InEngland, anunparished area is an area that is not covered by acivil parish (the lowest level of local government, not to be confused with anecclesiastical parish). Mosturbaniseddistricts of England are either entirely or partly unparished. Many towns and some cities in otherwise rural districts are also unparished areas and therefore no longer have atown council orcity council, and are instead directly managed by a higher local authority such as a district or county council.
Until the mid-nineteenth century there had been many areas that did not belong to any parish, known asextra-parochial areas. Acts of Parliament between 1858 and 1868 sought to abolish such areas, converting them into parishes or absorbing them into neighbouring parishes. After 1868 there were very few extra-parochial areas left; those remaining were mostly islands, such asLundy, which did not have a neighbouring parish into which they could be absorbed.
Modern unparished areas (also termed "non-civil parish areas"),[1] were created in 1965 in London and in 1974 elsewhere. They generally arose where formerurban districts,municipal boroughs orcounty boroughs were abolished and where nosuccessor parish was established. Parishes were not allowed inGreater London until the passing of theLocal Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (which allows their formation in theLondon boroughs)[2] and it remained entirely unparished from 1965 untilQueen's Park was created in 2014.[3]
Some cities and towns which are unparished areas in larger districts (i.e. not districts of themselves) havecharter trustees to maintain ahistoric charter, such ascity status (an example being inBath) or simply themayoralty of a town.
Local authorities which are entirely parished are not listed. The ceremonial counties ofCornwall (apart fromWolf Rock),Herefordshire,Isle of Wight,Northamptonshire,Northumberland,Rutland,Shropshire, andWiltshire are entirely parished.[4][5][6][7]
| Ceremonial county | Local authority | Unparished area | Charter trustees | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire | Bedford | Bedford | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Bedford Municipal Borough, less parish ofBrickhill (created 2004).[8] |
| Bedfordshire | Luton | Luton | No | Whole borough. |
| Berkshire | Reading | Reading | No | Whole borough. |
| Berkshire | Slough | Slough | No | Whole borough except parishes ofBritwell,Colnbrook with Poyle, andWexham Court. Unparished area equivalent to pre-1974Slough Municipal Borough. |
| Berkshire | Windsor and Maidenhead | Maidenhead | No | Pre-1974 Maidenhead Municipal Borough. |
| Berkshire | Windsor and Maidenhead | Windsor | No | Pre-1974 New Windsor Municipal Borough. |
| Bristol | Bristol | Bristol | No | Whole city. |
| Buckinghamshire | Buckinghamshire | High Wycombe | Yes | Pre-1974 High Wycombe Municipal Borough. |
| Cambridgeshire | Cambridge | Cambridge | No | Whole city. |
| Cambridgeshire | Peterborough | Peterborough,Stanground North,Old Fletton | No | Part of modern city which covers the combined former areas of:
|
| Cheshire | Cheshire West and Chester | Chester | Yes | Part which was pre-1974 Chester County Borough. |
| Cheshire | Cheshire West and Chester | Burton,Ellesmere Port andWillaston | Yes | Combined pre-1974 areas of: |
| Cheshire | Halton | Runcorn andWidnes | No | Combined pre-1974 areas of:
|
| Cheshire | Warrington | Warrington | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974Warrington County Borough. |
| Cumbria | Cumberland | Carlisle | Yes | Part of district which was pre-1974Carlisle County Borough. |
| Derbyshire | Amber Valley | Riddings | No | Remaining unparished part of pre-1974Alfreton Urban District following creation of parishes ofAlfreton,Somercotes, andSwanwick in 1984. |
| Derbyshire | Chesterfield | Chesterfield | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974Chesterfield Municipal Borough. |
| Derbyshire | Derby | Derby | No | Whole city. |
| Derbyshire | Erewash | Ilkeston | No | Pre-1974Ilkeston Municipal Borough. |
| Derbyshire | Erewash | Long Eaton | No | Pre-1974Long Eaton Urban District, less parish of Sawley (created 1999). |
| Derbyshire | High Peak | Buxton | No | Pre-1974Buxton Municipal Borough. |
| Derbyshire | High Peak | Glossop | No | Pre-1974Glossop Municipal Borough. |
| Derbyshire | South Derbyshire | Swadlincote | No | Pre-1974 Swadlincote Urban District. |
| Devon | Exeter | Exeter | No | Whole city. |
| Devon | Plymouth | Plymouth | No | Whole city. |
| Devon | Torbay | Torquay,Paignton, andChurston Ferrers | No | Modern borough less parish ofBrixham (created 2007). Unparished area similar in extent to combined areas of the following authorities abolished in 1968 to create County Borough of Torbay:
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| Devon | Torridge | Lundy | No | Ancientextra-parochial area. The Poor Law Amendment Act 1868 abolished most remaining extra-parochial areas by merging them into the neighbouring parish with the longest common boundary. Lundy avoided being added to a parish by virtue of being an island. |
| Dorset | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | Bournemouth | Yes | Pre-2019 Bournemouth Borough, less parish ofHoldenhurst Village (created 2013). Contiguous with unparished area of Poole, but maintains separate charter trustees. |
| Dorset | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | Poole | Yes | Pre-2019 Poole Borough. Contiguous with unparished area of Bournemouth, but maintains separate charter trustees. |
| Durham | Darlington | Darlington | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Darlington County Borough. |
| Durham | County Durham | Chester-le-Street | No | Pre-1974 Chester-le-Street Urban District. |
| Durham | County Durham | Consett,Burnopfield andDipton area | No | Combined pre-1974 areas of:
|
| Durham | County Durham | Crook,Coundon andSt Helen Auckland area | No | Combined pre-1974 areas of:
|
| Durham | County Durham | Durham:Old Durham / Sherburn Road area | Yes[a] | One of four separate parts of pre-1974 Durham Municipal Borough which remain unparished following creation of City of Durham parish in 2018. The parish is defined by reference to electoral divisions rather than the unparished area; this residual unparished area being the part of the former unparished area of the city of Durham which lies in the Belmont electoral division. |
| Durham | County Durham | Durham: Dryburn Park area | Yes[a] | One of four separate parts of pre-1974 Durham Municipal Borough which remain unparished following creation of City of Durham parish in 2018. The parish is defined by reference to electoral divisions rather than the unparished area; this residual unparished area being one of three separate parts of the former unparished area of the city of Durham which lies in the Framwellgate and Newton Hall electoral division. |
| Durham | County Durham | Durham: Dunholme Close area | Yes[a] | One of four separate parts of pre-1974 Durham Municipal Borough which remain unparished following creation of City of Durham parish in 2018. The parish is defined by reference to electoral divisions rather than the unparished area; this residual unparished area being one of three separate parts of the former unparished area of the city of Durham which lies in the Framwellgate and Newton Hall electoral division. |
| Durham | County Durham | Durham:Newton Hall area | Yes[a] | One of four separate parts of pre-1974 Durham Municipal Borough which remain unparished following creation of City of Durham parish in 2018. The parish is defined by reference to electoral divisions rather than the unparished area; this residual unparished area being one of three separate parts of the former unparished area of the city of Durham which lies in the Framwellgate and Newton Hall electoral division. |
| Durham | County Durham | South Church area | No | Part of the pre-1974Bishop Auckland Urban District which remains unparished following the creation of parishes ofDene Valley,West Auckland (created 2003) and Bishop Auckland (created 2007). A larger separate unparished area from the former Bishop Auckland Urban District around Coundon and St Helen Auckland does not adjoin this area. |
| Durham | Hartlepool | Hartlepool | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Hartlepool County Borough, less parish ofHeadland (created 1999). |
| Durham | Stockton-on-Tees | Stockton-on-Tees | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1968 Stockton-on-Tees Municipal Borough, which was included inTeesside County Borough 1968–1974. |
| Essex | Basildon | Basildon | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974Basildon Urban District, less parishes ofBillericay,Great Burstead and South Green,Little Burstead,Ramsden Bellhouse, andRamsden Crays (all created 1996),Noak Bridge (created 2002),Shotgate (created 2007),Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet (created 2010), andWickford (created 2022). |
| Essex | Braintree | Braintree and Bocking | No | Part of modern district which was pre-1974Braintree and Bocking Urban District. |
| Essex | Brentwood | Brentwood | No | Pre-1974 borough except parishes ofHerongate and Ingrave (created 2002), andWest Horndon (created 2002). |
| Essex | Castle Point | Benfleet | No | Whole borough less parish ofCanvey Island (created 2007). Unparished area equivalent to pre-1974 Benfleet Urban District. |
| Essex | Chelmsford | Chelmsford | No | Part of modern city which was pre-1974 Chelmsford Municipal Borough less parishes ofChelmer andChelmsford Garden (created in 2023). |
| Essex | Colchester | Colchester | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Colchester Municipal Borough, less parish ofMyland (created 1999) but including part ofEast Donyland added in 2004. |
| Essex | Harlow | Harlow | No | Whole district. |
| Essex | Southend-on-Sea | Southend-on-Sea | No | Whole city except parish ofLeigh-on-Sea (created 1996). |
| Essex | Tendring | Clacton | No | Pre-1974 Clacton Urban District. |
| Essex | Thurrock | Thurrock | No | Whole borough, being pre-1974Thurrock Urban District less small part in Basildon New Town. Thurrock Urban District had been created in 1936 as merger ofGrays Thurrock Urban District,Purfleet Urban District,Tilbury Urban District, and most of theOrsett Rural District. |
| Gloucestershire | Cheltenham | Cheltenham | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Cheltenham Municipal Borough. |
| Gloucestershire | Gloucester | Gloucester | No | Whole city except parish ofQuedgeley, transferred into Gloucester in 1991. Unparished area equivalent to pre-1974 Gloucester County Borough. |
| Hampshire | Basingstoke and Deane | Basingstoke | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Basingstoke Municipal Borough. |
| Hampshire | Fareham | Fareham | No | Whole borough. |
| Hampshire | Gosport | Gosport | No | Whole borough. |
| Hampshire | Havant | Havant and Waterloo | No | Whole borough (former Havant and Waterloo Urban District). |
| Hampshire | Portsmouth | Portsmouth | No | Whole city. (ASouthsea parish was created from part of the area in 1999 but abolished in 2010.) |
| Hampshire | Rushmoor | Aldershot andFarnborough | No | Whole borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of:
|
| Hampshire | Southampton | Southampton | No | Whole city. |
| Hampshire | Winchester | Winchester | No | Part of modern city which was pre-1974 Winchester Municipal Borough, less parish ofBadger Farm (created 1985). |
| Hertfordshire | Broxbourne | Cheshunt andHoddesdon | No | Whole borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of:
|
| Hertfordshire | Dacorum | Hemel Hempstead | No | Pre-1974 Hemel Hempstead Municipal Borough. |
| Hertfordshire | Hertsmere | Bushey | No | Pre-1974 Bushey Urban District. |
| Hertfordshire | Hertsmere | Potters Bar | No | Pre-1974Potters Bar Urban District, less parish ofSouth Mimms (created 2008). |
| Hertfordshire | North Hertfordshire | Baldock,Hitchin, andLetchworth | No | Combined pre-1974 areas of:
|
| Hertfordshire | St Albans | St Albans | No | Part of modern city and district which was pre-1974 St Albans Municipal Borough. |
| Hertfordshire | Stevenage | Stevenage | No | Whole borough. |
| Hertfordshire | Three Rivers | Maple Cross andMill End, Rickmansworth area | No | One of two separate parts of pre-1974Rickmansworth Urban District which remain unparished following creation of parishes ofCroxley Green in 1986 andBatchworth in 2017. Batchworth parish was defined by reference to wards rather than the unparished area. This unparished area represents the part of the former Rickmansworth Urban District within the Chorleywood South and Maple Cross ward. |
| Hertfordshire | Three Rivers | Loudwater: Chess Hill / Loudwater Lane area | No | One of two separate parts of pre-1974Rickmansworth Urban District which remain unparished following creation of parishes ofCroxley Green in 1986 andBatchworth in 2017. Batchworth parish was defined by reference to wards rather than the unparished area. This unparished area represents the part of the former Rickmansworth Urban District within the Chorleywood North and Sarratt ward. |
| Hertfordshire | Watford | Watford | No | Whole borough. |
| Hertfordshire | Welwyn Hatfield | Welwyn Garden City | No | Pre-1974 Welwyn Garden City Urban District. |
| Kent | Ashford | Ashford | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Ashford Urban District, less parishes ofKennington andSouth Willesborough and Newtown, both created 2019. |
| Kent | Canterbury | Canterbury | No | Part of modern city which was pre-1974 Canterbury County Borough. |
| Kent | Canterbury | Herne Bay andWhitstable | No | Combined pre-1974 areas of:
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| Kent | Dartford | Dartford | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Dartford Municipal Borough. |
| Kent | Dartford | Ebbsfleet | No | Area removed from parish ofSwanscombe and Greenhithe to become an unparished area in 2019.[11] |
| Kent | Gravesham | Gravesend andNorthfleet | No | Combined pre-1974 areas of:
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| Kent | Maidstone | Maidstone | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Maidstone Municipal Borough, less parish ofTovil and part added to new parish ofDownswood (both created 1987). |
| Kent | Medway | Chatham,Gillingham, andRochester | No | Combined pre-1974 areas of:
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| Kent | Swale | Halfway Houses | No | Only part of pre-1974Queenborough-in-Sheppey Municipal Borough left unparished following creation of parishes ofEastchurch,Leysdown,Queenborough, andWarden (all created 1983),Minster-on-Sea (2003), andSheerness (2019). |
| Kent | Swale | Sittingbourne and Milton | No | Pre-1974Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District. |
| Kent | Thanet | Margate | Yes | Pre-1974 Margate Municipal Borough, less parishes ofBirchington andWestgate-on-Sea (created 2015). |
| Kent | Tonbridge and Malling | Tonbridge | No | Part of modern district which was pre-1974 Tonbridge Urban District. |
| Kent | Tunbridge Wells | Royal Tunbridge Wells | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Royal Tunbridge Wells Municipal Borough. |
| Lancashire | Blackburn with Darwen | Blackburn | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Blackburn County Borough. |
| Lancashire | Blackburn with Darwen | Hoddlesden | No | Remaining part of pre-1974Darwen Municipal Borough left unparished following creation of Darwen parish in 2009. |
| Lancashire | Blackpool | Blackpool | No | Whole borough. |
| Lancashire | Burnley | Burnley | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Burnley County Borough. |
| Lancashire | Chorley | Chorley | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974Chorley Municipal Borough, less parish ofAstley Village (created 1991). |
| Lancashire | Hyndburn | Accrington,Church,Clayton-le-Moors,Great Harwood,Oswaldtwistle andRishton | No | Whole borough except parish ofAltham. Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of:
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| Lancashire | Lancaster | Heysham | No | Remaining part of pre-1974Morecambe and Heysham Municipal Borough left unparished following creation of parish ofMorecambe in 2009. Similar in area to pre-1928 Heysham Urban District. |
| Lancashire | Lancaster | Lancaster | No | Part of modern city which was pre-1974 Lancaster Municipal Borough, less parish ofAldcliffe-with-Stodday (created 2017). |
| Lancashire | Preston | Preston andFulwood | No | Part of modern city which covers the combined pre-1974 areas of: Less parts from both included in parish ofIngol and Tanterton (created 2012). |
| Lancashire | Rossendale | Bacup,Haslingden,Rawtenstall andEdenfield area | No | Whole borough except parish ofWhitworth. Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of:
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| Lancashire | South Ribble | Leyland | No | Pre-1974 Leyland Urban District. |
| Lancashire | South Ribble | Walton-le-Dale | No | Pre-1974 Walton-le-Dale Urban District. |
| Lancashire | West Lancashire | Ormskirk | No | Pre-1974Ormskirk Urban District, less parishes ofBurscough,Lathom, andNewburgh (all created 1983), andLathom South (created 2007). |
| Lancashire | West Lancashire | Skelmersdale | No | Remaining part of pre-1974Skelmersdale and Holland Urban District left unparished following creation of parish ofUp Holland in 2005. |
| Lancashire | Wyre | Poulton-le-Fylde andThornton-Cleveleys | No | Combined pre-1974 areas of:
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| Leicestershire | Charnwood | Loughborough | No | Pre-1974 Loughborough Municipal Borough, less part included in parish ofStonebow Village (created 2019).[12] |
| Leicestershire | Harborough | Market Harborough | No | Pre-1974 Market Harborough Urban District plus part ofLubenham added in 2021.[13] |
| Leicestershire | Hinckley and Bosworth | Hinckley | No | Pre-1974 Hinckley Urban District, less parishes ofBurbage andStoke Golding (both created 1986),[14]Earl Shilton (created 1995),[15] andBarwell (created 2007).[16] |
| Leicestershire | Leicester | Leicester | No | Whole city. |
| Leicestershire | Melton | Melton Mowbray | No | Pre-1974 Melton Mowbray Urban District. |
| Leicestershire | North West Leicestershire | Coalville | No | One of two separate areas of pre-1974 Coalville Urban District which remain unparished following creation of parishes ofEllistown and Battleflat (created 2002),[17]Hugglescote and Donington le Heath (created 2011),[18] andWhitwick (created 2011).[19] |
| Leicestershire | North West Leicestershire | Thringstone | No | One of two separate aras of pre-1974 Coalville Urban District which remain unparished following creation of parishes ofEllistown and Battleflat (created 2002),Hugglescote and Donington le Heath (created 2011), andWhitwick (created 2011). |
| Leicestershire | Oadby and Wigston | Oadby andWigston | No | Whole borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of:
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| Lincolnshire | Boston | Boston | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Boston Municipal Borough. |
| Lincolnshire | Lincoln | Lincoln | No | Whole city. |
| Lincolnshire | North East Lincolnshire | Cleethorpes | Yes | Pre-1974Cleethorpes Municipal Borough. Contiguous with unparished area of Grimsby, but maintains separate charter trustees. |
| Lincolnshire | North East Lincolnshire | Grimsby | Yes | Pre-1974Grimsby County Borough, less parish of Great Coates (created 2003). Contiguous with unparished area of Cleethorpes, but maintains separate charter trustees. |
| Lincolnshire | North Lincolnshire | Scunthorpe | Yes | Pre-1974Scunthorpe Municipal Borough. |
| Lincolnshire | South Holland | Spalding | No | Pre-1974 Spalding Urban District. |
| City of London | City of London | City of London | No | Whole city. |
| Greater London | Barking and Dagenham | Barking and Dagenham | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of:
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| Greater London | Barnet | Barnet | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: |
| Greater London | Bexley | Bexley | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of:
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| Greater London | Brent | Brent | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: |
| Greater London | Bromley | Bromley | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of:
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| Greater London | Camden | Camden | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: |
| Greater London | Croydon | Croydon | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: |
| Greater London | Ealing | Ealing | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: |
| Greater London | Enfield | Enfield | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: |
| Greater London | Greenwich | Greenwich | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of:
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| Greater London | Hackney | Hackney | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: |
| Greater London | Hammersmith and Fulham | Hammersmith and Fulham | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: |
| Greater London | Haringey | Haringey | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: |
| Greater London | Harrow | Harrow | No | Whole London Borough, covering same area as pre-1965 Municipal Borough of Harrow. |
| Greater London | Havering | Havering | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: |
| Greater London | Hillingdon | Hillingdon | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: |
| Greater London | Hounslow | Hounslow | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: |
| Greater London | Islington | Islington | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: |
| Greater London | Kensington and Chelsea | Kensington and Chelsea | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: |
| Greater London | Kingston upon Thames | Kingston upon Thames | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: |
| Greater London | Lambeth | Lambeth | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of:
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| Greater London | Lewisham | Lewisham | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: |
| Greater London | Merton | Merton | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: |
| Greater London | Newham | Newham | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of:
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| Greater London | Redbridge | Redbridge | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of:
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| Greater London | Richmond upon Thames | Richmond upon Thames | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: |
| Greater London | Southwark | Southwark | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: |
| Greater London | Sutton | Sutton | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: |
| Greater London | Tower Hamlets | Tower Hamlets | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: |
| Greater London | Waltham Forest | Waltham Forest | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: |
| Greater London | Wandsworth | Wandsworth | No | Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of:
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| Greater London | Westminster | Westminster | No | Whole London Borough except parish ofQueen's Park (created 2014).[20] Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1965 areas of:
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| Greater Manchester | Bolton | Bolton,Farnworth,Hunger Hill,Kearsley,Little Lever,Over Hulton andSouth Turton | No | Whole metropolitan borough except parishes ofBlackrod,Horwich, andWesthoughton. Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of:
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| Greater Manchester | Bury | Bury,Affetside,Prestwich,Radcliffe,Ramsbottom,Tottington andWhitefield | No | Whole metropolitan borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of:
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| Greater Manchester | Manchester | Manchester | No | Whole city except parish ofRingway, the unparished area being the pre-1974 Manchester County Borough. |
| Greater Manchester | Oldham | Oldham,Chadderton,Failsworth,Lees andRoyton | No | Whole metropolitan borough except parishes ofSaddleworth andShaw and Crompton, the unparished area being combined pre-1974 areas of: |
| Greater Manchester | Rochdale | Rochdale,Heywood,Littleborough,Middleton andWardle | No | Whole metropolitan borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: |
| Greater Manchester | Salford | Salford,Eccles,Irlam,Swinton and Pendlebury andWorsley | No | Whole city, being combined pre-1974 areas of: |
| Greater Manchester | Stockport | Stockport,Bredbury and Romiley,Cheadle and Gatley,Hazel Grove and Bramhall andMarple | No | Whole metropolitan borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: |
| Greater Manchester | Tameside | Ashton-under-Lyne,Audenshaw,Denton,Droylsden,Dukinfield,Hyde,Longdendale andStalybridge | No | Whole metropolitan borough except parish ofMossley (created 1999). Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of: |
| Greater Manchester | Trafford | Altrincham,Bowdon,Hale,Sale,Stretford andUrmston | No | Whole metropolitan borough except parishes ofCarrington,Dunham Massey,Partington, andWarburton. Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of: |
| Greater Manchester | Wigan | Wigan,Abram,Ashton-in-Makerfield,Aspull,Atherton,Billinge and Winstanley,Golborne,Hindley,Ince-in-Makerfield,Leigh,Orrell,Standish with Langtree andTyldesley | No | Whole metropolitan borough except parishes ofHaigh,Shevington, andWorthington. Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of:
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| Merseyside | Knowsley | Huyton with Roby andTarbock | No | Combined former areas of:
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| Merseyside | Knowsley | Kirkby | No | Pre-1974Kirkby Urban District. |
| Merseyside | Liverpool | Liverpool | No | Whole city. |
| Merseyside | St Helens | St Helens,Haydock andNewton-le-Willows | No | Part of metropolitan borough covering combined pre-1974 areas of:
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| Merseyside | Sefton | Bootle,Crosby, andLitherland | No | Part of metropolitan borough covering combined pre-1974 areas of:
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| Merseyside | Sefton | Southport | No | Pre-1974 Southport County Borough. |
| Merseyside | Wirral | Wirral,Bebington,Birkenhead,Hoylake andWallasey | No | Whole metropolitan borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of:
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| Norfolk | Great Yarmouth | Great Yarmouth | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Great Yarmouth County Borough. |
| Norfolk | Norwich | Norwich | No | Whole city. |
| Norfolk | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | King's Lynn | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 King's Lynn Municipal Borough. |
| Nottinghamshire | Ashfield | Hucknall | No | Pre-1974Hucknall Urban District. |
| Nottinghamshire | Ashfield | Kirkby-in-Ashfield andSutton-in-Ashfield | No | Combined pre-1974 areas of: |
| Nottinghamshire | Bassetlaw | East Retford | Yes | Pre-1974East Retford Municipal Borough. |
| Nottinghamshire | Bassetlaw | Worksop | Yes | Pre-1974Worksop Municipal Borough, less parishes ofRhodesia andShireoaks (both created 1984),[21] andClumber and Hardwick (created 1994).[22] |
| Nottinghamshire | Broxtowe | Beeston | No | Pre-1974Beeston and Stapleford Urban District, less parish ofStapleford (created 1987). |
| Nottinghamshire | Gedling | Arnold andCarlton | No | Part of borough covering combined pre-1974 areas of:
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| Nottinghamshire | Mansfield | Mansfield andMansfield Woodhouse | Yes | Whole district exceptWarsop. Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of: |
| Nottinghamshire | Nottingham | Nottingham | No | Whole city. |
| Nottinghamshire | Rushcliffe | West Bridgford | No | Pre-1974West Bridgford Urban District. |
| Oxfordshire | Oxford | Oxford | No | Whole city except four parishes ofBlackbird Leys,Littlemore,Old Marston, andRisinghurst and Sandhills. Blackbird Leys was created in 1991 from part of pre-1974 Oxford County Borough, the other three parishes were transferred to Oxford fromSouth Oxfordshire in 1991.[24] |
| Somerset | Bath and North East Somerset | Bath | Yes | Part of modern district which was pre-1996 City of Bath (equivalent to pre-1974 Bath County Borough). |
| Staffordshire | Cannock Chase | Cannock | No | One of two areas from the pre-1974 Cannock Urban District remaining unparished following creation of parishes ofBridgtown,Cannock Wood, andHeath Hayes and Wimblebury (all created 1988),[25] andHednesford (created 2000). This unparished area covers the main part of the town of Cannock. |
| Staffordshire | Cannock Chase | Rawnsley area | No | One of two areas from the pre-1974 Cannock Urban District remaining unparished following creation of parishes ofBridgtown,Cannock Wood, andHeath Hayes and Wimblebury (all created 1988), andHednesford (created 2000). This unparished area covers the area around Rawnsley,Hazelslade andProspect Village. |
| Staffordshire | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Newcastle-under-Lyme | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Newcastle-under-Lyme Municipal Borough, less parish ofSilverdale (created 2002).[26] |
| Staffordshire | Stafford | Stafford | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Stafford Municipal Borough, less parish ofDoxey (created 2005).[27] |
| Staffordshire | Stoke-on-Trent | Stoke-on-Trent | No | Whole city. |
| Staffordshire | Tamworth | Tamworth | No | Whole borough. |
| Suffolk | Ipswich | Ipswich | No | Whole borough. |
| Surrey | Elmbridge | Esher andWalton and Weybridge | No | Whole borough, less parish ofClaygate (created 2000).[28] Unparished area equivalent to pre-1974 areas of:
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| Surrey | Epsom and Ewell | Epsom and Ewell | No | Whole borough, being pre-1974 Epsom and Ewell Municipal Borough. |
| Surrey | Guildford | Guildford | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Guildford Municipal Borough. |
| Surrey | Mole Valley | Dorking andLeatherhead | No | Part of district equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of: |
| Surrey | Reigate and Banstead | Reigate andBanstead | No | Whole borough except parishes ofHorley andSalfords and Sidlow. Unparished area equivalent to pre-1974 areas of:
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| Surrey | Runnymede | Chertsey andEgham | No | Whole borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of:
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| Surrey | Spelthorne | Staines-upon-Thames andSunbury-on-Thames | No | Whole borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: |
| Surrey | Surrey Heath | Frimley and Camberley | No | Pre-1974Frimley and Camberley Urban District. |
| Surrey | Woking | Woking | No | Whole borough. |
| East Sussex | Brighton and Hove | Brighton,Hove andPortslade by Sea | No | Whole city except parish ofRottingdean (created 1995). Unparished area split into two parts, east and west of Rottingdean. Larger western part covers combined pre-1974 areas of:
|
| East Sussex | Brighton and Hove | Saltdean | No | One of two separate areas of pre-1974Brighton County Borough remaining unparished following creation of parish ofRottingdean in 1995. |
| East Sussex | Eastbourne | Eastbourne | No | Whole borough. |
| East Sussex | Hastings | Hastings | No | Whole borough. |
| West Sussex | Adur | Shoreham-by-Sea andSouthwick | No | Combined pre-1974 areas of:
|
| West Sussex | Crawley | Crawley | No | Whole borough. |
| West Sussex | Horsham | Horsham | No | Part of modern district equivalent to pre-1974 Horsham Urban District, less part transferred to new parish ofNorth Horsham (created 1987).[30] |
| West Sussex | Worthing | Worthing | No | Whole borough. |
| Tyne and Wear | Gateshead | Gateshead,Blaydon,Felling,Ryton andWhickham | No | Whole metropolitan borough except parish ofLamesley. Unparished area split into two parts, north and south of Lamesley. Larger northern part equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of:
|
| Tyne and Wear | Gateshead | Birtley | No | Pre-2006 parish of Birtley. Smaller of two unparished areas in Gateshead, separated from larger unparished area to the north by the parish of Lamesley. |
| Tyne and Wear | Newcastle upon Tyne | Newcastle upon Tyne,Gosforth andNewburn | No | Part of modern city which covers combined pre-1974 areas of:
|
| Tyne and Wear | North Tyneside | Earsdon,Longbenton,Tynemouth,Wallsend andWhitley Bay | No | Whole metropolitan borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of:
|
| Tyne and Wear | South Tyneside | Boldon,Hebburn,Jarrow andSouth Shields | No | Whole metropolitan borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of:
|
| Tyne and Wear | Sunderland | Sunderland,Houghton-le-Spring andWashington | No | Whole city except parishes ofBurdon,Hetton, andWarden Law. The unparished area is equivalent to the pre-1974 areas of:
|
| Warwickshire | Nuneaton and Bedworth | Nuneaton andBedworth | No | Whole borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of:
|
| Warwickshire | Rugby | Rugby | No | Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Rugby Municipal Borough. |
| West Midlands | Birmingham | Birmingham | No | Whole city except parishes ofNew Frankley in Birmingham (created 2000 from area which had been inBromsgrove prior to 1995) andSutton Coldfield (created 2016). Unparished area equivalent to pre-1974 Birmingham County Borough. |
| West Midlands | Coventry | Coventry | No | Whole city except parishes ofAllesley,Finham, andKeresley. Unparished area equivalent to pre-1974 Coventry County Borough, less parish ofFinham (created 2016). |
| West Midlands | Dudley | Dudley,Halesowen andStourbridge | No | Whole metropolitan borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of:
|
| West Midlands | Sandwell | Warley andWest Bromwich | No | Whole metropolitan borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of:
|
| West Midlands | Solihull | Solihull | No | Part of modern metropolitan borough which was pre-1974 Solihull County Borough. |
| West Midlands | Walsall | Walsall and Aldridge-Brownhills | No | Whole metropolitan borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of:
|
| West Midlands | Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton | No | Whole city, being pre-1974 Wolverhampton County Borough (which had absorbed main parts ofBilston Urban District,Tettenhall Urban District, andWednesfield Urban District in 1966). |
| Worcestershire | Bromsgrove | Bromsgrove | No | One of two areas remaining unparished from pre-1974 Bromsgrove Urban District following creation of parishes ofBarnt Green,Bournheath,Catshill,Finstall, andLickey (all created 1993). (ALickey End parish was created in 2001, but abolished 2011 to revert to being part of the unparished area.) This larger unparished area covers town of Bromsgrove, the smaller unparished area to north covers part ofRubery. |
| Worcestershire | Bromsgrove | Rubery area | No | Smaller of two remaining unparished areas from pre-1974 Bromsgrove Urban District, covering part of the Rubery area on the border with Birmingham. |
| Worcestershire | Redditch | Redditch | No | Whole borough, less parish ofFeckenham (created 1983). |
| Worcestershire | Worcester | Worcester | No | Whole city, except parishes ofSt Peter the Great County andWarndon. Unparished area equivalent to pre-1974 Worcester County Borough. |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | Kingston upon Hull | Kingston upon Hull | No | Whole city. |
| North Yorkshire | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | No | Whole borough, except parishes ofStainton and Thornton (created 1986),[31] andNunthorpe (added to Middlesbrough in 1974). Unparished area created in 1974 was similar in area to former Middlesbrough County Borough which had been absorbed intoTeesside County Borough in 1968. |
| North Yorkshire | Redcar and Cleveland | Redcar andEston area | No | Northern part of borough, representing parts of pre-1974 Teesside County Borough that were included in Langbaurgh district in 1974. Unparished area similar in area to combined pre-1968 areas of:
|
| North Yorkshire | York | York | No | Part of modern city which was pre-1996 City of York (equivalent to pre-1974 York County Borough). |
| South Yorkshire | Barnsley | Barnsley,Brierley,Cudworth,Darfield,Darton,Dearne,Dodworth,Hoyland Nether,Royston,Wombwell andWorsbrough | No | Part of the metropolitan borough which covers the combined former areas of:
|
| South Yorkshire | Doncaster | Doncaster,Adwick le Street andBentley with Arksey | No | Unparished part of the modern metropolitan borough is equivalent to the combined pre-1974 areas of:
|
| South Yorkshire | Doncaster | Conisbrough andMexborough | No | Combined pre-1974 areas of:
|
| South Yorkshire | Rotherham | Rotherham,Rawmarsh,Swinton andWath upon Dearne | No | Unparished part of the modern metropolitan borough is equivalent to the combined pre-1974 areas of: |
| South Yorkshire | Sheffield | Sheffield | No | Part of modern city which was pre-1974Sheffield County Borough. |
| West Yorkshire | Bradford | Bradford andQueensbury | No | Part of modern city which was combined pre-1974 areas of:
|
| West Yorkshire | Calderdale | Brighouse,Elland,Halifax,Shelf andSowerby Bridge | No | Unparished part of metropolitan borough is equivalent to the combined pre-1974 areas of:
|
| West Yorkshire | Kirklees | Batley,Dewsbury,Heckmondwike andSpenborough | No | Combined pre-1974 areas of:
|
| West Yorkshire | Kirklees | Huddersfield andColne Valley | No | Combined pre-1974 of: |
| West Yorkshire | Leeds | Garforth | No | Pre-1974 Garforth Urban District, less parishes ofAllerton Bywater (created 1999)[35] andKippax (created 2004).[36] |
| West Yorkshire | Leeds | Leeds,Aireborough,Ardsley East and West,Pudsey andRothwell | No | Part of modern city which covers combined pre-1974 areas of:
|
| West Yorkshire | Leeds | Ledston | No | Part of modern city which covers pre-2023 area of:
|
| West Yorkshire | Wakefield | Castleford,Pontefract, andKnottingley | No | Combined pre-1974 areas of:
|
| West Yorkshire | Wakefield | Wakefield,Horbury,Ossett andStanley | No | Part of modern city which covers combined pre-1974 areas of: |
| West Yorkshire | Wakefield | Wintersett | No | Part of modern city which covers pre-2023 area of:
|
This is a list of unparished areas as they existed on 1 April 1974, noting changes which have happened since then to create the current geography in the table above.
| Avon (County abolished in 1996 and six districts replaced by four unitary authorities: names of successor unitary authorities where different shown in brackets.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Bath (Bath and North East Somerset) | all (former county borough ofBath) | still unparished, withCharter Trustees since 1996 | |
| Bristol | all (former county borough ofBristol) | still unparished | |
| Kingswood (South Gloucestershire) | all (former urban districts ofKingswood andMangotsfield) | became part ofSouth Gloucestershire district in 1996. Parish ofDownend and Bromley Heath created in 2003,[40] remainder parished asKingswood andStaple Hill and Mangotsfield in 2023[41] | |
| Northavon (South Gloucestershire) | none | ||
| Wansdyke (Bath and North East Somerset) | former urban district ofKeynsham | Divided into two new parishes ofKeynsham andSaltford in 1991[42][43] | |
| Woodspring (North Somerset) | former borough ofWeston-super-Mare | parish ofWeston-super-Mare created in 2000[44] | |
| Bedfordshire (Four districts replaced by three unitary authorities in 2009: names of successor unitary authorities where different shown in brackets.) | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Bedford | former borough ofBedford | still unparished (apart from one parish in theBrickhill area of the town established in 2004)[45] | |
| Luton | all (former county borough ofLuton) | still unparished | |
| Mid Bedfordshire (Central Bedfordshire) | none | ||
| South Bedfordshire (Central Bedfordshire) | former borough ofDunstable | New parish ofDunstable formed in 1985, with remainder of unparished area transferred to existing parish ofHoughton Regis.[46] | |
| Berkshire | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Bracknell (Bracknell Forest) | none | ||
| Newbury (West Berkshire) | former borough ofNewbury | Newbury parish formed in 1997[47] | |
| Reading | all (former county borough ofReading) | still unparished | |
| Slough | former borough ofSlough | still unparished (aColnbrook with Poyle parish created in territory taken fromSouth Bucks andSpelthorne in 1995).Britwell andWexham Court parishes were created in 1974 for the areas added to Slough fromBurnham andWexham parishes. An order to abolish these two parishes was made in 2019,[48] but the order was quashed in court and so the two parishes continue. | |
| Wokingham | none | ||
| Windsor and Maidenhead | former boroughs ofMaidenhead andNew Windsor | still unparished | |
| Buckinghamshire | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Aylesbury Vale (Buckinghamshire) | former borough ofAylesbury | Divided into three new parishes ofAylesbury,Coldharbour andWatermead in 2001.[49] | |
| Beaconsfield (Buckinghamshire) | none | ||
| Chiltern (Buckinghamshire) | none | ||
| Milton Keynes | former urban districts ofBletchley,Newport Pagnell andWolverton | The entire Borough is now parished.[50] | |
| Wycombe (Buckinghamshire) | former borough ofHigh Wycombe | still unparished | |
| Cambridgeshire | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Cambridge | all (former borough ofCambridge) | still unparished | |
| East Cambridgeshire | none | ||
| Fenland | former urban district ofWhittlesey | Parished in 1981 asWhittlesey.[51] | |
| Huntingdon (Huntingdonshire) | none | ||
| Peterborough | former borough ofPeterborough and urban district ofOld Fletton | Part of Peterborough became parish ofBretton in 1994.[52] In 2010 a new parish ofHampton Hargate and Vale was created from part of Peterborough.[53] In 2004 the unpopulated parish ofStanground North was abolished and its area became unparished.[54] | |
| South Cambridgeshire | none | ||
| Cheshire | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Chester (Cheshire West and Chester) | former county borough ofChester | part transferred toGreat Boughton[55] | |
| Congleton (Cheshire East) | former borough ofCongleton | Parished in 1980 asCongleton[56] | |
| Crewe and Nantwich (Cheshire East) | former borough ofCrewe | To form a parish ofCrewe in 2013[57] | |
| Ellesmere Port (Ellesmere Port and Neston, Cheshire West and Chester) | former borough ofEllesmere Port and urban district ofNeston | Parish ofInce created 1987,[58] parish ofNeston created 2009,[59][60] withBurton,[61]Ellesmere Port[62] andWillaston[63] still unparished. A further part of Ellesmere Port transferred to Ince[64] and Little Stanney,[65] | |
| Halton | former borough ofWidnes and urban district ofRuncorn | Parish ofHalebank formed part of Widnes and parish ofSandymoor formed from part of Runcorn in 2008.[66] | |
| Macclesfield (Cheshire East) | former borough ofMacclesfield and urban district ofWilmslow | Wilmslow divided into three new parishes ofHandforth,Styal andWilmslow in 2011.[67]Macclesfield parished[68] in 2015.[69] | |
| Vale Royal (Cheshire West and Chester) | none | ||
| Warrington | former county borough ofWarrington | ||
| Cleveland (County abolished in 1996 and four districts replaced by four unitary authorities: names of successor unitary authorities where different shown in brackets.) | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Hartlepool | former county borough ofHartlepool | Headland parished as in 1999.[70] | |
| Middlesbrough | Part of the formerCounty Borough of Teesside | Nunthorpe remained parished due to not being in the former county borough.Stainton and Thornton had been added to Teesside County Borough in 1968 and therefore formed part of the Middlesbrough unparished area until recreated as a parish in 1986. | |
| Langbaurgh (Redcar and Cleveland) | Part of the former Teesside County Borough, covering the pre-1968Eston Urban District,Redcar Municipal Borough, parts ofGuisborough Urban District (aroundKirkleatham andWilton) and the former parish ofOrmesby fromStokesley Rural District. | Still unparished. | |
| Stockton-on-Tees | part of the former county borough of Teesside | Thornaby-on-Tees parish created in 1995.[71]Billingham parish created in 2007.[72] | |
| Cornwall | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Caradon (Cornwall) | none | ||
| Carrick (Cornwall) | none | ||
| Isles of Scilly | none | ||
| Kerrier (Cornwall) | former urban district ofCamborne-Redruth | Divided into eight parishes:Camborne,Carharrack,Carn Brea,Illogan,Lanner,Portreath,Redruth andSt Day in 1985.[73] | |
| North Cornwall (Cornwall) | none | ||
| Penwith (Cornwall) | former borough ofPenzance | Parished in 1980 asPenzance[74] | |
| Restormel (Cornwall) | former borough ofSt. Austell with Fowey, urban district ofNewquay | Newquay parished as two parishes ofCrantock andNewquay in 1983, part of St Austell with Fowey divided into four parishes (Fowey,Mevagissey,St Blaise andTywardreath) in 1983;[75] remainder divided into the further four parishes ofSt Austell (now St Austell Town Council),Carlyon,St Austell Bay, andPentewan Valley with effect from 1 April 2009.[76] | |
| Cumbria | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Allerdale | former borough ofWorkington | Parished in 1982 asWorkington[77] | |
| Barrow-in-Furness | former county borough ofBarrow-in-Furness | Parished in 2023 asBarrow[78][79] | |
| Carlisle | formerCounty Borough of Carlisle | still unparished | |
| Copeland | former borough ofWhitehaven | Parished in 2015 asWhitehaven[80] | |
| Eden | former urban district ofPenrith | Parished in 2015 asPenrith[81] | |
| South Lakeland | none | ||
| Derbyshire | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Amber Valley | former urban districts ofAlfreton andHeanor | Partly parished in 1984: Alfreton divided into three parishes:Alfreton,Somercotes andSwanwick,Riddings remained unparished; Heanor divided into four parishes:Aldercar and Langley Mill,Codnor,Heanor and Loscoe andIronville.[82] | |
| Bolsover | none | ||
| Chesterfield | former borough ofChesterfield | still unparished | |
| Derby | all (former county borough ofDerby) | still unparished | |
| Erewash | former borough ofIlkeston and urban district ofLong Eaton | Part of Long Eaton parished asSawley in 1999.[83] | |
| High Peak | former boroughs ofBuxton andGlossop | still unparished | |
| North East Derbyshire | none | ||
| South Derbyshire | former urban district ofSwadlincote | still unparished | |
| West Derbyshire (Derbyshire Dales) | former urban district ofMatlock | Parts of unparished area divided into six new parishes ofBonsall,Darley Dale,Matlock Bath,Northwood and Tinkersley,South Darley andTansley in 1980.[84] Remainder of unparished area divided into two civil parishes (Cromford andMatlock Town) in 1983.[85] | |
| Devon | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| East Devon | former urban district ofExmouth | parished in 1996 asExmouth[86] | |
| Exeter | all (former county borough ofExeter) | still unparished | |
| North Devon | none | ||
| Plymouth | all (former county borough ofPlymouth) | still unparished | |
| South Hams | none | ||
| Teignbridge | none | ||
| Tiverton (Mid Devon) | none | ||
| Torbay | All (former county borough ofTorbay) | Part parished asBrixham in 2007.[87] | |
| Torridge | Lundy Island formerly a civil parish,[88] now regarded as an unparished area.[89] | ||
| West Devon | none | ||
| Dorset | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Bournemouth (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) | all (former county borough ofBournemouth) | Holdenhurst Village created in 2013[90] | |
| Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) | former borough ofChristchurch | parishes ofChristchurch andHighcliffe and Walkford[91] now exist | |
| East Dorset (Dorset) | none | ||
| North Dorset (Dorset) | none | ||
| Poole (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) | all (former borough ofPoole) | still unparished | |
| Purbeck (Dorset) | none | ||
| West Dorset (Dorset) | none | ||
| Weymouth and Portland (Dorset) | former borough ofWeymouth and Melcombe Regis | Parished as Weymouth in 2019.[92] | |
| Durham | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Chester-le-Street (County Durham) | former urban district ofChester-le-Street | still unparished | |
| Darlington | former county borough ofDarlington | still unparished | |
| Durham (County Durham) | former borough ofDurham and Framwelgate | Parish ofCity of Durham formed in 2018.[93] Three areas remain unparished. | |
| Derwentside (County Durham) | former urban districts ofConsett andStanley | Stanley parished in 2008.[94][95] Consett and part of Stanley still unparished. | |
| Easington (County Durham) | former urban district ofSeaham | Parished in 1983 asSeaham.[96] | |
| Sedgefield (County Durham) | none | ||
| Teesdale (County Durham) | none | ||
| Wear Valley (County Durham) | former urban districts ofBishop Auckland andCrook and Willington | Part of former urban district parishedDene Valley andWitton-le-Wear parish in 1999.[97] Part parished asBishop Auckland in 2007, part of Crook and Willington parished asGreater Willington in 2007.[98]Crook and part of Bishop Auckland still unparished. | |
| East Sussex (The Districts of Brighton and Hove were merged to form the unitary authority ofBrighton and Hove in 1996.) | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Brighton (Brighton and Hove) | all (former county borough ofBrighton) | Part parished asRottingdean in 1995.[99] | |
| Eastbourne | all (former county borough ofEastbourne) | still unparished | |
| Hastings | all (former county borough ofHastings) | still unparished | |
| Hove (Brighton and Hove) | all (former borough ofHove and urban district ofPortslade-by-Sea) | still unparished | |
| Lewes | former urban district ofSeaford | Parished in 1999 asSeaford.[100] | |
| Rother | former borough ofBexhill | Parished in 2021 asBexhill-on-Sea.[101] | |
| Wealden | none | ||
| Essex | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Basildon | all (former urban district ofBasildon) | Parishes ofBillericay,Great Burstead and South Green,Little Burstead,Ramsden Bellhouse andRamsden Crays created in 1996.[102] Parish ofNoak Bridge formed in 2002.[103] Parish ofShotgate formed in 2007.[104] Parish ofBowers Gifford and North Benfleet formed 2010.[105] Remainder still unparished. | |
| Braintree | former urban districts ofBraintree and Bocking andWitham | Witham divided into three new parishes ofRivenhall,Silver End andWitham in 1982.[106] Braintree and Bocking still unparished. | |
| Brentwood | former urban district ofBrentwood | Part formed into two parishes ofHerongate and Ingrave andWest Horndon in 2002.[107] | |
| Castle Point | all (former urban districts ofBenfleet andCanvey Island) | Canvey Island parish formed 2007[108] | |
| Chelmsford | former borough ofChelmsford | Part parished asChelmer andChelmsford Garden in 2023 | |
| Colchester | former borough ofColchester | Part parished asMyland in 1999.[109] Part of the parish ofEast Donyland was added to the unparished area in 2004.[110] | |
| Epping Forest | former urban district ofChigwell | parished since 1996 -Buckhurst Hill,Chigwell, andLoughton | |
| Harlow | all (former urban district ofHarlow) | still unparished | |
| Maldon | former urban district ofMaldon | Divided into two parishes ofHeybridge andMaldon in 1987.[111] | |
| Rochford | former urban district ofRayleigh | Part parished asRawreth in 1994.[112] Remainder parished asRayleigh in 1996.[113] | |
| Southend-on-Sea | all (former county borough ofSouthend-on-Sea) | Part parished asLeigh-on-Sea in 1996.[114] Remainder still unparished. | |
| Tendring | former urban district ofClacton | ||
| Thurrock | all (former urban district ofThurrock) | still unparished | |
| Uttlesford | none | ||
| Gloucestershire | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Cotswold | none | ||
| Cheltenham | all (former borough ofCheltenham and urban district ofCharlton Kings) | The unparished area was enlarged in 1991 at the same time as four civil parishes were transferred, with altered boundaries, fromTewkesbury District.[115]Charlton Kings was parished in 1995.[116] The remainder (the town of Cheltenham) remains unparished. In 2018 part of the unparished area was transferred to the parishes ofCharlton Kings,[117]Leckhampton,[118]Prestbury[119] andUp Hatherley.[120] | |
| Forest of Dean | none | ||
| Gloucester | all (former county borough ofGloucester) | Still unparished. (The parish ofQuedgeley was transferred to Gloucester District in 1991.[115]) | |
| Stroud | former urban district ofStroud | Parished in 1990: Most to a newStroud parish with parts to form a new parish ofCainscross and part transferred to existing parish ofRodborough.[121] | |
| Tewkesbury | none | ||
| Greater Manchester | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Bolton | the formerCounty Borough of Bolton, borough ofFarnworth, urban districts ofKearsley,Little Lever,South Turton andWesthoughton | Westhoughton parished in 1985.[122] Rest and part of the former Westhoughton urban district remain unparished. | |
| Bury | all (formerCounty Borough of Bury, boroughs ofPrestwich andRadcliffe, urban districts ofTottington,Whitefield, partRamsbottom,Affetside part of Turton) | still unparished | |
| Manchester | the former county borough ofManchester | still unparished | |
| Oldham | formerCounty Borough of Oldham, urban districts ofChadderton,Crompton,Failsworth,Lees andRoyton | Crompton parish formed in April 1987[123] and renamed toShaw and Crompton in July 1987.[124] Other areas still unparished. | |
| Rochdale | all (formerCounty Borough of Rochdale, boroughs ofHeywood andMiddleton, urban districts ofLittleborough,Milnrow andWardle) | still unparished | |
| Salford | all (formerCounty Borough of Salford, boroughs ofEccles andSwinton and Pendlebury, urban districts ofIrlam andWorsley) | still unparished | |
| Stockport | all (formerCounty Borough of Stockport, urban districts ofBredbury and Romiley,Cheadle and Gatley,Hazel Grove and Bramhall andMarple) | Offerton Estate parish formed in 2002,[125] renamed toOfferton Park in 2006,[126] and abolished in 2011.[127] | |
| Tameside | all (former boroughs ofAshton-under-Lyne,Dukinfield,Hyde,Mossley,Stalybridge, urban districts ofAudenshaw,Denton,Droylsden andLongdendale) | Mossley parish formed in 1999[128] Remainder still unparished. | |
| Trafford | former boroughs ofAltrincham,Sale,Stretford, urban districts ofBowdon,Hale,Urmston | still unparished | |
| Wigan | formerCounty Borough of Wigan, borough ofLeigh, urban districts ofAbram,Aspull,Ashton-in-Makerfield (part),Atherton,Billinge and Winstanley (part),Golborne (part),Hindley,Ince-in-Makerfield,Orrell,Standish with Langtree andTyldesley | still unparished | |
| Hampshire | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Basingstoke and Deane | former borough ofBasingstoke | still unparished. | |
| Eastleigh | former borough ofEastleigh | Part parished asBishopstoke in 1995.[129] Part parished asAllbrook[130] and asChandler's Ford in 2010.[131][132][133]Boyatt Wood andEastleigh Town formed in 2021.[134] | |
| East Hampshire | none | ||
| Fareham | all (former urban district ofFareham) | still unparished | |
| Gosport | all (former borough ofGosport) | still unparished | |
| Hart | former urban district ofFleet | Divided into four parishes ofChurch Crookham,Elvetham Heath,Ewshot andFleet in 2010.[135] | |
| Havant | all (former urban district ofHavant and Waterloo) | still unparished | |
| New Forest | former borough ofLymington | Divided into four parishes:Hordle,Lymington and Pennington,Milford-on-Sea andNew Milton in 1979.[136] | |
| Portsmouth | all (former county borough ofPortsmouth) | Southsea parish formed in 1999,[137] parish dissolved 2010 and entire district now unparished.[138][139] | |
| Rushmoor | all (former borough ofAldershot and urban district ofFarnborough) | still unparished | |
| Southampton | all (former county borough ofSouthampton) | still unparished | |
| Test Valley | former borough ofAndover | Part parished asCharlton in 1984.[140] Part parished asEnham Alamein in 2007.[141] Remainder constituted parish ofAndover in 2010.[139] | |
| Winchester | former borough ofWinchester | Part parished asBadger Farm in 1985.[142] Remainder still unparished. | |
| Hereford and Worcester (County abolished in 1998 with some districts transferred to a reconstitutedWorcestershire and some merged to form a unitaryHerefordshire. Where unparished areas were transferred to new districts the name of the new district is shown in brackets.) | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Bromsgrove | former urban district ofBromsgrove | Parts constituted as five parishes:Barnt Green,Bournheath,Catshill,Finstall andLickey in 1993.[143] Part parished asLickey End in 2001.[144] Part of the unparished area was transferred to the existing parish ofStoke Prior in 2004.[145] The parish of Lickey End was abolished in 2011 and it and the remainder of the area remains unparished.[146] | |
| Hereford (Herefordshire) | all (former City of Hereford) | Hereford district abolished 1998, parished in 2000 as Hereford andBelmont Rural, remainder added toClehonger[147] | |
| Leominster (Herefordshire) | none | ||
| Malvern Hills | former urban district ofMalvern | Part formed into the parishes ofMalvern Wells andWest Malvern in 1986.[148] The remainder parished asMalvern in 1995.[149] | |
| Redditch | all (former urban district ofRedditch) | Parish ofFeckenham formed in 1983.[150] Remainder still unparished. | |
| South Herefordshire (Herefordshire) | none | ||
| Worcester | former borough ofWorcester | still unparished | |
| Wychavon | none | ||
| Wyre Forest | former borough ofKidderminster | Kidderminster parish formed in 2016[151] | |
| Hertfordshire | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Broxbourne | all (former urban districts ofCheshunt andHoddesdon) | still unparished | |
| Dacorum | former borough ofHemel Hempstead | still unparished | |
| East Hertfordshire | none | ||
| Hertsmere | former urban districts ofBushey andPotters Bar | Part of former Potters Bar UD parished asSouth Mimms in 2008.[152] Remainder still unparished. | |
| North Hertfordshire | former urban districts ofBaldock,Hitchin,Letchworth | Letchworth parished asLetchworth Garden City in 2005,[153] and abolished in 2013,[154] Baldock and Hitchin still unparished | |
| St Albans | former borough ofSt Albans | still unparished | |
| Stevenage | all (former urban district ofStevenage) | still unparished | |
| Three Rivers | former urban district ofRickmansworth | Part parished asCroxley Green in 1986,[155] another part parished asBatchworth in 2017,[156] remainder still unparished. | |
| Watford | former borough ofWatford | still unparished | |
| Welwyn Hatfield | former urban district ofWelwyn Garden City | still unparished | |
| Humberside (County abolished in 1996 and nine districts replaced by four unitary authorities: names of successor unitary authorities where different shown in brackets.) | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Beverley (East Riding of Yorkshire) | former borough ofBeverley and former urban district ofHaltemprice | Part of Haltemprice parished asHessle in 1986.[157] Another part of Haltemprice parished asCottingham and parish ofBeverley formed in 1999.[158] Remainder of Haltemprice divided into parishes ofAnlaby with Anlaby Common,Kirk Ella andWillerby in 2000.[159] | |
| Boothferry (East Riding of Yorkshire /North Lincolnshire) | former borough ofGoole | Parish formed in 1983 asGoole.[160][161] | |
| Cleethorpes (North East Lincolnshire) | former borough ofCleethorpes | still unparished | |
| Glanford (North Lincolnshire) | none | ||
| Grimsby (North East Lincolnshire) | all (former county borough ofGrimsby) | Part parished asGreat Coates in 2003.[162] Remainder still unparished. | |
| Holderness (East Riding of Yorkshire) | former urban district ofWithernsea | Parished in 1983 asWithernsea.[163][164] | |
| Kingston upon Hull | all (former county borough ofKingston upon Hull) | still unparished | |
| North Wolds renamedEast Yorkshire (East Riding of Yorkshire) | former borough ofBridlington, former urban district ofDriffield | Driffield parished in 1981,[165]Bridlington parished in 2000[159] | |
| Scunthorpe (North Lincolnshire) | all (former borough ofScunthorpe) | still unparished | |
| Isle of Wight (The two districts were abolished in 1995 and replaced by a single unitary authority.) | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Medina | all (former boroughs ofNewport andRyde, urban district ofCowes) | Partly parished in 1985:Cowes andGurnard parishes formed part of former Cowes Urban District,St Helens formed from part of former Borough of Ryde,Wootton formed from part of former Borough of Newport.[166][167] Part of former Borough of Ryde parished asSeaview in 1989.[167][168] East Cowes parished in 1998.[169] Part of remainder of former Borough of Ryde divided into two parishes ofFishbourne andHavenstreet and Ashey in 2006.[170] Remainder of unparished area divided into parishes ofNewport,Northwood,Ryde andWhippingham in 2008.[171] | |
| South Wight | former urban district ofSandown-Shanklin | Divided into three parishes ofLake,Sandown andShanklin in 1984.[172] | |
| Kent (In 1998 the districts of Gillingham and Rochester-upon-Medway were merged to form a newMedway unitary authority.) | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Ashford | former urban district ofAshford | parishes ofKennington[173] andSouth Willesborough and Newtown[174] formed in 2019, remainder still unparished | |
| Canterbury | former county borough ofCanterbury and urban districts ofHerne Bay andWhitstable | Part of Herne Bay parished as Herne & Broomfield and part of Whitstable asChestfield in 1988.[175] Remainder still unparished. | |
| Dartford | former borough ofDartford | still unparished | |
| Dover | former boroughs ofDeal andDover | Part of Dover parished asRiver in 1987.[176]Dover parished in 1996[177] Former Borough of Deal divided intoDeal[178] andWalmer[179] parishes. | |
| Gillingham (Medway) | all (former borough ofGillingham) | still unparished | |
| Gravesham | former borough ofGravesend and urban district ofNorthfleet | still unparished | |
| Maidstone | former borough ofMaidstone | Part parished asTovil, with small part forming part of new parish ofDownswood in 1987.[180] Remainder still unparished. | |
| Medway: renamedCity of Rochester-upon-Medway (Medway) | former boroughs ofChatham,Rochester | still unparished | |
| Sevenoaks | none | ||
| Shepway (Folkestone and Hythe) | former borough ofFolkestone | Folkestone parished in 2004[181] | |
| Swale | former borough ofQueenborough-in-Sheppey and urban district ofSittingbourne and Milton | Queenborough parished in 1983[182]Minster-on-Sea parished in 2003[183]Leysdown,Eastchurch andSheerness[184][185] parishes also have been created[when?] butHalfway Houses andSittingbourne and Milton remain unparished | |
| Thanet | former boroughs ofMargate andRamsgate | Ramsgate parished in 2009[186]Birchington and parts ofManston were covered by the former Borough of Margate and are now parished, further part of former Borough of Margate parished as Westgate in 2015.[187] | |
| Tonbridge and Malling | former urban district ofTonbridge | ||
| Tunbridge Wells | former borough ofRoyal Tunbridge Wells | ||
| Lancashire | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) | former county borough ofBlackburn, borough ofDarwen | Darwen is a parish since 2009, theHoddlesden part of Darwen borough remains unparished[188] | |
| Blackpool | all (former county borough ofBlackpool) | ||
| Burnley | former county borough ofBurnley, urban district ofPadiham | Padiham is a parish since 2002 | |
| Chorley | former borough ofChorley | part parished asAstley Village in 1991.[189] | |
| Fylde | former borough ofLytham St. Anne's | St Anne's on the Sea was created in 2005,[190]Lytham was parished in April 2025.[191] | |
| Hyndburn | former borough ofAccrington, urban districts ofChurch,Clayton-le-Moors,Great Harwood,Oswaldtwistle andRishton | ||
| Lancaster | former borough ofLancaster andMorecambe and Heysham | Morecambe parished in 2009[192] parish ofAldcliffe-with-Stodday formed in 2017[193] | |
| Pendle | former boroughs ofColne andNelson, urban districts ofBarnoldswick,Barrowford,Brierfield,Earby,Trawden | entirely parished, parishes ofBarnoldswick,Barrowford,Bracewell and Brogden (merger of two parishes and unparished area) andTrawden Forest formed in 1987,[194]Brierfield,Earby,Kelbrook and Sough (formerly part of Earby) andLaneshaw Bridge (formerly part of Colne) in 1992,[195] parishes ofColne andNelson formed in 2008[196] | |
| Preston | formerCounty Borough of Preston, urban district ofFulwood | Ingol and Tanterton is a parish since 2012[197] | |
| Ribble Valley | none | ||
| Rossendale | former boroughs ofBacup,Haslingden,Rawtenstall, urban district ofRamsbottom (part) | ||
| South Ribble | former urban districts ofLeyland andWalton-le-Dale | ||
| West Lancashire | former urban districts ofOrmskirk andSkelmersdale and Holland | Burscough,Lathom,Newburgh andUp Holland are parishes since 1983;[198]Lathom South is a parish since 2007.[199] | |
| Wyre | former borough ofFleetwood, urban districts ofPoulton-le-Fylde andThornton Cleveleys | Fleetwood is a parish since 2009 | |
| Leicestershire | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Blaby | none | ||
| Charnwood | former borough ofLoughborough | part of the unparished area transferred toCotes in 2019,[200] part ofWoodhouse was transferred to the unparished area[201] part became part of the new parish ofStonebow Village[202] | |
| former urban district ofShepshed | parished asShepshed | ||
| Harborough | former urban district ofMarket Harborough | still unparished | |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | former urban district ofHinckley | partly (Burbage,Earl Shilton,Stoke Golding), coreHinckley still unparished | |
| Leicester | all (former county borough ofLeicester) | still unparished | |
| Melton | former urban district ofMelton Mowbray | still unparished | |
| North West Leicestershire | former urban district ofCoalville | Ellistown and Battleflat created from part of former Coalville UD,[when?][citation needed]Whitwick created in 2011,[203] otherwise remains unparished | |
| Oadby and Wigston | all (former urban districts ofOadby andWigston) | still unparished | |
| Rutland | none | ||
| Lincolnshire | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Boston | former borough ofBoston | ||
| East Lindsey | none | ||
| Lincoln | all (former county borough ofLincoln) | ||
| North Kesteven | none | ||
| South Holland | former urban district ofSpalding | ||
| South Kesteven | former borough ofGrantham | parish of Grantham formed in 2024[204] | |
| West Lindsey | former urban district ofGainsborough | parish ofGainsborough formed in 1992[205] | |
| Merseyside | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Knowsley | former urban districts ofHuyton with Roby,Kirkby andPrescot | Parish ofPrescot formed in 1983,[206] parish ofTarbock abolished in 2014.[207] | |
| Liverpool | all (former county borough ofLiverpool) | still unparished | |
| St Helens | former county borough ofSt Helens, urban districts ofHaydock andNewton-le-Willows | ||
| Sefton | former county boroughs ofBootle andSouthport, borough ofCrosby, urban districts ofFormby andLitherland | Hightown created from part of former Crosby borough in 2000,[208] andFormby parished in 2004.[209] | |
| Wirral | all (former county boroughs ofBirkenhead andWallasey, borough ofBebington, urban districts ofHoylake andWirral) | still unparished | |
| Norfolk | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Breckland | none | ||
| Broadland | none | ||
| Great Yarmouth | former county borough ofGreat Yarmouth | ||
| North Norfolk | none | ||
| Norwich | all (former county borough ofNorwich) | ||
| South Norfolk | none | ||
| West Norfolk (King's Lynn and West Norfolk) | former borough ofKing's Lynn | ||
| North Yorkshire | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Craven | none | ||
| Hambleton | none | ||
| Harrogate | former municipal borough ofHarrogate | Parish ofPannal and Burn Bridge formed 2016,[210] rest parished in 2025[211] | |
| Richmondshire | none | ||
| Ryedale | none | ||
| Scarborough | former municipal borough ofScarborough | Eastfield parish created in 1999, rest of former borough parished in 2025.[211] | |
| Selby | none | ||
| York | all (former county borough ofYork) | added parishes in Ryedale, Selby and Harrogate districts in 1996, original area still unparished | |
| Northamptonshire | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Corby (North Northamptonshire) | former urban district ofCorby | Parished asCorby in 2021.[212] | |
| Daventry (West Northamptonshire) | former borough ofDaventry | parished asDaventry in 2003 | |
| East Northamptonshire (North Northamptonshire) | former urban district ofRushden | parished asRushden | |
| Kettering (North Northamptonshire) | former borough ofKettering | Parished asKettering Town in 2021.[213] | |
| Northampton (West Northamptonshire) | former county borough ofNorthampton | parished in 2020 asFar Cotton and Delapre,Kingsthorpe andNorthampton[214] | |
| South Northamptonshire (West Northamptonshire) | none | ||
| Wellingborough (North Northamptonshire) | former urban district ofWellingborough | parished asWellingborough[215] | |
| Northumberland | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Alnwick | none | ||
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | former borough ofBerwick-upon-Tweed | parished asBerwick-upon-Tweed in 2008 | |
| Blyth Valley | all (former borough ofBlyth, part ofWhitley Bay, part of urban district ofSeaton Valley) | parishes ofBlyth[216] andSeaton Valley formed in 2009[217] | |
| Castle Morpeth | former borough ofMorpeth | parished asMorpeth in 1984 | |
| Tynedale | none | ||
| Wansbeck | all (former urban districts ofAshington,Bedlingtonshire andNewbiggin-by-the-Sea) | parishes ofAshington,Newbiggin by the Sea,North Bedlington (nowChoppington),[218]East Bedlington andWest Bedlington formed in 2009[219] | |
| Nottinghamshire | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Ashfield | former urban districts ofHucknall,Kirkby in Ashfield andSutton in Ashfield | still unparished | |
| Bassetlaw | former boroughs ofEast Retford andWorksop | Civil parishes ofClumber and Hardwick,Rhodesia andShireoaks created.East Retford and the remainder ofWorksop remain unparished. | |
| Broxtowe | former urban district ofBeeston and Stapleford | Stapleford parished in 1987;Beeston,Chilwell,Toton,Attenborough andBramcote remain unparished | |
| Gedling | former urban districts ofArnold andCarlton | Civil parish ofColwick created.Arnold and the remainder ofCarlton remain unparished. | |
| Mansfield | former borough ofMansfield and urban district ofMansfield Woodhouse | still unparished | |
| Newark (Newark and Sherwood) | former borough ofNewark | Civil parish ofNewark created (1980).[220] | |
| Nottingham | all (former county borough ofNottingham) | still unparished | |
| Rushcliffe | former urban district ofWest Bridgford | still unparished | |
| Oxfordshire | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Cherwell | former borough ofBanbury | parished in 2000 asBanbury[221] | |
| Oxford | all (former county borough ofOxford) | majority still unparished: four parishes formed:Blackbird Leys (1990),Littlemore,Old Marston,Risinghurst and Sandhills | |
| South Oxfordshire | none | ||
| Vale of White Horse | none | ||
| West Oxfordshire | none | ||
| Shropshire | |||
| Pre-2009 District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Bridgnorth | none | ||
| North Shropshire | none | ||
| Oswestry | none | ||
| Shrewsbury and Atcham | former borough ofShrewsbury | parished in 2008 asShrewsbury | |
| South Shropshire | none | ||
| Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin) | former urban districts ofDawley,Oakengates andWellington | now entirely parished | |
| Somerset | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Mendip | none | ||
| Sedgemoor | former borough ofBridgwater | parished in 2003 asBridgwater | |
| Taunton Deane (Somerset West and Taunton) | former borough ofTaunton | parish ofTaunton created in 2023[222] | |
| West Somerset (Somerset West and Taunton) | former urban district ofMinehead | parish ofMinehead created in 1986[223] | |
| Yeovil (South Somerset) | former borough ofYeovil | parish ofYeovil created in 1982[224] | |
| South Yorkshire | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Barnsley | former county borough ofBarnsley, urban districts ofCudworth,Darfield,Darton,Dearne,Dodworth,Hoyland Nether,Royston,Wombwell andWorsborough | Brierley parish abolished in 2016[225] | |
| Doncaster | former county borough ofDoncaster, urban districts ofAdwick le Street,Bentley with Arksey,Conisbrough andMexborough | ||
| Rotherham | former county borough ofRotherham, urban districts ofMaltby,Rawmarsh,Swinton andWath upon Dearne | Maltby parished 2000 | |
| Sheffield | former county borough ofSheffield | still unparished | |
| Staffordshire | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Cannock Chase | former urban districts ofCannock andRugeley | Rugeley andHednesford now parished,Rawnsley part of Cannock still unparished | |
| East Staffordshire | former county borough ofBurton upon Trent | 2003, to various parishes | |
| Lichfield | former borough ofLichfield | parished in 1980 asLichfield | |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | former borough ofNewcastle-under-Lyme | ||
| South Staffordshire | none | ||
| Stafford | former borough ofStafford | ||
| Staffordshire Moorlands | none | ||
| Stoke-on-Trent | all (former county borough ofStoke-on-Trent) | ||
| Tamworth | all (former borough ofTamworth) | ||
| Suffolk | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Babergh | none | ||
| Ipswich | all (former county borough ofIpswich) | still unparished | |
| Mid Suffolk | none | ||
| Forest Heath (West Suffolk) | former urban district ofNewmarket | parished in 1999 asNewmarket andExning | |
| St Edmundsbury (West Suffolk) | former borough ofBury St Edmunds and urban district ofHaverhill | Hardwick abolished in 1988 and became unparished[226]Haverhill parished in 1989,Bury St Edmunds (also covering the former Hardwick parish) parished in 2003 | |
| Suffolk Coastal (East Suffolk) | none | ||
| Waveney (East Suffolk) | former borough ofLowestoft | parishes ofLowestoft andOulton Broad formed in 2017[227] | |
| Surrey | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Elmbridge | all (former urban districts ofEsher andWalton and Weybridge) | one parish (Claygate) created in 2000 | |
| Epsom and Ewell | all (former borough ofEpsom and Ewell) | ||
| Guildford | former borough ofGuildford | ||
| Mole Valley | former urban districts ofDorking andLeatherhead | ||
| Reigate and Banstead | former borough ofReigate and urban district ofBanstead | ||
| Runnymede | all (former urban districts ofChertsey andEgham) | still unparished | |
| Spelthorne | all (former urban districts ofStaines andSunbury) | still unparished | |
| Surrey Heath | former urban district ofFrimley and Camberley | still unparished | |
| Tandridge | former urban district ofCaterham and Warlingham | entirely parished in 2000 | |
| Waverley | former urban district ofFarnham | parished asFarnham | |
| Woking | all (former urban district ofWoking) | Byfleet parish created in 1989[228] and abolished 2010[229] | |
| Tyne and Wear | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Gateshead | former county borough ofGateshead, urban districts ofBlaydon,Felling,Ryton andWhickham | still unparished. parish ofBirtley became unparished in 2006 | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | former county borough ofNewcastle upon Tyne, urban districts ofGosforth andNewburn | aBlakelaw and North Fenham parish set up in 2001, rest remains unparished | |
| North Tyneside | all (former county borough ofTynemouth, boroughs ofWallsend andWhitley Bay (part), urban districts ofLongbenton,Seaton Valley (part)) | still unparished | |
| South Tyneside | all (former county borough ofSouth Shields, borough ofJarrow, urban districts ofBoldon andHebburn) | still unparished | |
| Sunderland | formerCounty Borough of Sunderland, urban districts ofHoughton-le-Spring andWashington | still unparished | |
| Warwickshire | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| North Warwickshire | none | ||
| Nuneaton (Nuneaton and Bedworth) | all (former borough ofNuneaton, urban district ofBedworth) | ||
| Rugby | former borough ofRugby | ||
| Stratford-on-Avon | none | ||
| Warwick | former borough ofRoyal Leamington Spa | 2002 | |
| West Midlands | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Birmingham | all (former county borough ofBirmingham and borough ofSutton Coldfield) | New Frankley in Birmingham parish created in 2000 from land prior to 1995 inBromsgrove district,Sutton Coldfield parish formed in 2016[230] | |
| Coventry | former county borough ofCoventry | parish ofFinham formed in 2016[231] | |
| Dudley | all (former county borough ofDudley and boroughs ofHalesowen andStourbridge | still unparished | |
| Sandwell | all (former county boroughs ofWest Bromwich andWarley) | still unparished | |
| Solihull | former county borough ofSolihull | part of the unparished area transferred toHampton in Arden in 2019[232] | |
| Walsall | all (former county borough ofWalsall and urban district ofAldridge-Brownhills) | ||
| Wolverhampton | all (former county borough ofWolverhampton) | still unparished | |
| West Sussex | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Adur | former urban districts ofShoreham-by-Sea andSouthwick | still unparished | |
| Arun | former urban districts ofBognor Regis andLittlehampton | both parished asBognor Regis andLittlehampton | |
| Chichester | none | ||
| Crawley | all (former urban district ofCrawley) | ||
| Horsham | former urban district ofHorsham | still unparished | |
| Mid Sussex | former urban district ofCuckfield | Cuckfield parished | |
| Worthing | all (former borough ofWorthing) | still unparished | |
| West Yorkshire | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Bradford | former county borough ofBradford, borough ofKeighley, urban districts ofBaildon,Bingley andShipley,Queensbury and Shelf (part) | Keighley parished in 2002, various parts of former county borough parished in 2004 asClayton,Sandy Lane,Wilsden andWrose.[233]Trident parish also created from part of Former county borough in 2009.[234][235] Parishes ofBaildon andHarden formed in 2007.[236]Bingley andShipley[237] now parished.[238][when?] | |
| Calderdale | former county borough ofHalifax, borough ofBrighouse, urban districts ofElland andSowerby Bridge,Queensbury and Shelf (part) | part parished asStainland and District in 2018, rest still unparished | |
| Kirklees | former county boroughs ofDewsbury andHuddersfield, boroughs ofBatley andSpenborough, urban districts ofColne Valley,Heckmondwike andMirfield | Mirfield parish created 1988,[239] rest still unparished | |
| Leeds | former county borough ofLeeds, boroughs ofMorley andPudsey, urban districts ofAireborough,Garforth,Horsforth,Rothwell and former parish ofLedston | various parishes created.Morley parish does not include some areas that had been in the pre-1974 borough Parishes ofAllerton Bywater andHorsforth formed in 1999.[240] Parish ofRawdon formed in 2012 from part of Aireborough.[241]Ledston parish abolished[242] | |
| Wakefield | former county borough ofWakefield, boroughs ofCastleford,Ossett andPontefract, urban districts ofHorbury,Knottingley,Stanley and former parish ofWintersett | Wintersett parish abolished in 2023[243] | |
| Wiltshire | |||
| District | Unparished area | Changes since 1974 | |
| Kennet (Wiltshire) | none | ||
| North Wiltshire (Wiltshire) | none | ||
| Salisbury (Wiltshire) | former borough ofSalisbury (New Sarum) | parished in 2009 asSalisbury | |
| Thamesdown (Swindon) | former borough ofSwindon | parished with effect from 1 April 2017[244] | |
| West Wiltshire (Wiltshire) | none | ||
Coming into force 5 January 1996
shall come into force on 1 April 2019
The dictionary definition ofunparished at Wiktionary