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List of settlements in Lancashire by population

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 as of March 2024, the subdivision data has not yet been published.

Population ranking

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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[2] while the three electoral wards of Bamber Bridge East, Bamber Bridge North, and Bamber Bridge West had populations of 4,896,[3] 4,665[4] and 4,384[5] 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.

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The 14 district centres
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The 11 largest towns that are not district centres
# Settlement

  District centre
 		District Population[6][7][8][9]
2001 2011
1 Blackpool Blackpool 148,300 147,663
2 Blackburn Blackburn with Darwen 108,690 117,963
3 Preston Preston 87,510 97,886
4 Burnley Burnley 84,112 81,548
5 Bamber Bridge South Ribble 65,780 67,497
6 Lancaster Lancaster 46,330 48,085
7 Lytham St Annes Fylde 40,720 42,953
8 Leyland South Ribble 37,150 38,805
9 Chorley Chorley 33,430 36,183
10 Fulwood Preston 36,296 35,830
11 Accrington Hyndburn 35,200 35,456
12 Skelmersdale West Lancashire 34,500 34,455
13 Morecambe Lancaster 34,241 33,432
14 Nelson Pendle 29,000 29,463
15 Darwen Blackburn with Darwen 27,557 28,155
16 Fleetwood Wyre 26,560 25,359
17 Ormskirk West Lancashire 23,660 24,073
18 Rawtenstall Rossendale 22,618 23,128
19 Thornton Wyre 17,610 18,941
20 Colne Pendle 18,946 18,806
21 Poulton-le-Fylde Wyre 17,130 17,430
22 Haslingden Rossendale 15,330 15,969
23 Heysham Lancaster 14,630 15,633
24 Clitheroe Ribble Valley 14,697 14,765
25 Bacup Rossendale 12,760 13,323
26 Kirkham Fylde 11,440 11,915
27 Oswaldtwistle Hyndburn 12,193 11,803
28 Great Harwood Hyndburn 11,217 10,800
29 Cleveleys Wyre 10,722 10,754
30 Barnoldswick Pendle 10,524 10,435
31 Brierfield Pendle 10,047 9,559
32 Adlington Chorley 8,450 9,211
33 Longton South Ribble 8,460 8,800
34 Burscough West Lancashire 8,286 8,799
35 Tarleton West Lancashire 8,210 8,582
36 Clayton-le-Moors Hyndburn 8,290 8,522
37 Euxton Chorley 7,690 8,118
38 Freckleton / Warton Fylde 8,123 8,049
39 Coppull Chorley 7,637 7,959
40 Longridge Ribble Valley 7,491 7,526
41 Whitworth Rossendale 7,263 7,500
42 Bolton-le-Sands Lancaster 7,010 6,995
43 Garstang Wyre 6,290 6,779
44 Rishton Hyndburn 7,350 6,625
45 Carnforth Lancaster 5,872 6,115
46 Barrowford Pendle 5,261 5,521
47 Preesall Wyre 5,050 5,367
48 Church Hyndburn 4,881 5,186
49 Lancaster University Lancaster 4,160 5,110

Historic Lancashire

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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

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References

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  1. ^ 2011 Built-up Areas - Methodology and Guidance (PDF). Office for National Statistics. June 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bamber Bridge Built-up area sub division (E35001217)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  3. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bamber Bridge East Ward (as of 2011) (E05005330)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bamber Bridge North Ward (as of 2011) (E05005331)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  5. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bamber Bridge West Ward (as of 2011) (E05005332)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Blackburn with Darwen (Unitary District, North West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Blackpool (Unitary District, North West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Lancashire (County, North West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  9. ^ 2011 census table: ONS
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