This list shows the ancient counties of England (excluding Monmouth shire), as recorded by the 1891 census, and ordered by their area.
RankCountyArea (acres)Area (square miles) 1 Yorkshire 3,882,848 6,067 2 Lincolnshire 1,693,547 2,646 3 Devon 1,667,097 2,605 4 Norfolk 1,308,440 2,044 5 Northumberland 1,289,756 2,015 6 Lancashire 1,207,605 1,887 7 Somerset 1,043,485 1,630 8 Hampshire 1,037,764 1,622 9 Kent 995,344 1,555 10 Essex 987,028 1,542 11 Cumberland 970,161 1,516 12 Suffolk 952,709 1,489 13 Sussex 933,269 1,458 14 Wiltshire 880,248 1,375 15 Cornwall 868,068 1,356 16 Shropshire 859,516 1,343 17 Gloucestershire 795,734 1,243 18 Staffordshire 749,601 1,171 19 Derbyshire 658,876 1,029 20 Cheshire 657,068 1,027 21 Durham 647,281 1,011 22 Northamptonshire 641,992 1,003 23 Dorset 632,272 987 24 Warwickshire 577,462 902 25 Cambridgeshire 549,749 859 26 Nottinghamshire 539,752 843 27 Herefordshire 537,363 839 28 Leicestershire 527,124 823 29 Westmorland 500,906 782 30 Surrey 485,128 758 31 Oxfordshire 483,614 755 32 Worcestershire 480,560 751 33 Buckinghamshire 475,694 743 34 Berkshire 462,224 722 35 Hertfordshire 406,161 635 36 Bedfordshire 298,494 466 37 Huntingdonshire 234,218 366 38 Middlesex 181,301 283 39 Rutland 97,273 152
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