northumberland1,289,7562,015
6Lancashire1,207,6051,887
7Somerset1,043,4851,630
8Hampshire1,037,7641,622
9Kent995,3441,555
10Essex987,0281,542
11Cumberland970,1611,516
12Suffolk952,7091,489
13Sussex933,2691,458
14Wiltshire880,2481,375
15Cornwall868,0681,356
16Shropshire859,5161,343
17Gloucestershire795,7341,243
18Staffordshire749,6011,171
19Derbyshire658,8761,029
20Cheshire657,0681,027
21Durham647,2811,011
22Northamptonshire641,9921,003
23Dorset632,272987
24Warwickshire577,462902
25Cambridgeshire549,749859
26Nottinghamshire539,752843
27Herefordshire537,363839
28Leicestershire527,124823
29Westmorland500,906782
30Surrey485,128758
31Oxfordshire483,614755
32Worcestershire480,560751
33Buckinghamshire475,694743
34Berkshire462,224722
35Hertfordshire406,161635
36Bedfordshire298,494466
37Huntingdonshire234,218366
38Middlesex181,301283
39Rutland97,273152

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