This is a list of islands of England (excluding the mainland which is itself a part of the island of Great Britain), as well as a table of the largest English islands by area and by population.
Islands by type and name
editOffshore and inshore islands
editTo group islands by geographical region, sort the table by "Island Group/Location" (click the icon by the column heading).
Inland islands
editThere are numerous islands within freshwater lakes and rivers in England. They are most numerous in the Lake District but other concentrations occur within the Norfolk Broads, some major reservoirs and principal rivers.
In the Lake District
editTo group islands by lake, sort the table by "Lake" (click the icon by the column heading).
In the River Thames
editInland islands elsewhere in England
editTo group islands by location, sort the table by "Location" (click the icon by the column heading).
| Name | Location |
|---|---|
| Newark Island[1] | River Trent |
| Alney Island | River Severn |
| Big Island | Carsington Water |
| Bird Island | Stocks Reservoir, Lancashire[2] |
| Bridgemarsh Island | River Crouch, Essex |
| Denny Island | Chew Valley Lake |
| Flat Island | Carsington Water |
| Haddiscoe Island (or Chedgrave Island or simply 'The Island') | between River Waveney, River Yare and New Cut[3] |
| Horseshoe Island | Carsington Water |
| Lady Island | Hornsea Mere |
| Millfields Island | Carsington Water |
| Peasholm Island | Peasholm Lake, Scarborough |
| Pleasure Island | Hickling Broad, Norfolk |
| Sailing Club Island | Carsington Water[4] |
| Shiningford Island | Carsington Water |
| Stanlow Island | Merseyside, Manchester Ship Canal |
| Swan Island | Hornsea Mere |
| Willow Island | Stocks Reservoir, Lancashire |
Largest islands
edit| Rank | Island | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (sq mi) | (km2) | ||
| 1 | Isle of Wight | 118.97 | 380.15 |
| 2 | Isle of Sheppey | 34.45 | 89.25 |
| 3 | Foulness Island | 11.31 | 29.30 |
| 4 | Portsea Island | 9.47 | 24.54 |
| 5 | Canvey Island | 6.96 | 18.04 |
| 6 | Mersea Island | 6.92 | 17.94 |
| 7 | Hayling Island | 6.13 | 15.89 |
| 8 | Walney Island | 5.12 | 13.27 |
| 9 | Wallasea Island | 4.11 | 10.65 |
| 10 | St Mary's | 2.54 | 6.58 |
| 11 | Lundy | 1.72 | 4.45 |
| 12 | Tresco | 1.15 | 2.97 |
| 13 | St Agnes | 0.57 | 1.48 |
| 14 | Bryher | 0.51 | 1.34 |
Most populous islands
edit| Rank | Island | Population (2011 UK census) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsea Island | 207,100 |
| 2 | Isle of Wight | 141,538 |
| 3 | Isle of Sheppey | 40,300 |
| 4 | Canvey Island | 38,170 |
| 5 | Hayling Island | 17,379 |
| 6 | Walney Island | 10,651 |
| 7 | Mersea Island | about 7,200 |
| 8 | Barrow Island | 2,616 |
| 9 | St Mary's | 1,668 |
| 10 | Thorney Island | 1,079 |
| 11 | Foulness Island | 151 |
| 12 | Tresco | 180 |
| 13 | Lindisfarne | 162 |
| 14 | St Martin's | 142 |
| 15 | Roa Island | about 100 |
| 16 | Bryher | 92 |
| 17 | St Agnes | 70 |
| 18 | St Michael's Mount | 35 [5] [2011 Census] |
| 19 | Lundy | about 28 |
| 20 | Whale Island | 17[6] |
| 21 | Burgh Island | about 12 |
| 22 | Piel Island | 4[7] |
| 23 | Gugh | 3 |
| Horsey Island | unknown[8] | |
| Total | 396,447 |
Places called "island" or "isle" that are not islands
editSome 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
- Barrow Island
- Brown's Island, Rutland Water
- Cobholm Island, part of Great Yarmouth
- 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 Portland
- Isle of Purbeck
- Kelham Island
- Ramsey Island
- Spike Island
- Stones Island, Carsington Water, Derbyshire
- Sunk Island
- Isle of Thanet, formerly separated by the Wantsum Channel
- The Isle, within tight loop of the River Severn, Shropshire
- The Island
- Thorney Island, Cambridgeshire
- Isle of Wedmore
- Fish Island, London
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Clean River Trust". 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Stocks Reservoir Fly Fishing fishery England UK". Archived from the original on 10 May 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ "Haddiscoe Island Compartment". Archived from the original on 22 February 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
- ^ "Photographic image - Carsington Water Map" (JPG). Carsingtonbirdclub.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Genuki: St Michael's Mount, Cornwall". Genuki.org.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2001. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Map of PO2 8ER postcode". doogal.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ Riley, Sue (14 November 2011). "The king of Piel Island brings a modern approach to the monarchy". Lancashire Life. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ "Polling District Order Sheet" (PDF). Tendring District Council. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.