List of islands of England
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This is a list of the islands of England, the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain, as well as a table of the largest English islands by area. The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands do not form part of England.
Contents |
[edit] List of islands
[edit] Offshore and inshore islands
[edit] Lake and river islands
- Belle Isle, Windermere
- Denny Island, Chew Valley Lake
- Eel Pie Island, River Thames
- Read's Island, River Humber
See also Islands in the River Thames
[edit] Largest islands in England
| Rank | Island | Area (sq mi) | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isle of Wight | 147.09 | 380.99 |
| 2 | Isle of Sheppey | 36.31 | 94.04 |
| 3 | Hayling Island | 10.36 | 26.84 |
| 4 | Foulness Island | 10.09 | 26.84 |
| 5 | Portsea Island | 9.36 | 24.25 |
| 6 | Canvey Island | 7.12 | 18.45 |
| 7 | Mersea Island | 6.96 | 18.04 |
| 8 | Walney Island | 5.01 | 12.99 |
| 9 | Wallasea Island | 4.11 | 10.65 |
[edit] List of English islands by population
| Rank | Island | Population (2001 UK census) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsea Island | 147,088 |
| 2 | Isle of Wight | 132,731 |
| 3 | Isle of Sheppey | 37,852 |
| 4 | Canvey Island | 37,473 |
| 5 | Hayling Island | 16,887 |
| 6 | Walney Island | 11,391 |
| 7 | Mersea Island | about 7,200 |
| 8 | Barrow Island | 2,606 |
| 9 | St Mary's | 1,668 |
| 10 | Thorney Island | 1,079 |
| 11 | Foulness | 212 |
| 12 | Tresco | 180 |
| 13 | Lindisfarne | 162 |
| 14 | St Martins | 142 |
| 15 | Roa Island | about 100 |
| 16 | Bryher | 92 |
| 17 | St Agnes | 73 |
| 18 | Lundy | about 18 |
[edit] Places called "island" or "isle" which are not islands
Some places in the British Isles are called islands or isles, but are not. Some of these were formerly islands surrounded by marshland. Others are peninsulas or just coastal settlements. They include:
- Isle of Athelney
- Isle of Axholme
- Isle of Dogs
- Isle of Elmley part of Sheppey
- Isle of Ely
- Isle of Grain
- Isle of Harty part of Sheppey
- Isle of Oxney
- Isle of Purbeck
- Sunk Island
- Isle of Thanet separated by the Wantsum Channel
- Ramsey Island
- Thorney Island, Cambridgeshire
- Isle of Wedmore
[edit] See also
- List of islands of Scotland
- List of islands of Wales
- List of islands of Ireland
- List of the British Isles
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