List of settlements in Lancashire by population explained

See also: List of places in Lancashire. This is a list of settlements in Lancashire by population based on the results of the 2011 census. In 2011, there were 49 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Lancashire, shown in the table below.

A more recent United Kingdom census took place in 2021, but, the subdivision data has not yet been published.

Population ranking

The "settlements" in this table are the "Built-up area subdivisions" used by the Office for National Statistics in the 2011 United Kingdom census. "Built-up areas" and their subdivisions were previously known as "Urban areas" and are defined as areas of built-up land of at least 20 hectares which are separated from other built-up areas by at least 200m. They were named algorithmically, based on the name of a city, town or other settlement found on Ordnance Survey mapping within the area. [1] These areas do not always coincide with current or former local authority boundaries or other definitions of settlements: Bamber Bridge Built-up area subdivision, for example, had a 2011 population of 67,497 while the three electoral wards of Bamber Bridge East, Bamber Bridge North, and Bamber Bridge West had populations of 4,896, 4,665 and 4,384 respectively, totalling 13,945. Similarly, the town of Blackpool has a slightly higher population than its unitary authority, due to the urban subdivision including some small areas situated outside the district.

SettlementDistrictPopulation[2] [3] [4] [5]
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1scope=row style="background: #FCFCE0;" BlackpoolBlackpool148,300147,663
2scope=row style="background: #FCFCE0;" BlackburnBlackburn with Darwen108,690117,963
3scope=row style="background: #FCFCE0;" PrestonPreston87,51097,886
4scope=row style="background: #FCFCE0;" BurnleyBurnley84,11281,548
5scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" Bamber BridgeSouth Ribble65,78067,497
6scope=row style="background: #FCFCE0;" LancasterLancaster46,33048,085
7scope=row style="background: #FCFCE0;" Lytham St AnnesFylde40,72042,953
8scope=row style="background: #FCFCE0;" LeylandSouth Ribble37,15038,805
9scope=row style="background: #FCFCE0;" ChorleyChorley33,43036,183
10scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" FulwoodPreston36,29635,830
11scope=row style="background: #FCFCE0;" AccringtonHyndburn35,20035,456
12scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" SkelmersdaleWest Lancashire34,50034,455
13scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" MorecambeLancaster34,24133,432
14scope=row style="background: #FCFCE0;" NelsonPendle29,00029,463
15scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" DarwenBlackburn with Darwen27,55728,155
16scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" FleetwoodWyre26,56025,359
17scope=row style="background: #FCFCE0;" OrmskirkWest Lancashire23,66024,073
18scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" RawtenstallRossendale22,61823,128
19scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" ThorntonWyre17,61018,941
20scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" ColnePendle18,94618,806
21scope=row style="background: #FCFCE0;" Poulton-le-FyldeWyre17,13017,430
22scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" HaslingdenRossendale15,33015,969
23scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" HeyshamLancaster14,63015,633
24scope=row style="background: #FCFCE0;" ClitheroeRibble Valley14,69714,765
25scope=row style="background: #FCFCE0;" BacupRossendale12,76013,323
26scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" KirkhamFylde11,44011,915
27scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" OswaldtwistleHyndburn12,19311,803
28scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" Great HarwoodHyndburn11,21710,800
29scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" CleveleysWyre10,72210,754
30scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" BarnoldswickPendle10,52410,435
31scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" BrierfieldPendle10,0479,559
32scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" AdlingtonChorley8,4509,211
33scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" LongtonSouth Ribble8,4608,800
34scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" BurscoughWest Lancashire8,2868,799
35scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" TarletonWest Lancashire8,2108,582
36scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" Clayton-le-MoorsHyndburn8,2908,522
37scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" EuxtonChorley7,6908,118
38scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" Freckleton / WartonFylde8,1238,049
39scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" CoppullChorley7,6377,959
40scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" LongridgeRibble Valley7,4917,526
41scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" WhitworthRossendale7,2637,500
42scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" Bolton-le-SandsLancaster7,0106,995
43scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" GarstangWyre6,2906,779
44scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" RishtonHyndburn7,3506,625
45scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" CarnforthLancaster5,8726,115
46scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" BarrowfordPendle5,2615,521
47scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" PreesallWyre5,0505,367
48scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" ChurchHyndburn4,8815,186
49scope=row style="background: #F4F6F8;" Lancaster UniversityLancaster4,1605,110

Historic Lancashire

Historically, the county of Lancashire covered a much wider area before boundary changes were introduced in 1974. Some towns which formerly belonged to the county still strongly identify with it. Notable examples are Bolton, Bury, Heywood, Horwich, Leigh, Southport, St. Helens and Wigan, and as well as cities such as Manchester, Liverpool and Salford.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2011 Built-up Areas - Methodology and Guidance . June 2013 . Office for National Statistics . 16 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Blackburn with Darwen (Unitary District, North West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts. www.citypopulation.de. 2016-11-16.
  3. Web site: Blackpool (Unitary District, North West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts. www.citypopulation.de. 2016-11-16.
  4. Web site: Lancashire (County, North West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts. www.citypopulation.de. 2016-11-16.
  5. http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/articles/747.aspx 2011 census table: ONS