List of the largest villages in England
Village Ceremonial county Population 2011 Census Area ( km² ) Notes on basis of claim
Bradfield South Yorkshire 17,100 142.92 Largest civil parish . No more than 500 metres ( 550 yd ) separates High Bradfield from Low Bradfield its twin settlements
Broughton Astley Leicestershire 11,940 Broughton Astley is a large village and civil parish located in the Harborough district of Leicestershire , England
Rawmarsh South Yorkshire 13,389 6.63 One ward , buffered . No civil parish council
Chalfont St Peter Buckinghamshire 12,766 16.1 Contiguous with Chalfont St Giles
Cranleigh Surrey 11,492 32.78 Based on area
Cottingham East Riding of Yorkshire 17,164 12.13 Has made the claim on the basis of including the grounds of Cottingham Manor . Contiguous with Kingston upon Hull
Horsforth West Yorkshire 18,895 8.07 Claim made in 19th century - parish council converted in name to a 'town council ' . Contiguous with Leeds
Kidlington Oxfordshire 15,046 9.12 Described by its parish council as the second largest village in England
Lancing West Sussex 18,810 14.14 Adjacent to Shoreham by Sea - though largely separated by the River Adur and land covering Brighton Airport and farms
Heath Hayes and Wimblebury Staffordshire 14,085 4.17
Wombourne Staffordshire 14,157 11.84
Ecclesfield South Yorkshire 32,073 21.36 The most populous civil parish in England not to meet either of the two official town criteria , nor a new town
Rustington West Sussex 13,883 3.72 Often described as a sleepy village , Rustington has never acquired town status , despite its size
Contenders
Places for which this claim has been made , and the reported population in the 2011 census ( most recent all households census ) include :
Several places claim to be the largest village in England. This title is disputed as there is no standard definition of a village as distinct from a town and 'largest' can refer to population or area. A typical contender is Lancing in West Sussex with a population of around 19,000. Whilst Lancing might be described as a town in everyday use, it has not formally taken on this status and, in this case with three tiers of local government, it has a parish council rather than a town council. Also, it has a village hall instead of a town hall. All claimants must avoid having had a town charter or licence to hold a market from the Crown. Many other villages are in a similar position. Some of the claimants below, such as Cottingham, Lancing and Rawmarsh, are part of larger urban areas and it can be contended that such claimants are suburbs or 'suburban villages' rather than 'standalone villages' which have a clear surrounding open space buffer zone. The old simple definitions of 'towns' were settlements with: