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This is a list of the most populous civil parishes in England. [1] It includes all civil parishes with populations over 30,000, representing less than 1% of all civil parishes but almost 3% of the population. Lichfield, Hereford and Salisbury are in addition to being some of the most populous civil parishes in England, among the smallest cities.
Parish County or unitary authority Elevation Highest point =1 Wasdale: Cumberland: 978 m Scafell Pike =1 Eskdale: Cumberland: 978 m Scafell Pike =3 St John's, Castlerigg and Wythburn: Cumberland: 950 m Helvellyn =3 Patterdale: Westmorland and Furness: 950 m Helvellyn =5 Underskiddaw: Cumberland: 931 m Skiddaw =5 Bassenthwaite: Cumberland: 931 m ...
Perpendicular west front, continuous vault, Percy tomb, Hawksmoor font cover, the largest parish church in England by floor area (3489 m 2). Bodmin, Cornwall: St Petroc's Church: The church building is late medieval and is the largest parish church in Cornwall. Boston, Lincolnshire: St Botolph's Church: The Stump, lantern interior, 52 misericords.
Stanhope parish is the largest parish area in England, at 85 square miles (221 km 2) [5] It has some land in common with the neighbouring Wolsingham civil parish. On 31 December 1894 "Stanhope Urban" parish was formed from part of Stanhope parish, but on 1 April 1937 it was merged back.
St Mary the Virgin, Saffron Walden (Church of England) is the largest parish church in Essex. [26] The church dates mainly from the end of the 15th century, when an old smaller church was extensively rebuilt by the master mason John Wastell, who was building King's College Chapel in the nearby city of Cambridge. In 1769 it was damaged by ...
Beverley Minster, otherwise known as the Parish Church of Saint John and Saint Martin, [2] in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, is a parish church in the Church of England. It is one of the largest parish churches in the UK, larger than one-third of all English cathedrals and is regarded as a Gothic masterpiece.
Romsey Abbey is the name currently given to a parish church of the Church of England in Romsey, a market town in Hampshire, England.Until the Dissolution of the Monasteries it was the church of a Benedictine nunnery.
St Mary Magdalene's is one of the largest parish churches in England and is regarded as one of the finest. [3] It is a Grade I listed building. St Mary Magdalene's is an active parish church, with nine services per week and serving the community with youth and children's programmes. [4]