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
Offshore and inshore islands
To group islands by geographical region, sort the table by "Island Group/Location" (click the icon by the column heading).
| Name | Group/location |
|---|---|
| Annet | Isles of Scilly |
| Asparagus Island | Cornwall |
| Baker's Island | Langstone Harbour |
| Birnbeck Island | Severn Estuary |
| Black Nab | Saltwick Bay, Whitby |
| Brownsea Island | Poole Harbour |
| Bryher | Isles of Scilly |
| Burgh Island | Devon |
| Burnt Island | Isles of Scilly |
| Burntwick Island | Medway Estuary |
| Burrow Island | Portsmouth Harbour |
| Canvey Island | Thames Estuary |
| Chapel Island | Islands of Furness |
| Cindery Island | Essex |
| Cobmarsh Island | Essex |
| Coquet Island | Northumberland |
| Crow Island | Isles of Scilly |
| Deadman's Island | Medway Estuary |
| Drake's Island | Devon |
| Dova Haw | Islands of Furness |
| English Island | Isles of Scilly |
| Foulness Island | Essex |
| Foulney Island | Islands of Furness |
| Fowley Island | Chichester Harbour |
| Furzey Island | Poole Harbour |
| Gigger's Island | Poole Harbour |
| Godrevy Island | Cornwall |
| Gorregan | Isles of Scilly |
| Great Arthur | Isles of Scilly |
| Great Cob Island | Essex |
| Great Ganinick | Isles of Scilly |
| Great Ganilly | Isles of Scilly |
| Great Innisvouls | Isles of Scilly |
| Great Mew Stone | Devon |
| Isles of Scilly | |
| Green Island | Poole Harbour |
| Gugh | Isles of Scilly |
| Gull Island | Hampshire |
| Guther's Island | Isles of Scilly |
| Gweal | Isles of Scilly |
| Hanjague | Isles of Scilly |
| Havengore Island | Essex |
| Havergate Island | Suffolk |
| Hayling Island | Chichester Harbour |
| Headin Haw | Islands of Furness |
| Essex | |
| Hilbre Island | Wirral |
| Horsea Island | Portsmouth Harbour |
| Horsey Island | Essex |
| Inner Farne | Farne Islands |
| Lindisfarne | Northumberland |
| Isles of Scilly | |
| Little Eye | Wirral |
| Little Ganinick | Isles of Scilly |
| Little Ganilly | Isles of Scilly |
| Little Innisvouls | Isles of Scilly |
| Longships | Land's End |
| Long Island | Poole Harbour |
| Long Island | Langstone Harbour |
| Looe Island | Cornwall |
| Lower Horse | Essex |
| Lothingland | Suffolk and Norfolk |
| Lundy | Bristol Channel |
| Menawethan | Isles of Scilly |
| Merrick Island | Isles of Scilly |
| Mersea Island | Essex |
| Wirral | |
| Mullion Island | Cornwall |
| New England Island | Essex |
| Nornour | Isles of Scilly |
| North Binness Island | Langstone Harbour |
| Northey Island | Essex |
| Old Harry Rocks | Dorset |
| Osea Island | Essex |
| Outer Trial Bank | Lincolnshire |
| Pewit Island | Essex |
| Pewit Island | Portsmouth Harbour |
| Piel Island | Islands of Furness |
| Pilsey Island | Chichester Harbour |
| Plumb Island | Isles of Scilly |
| Portsea Island | Hampshire |
| Potton Island | Essex |
| Isles of Scilly | |
| Ragged Island | Isles of Scilly |
| Ramsey Island | Islands of Furness |
| Read's Island | Humber estuary |
| Roa Island | Islands of Furness |
| Rosevear | Isles of Scilly |
| Round Island | Isles of Scilly |
| Round Island | Poole Harbour |
| Rushley Island | Essex |
| Scolt Head Island | Norfolk |
| St Agnes | Isles of Scilly |
| St Clement's Isle | Cornwall |
| St Helen's | Isles of Scilly |
| St Martin's | Isles of Scilly |
| St Mary's | Isles of Scilly |
| St Michael's Mount | Cornwall |
| St Mary's Island | Tyne and Wear |
| Samson | Isles of Scilly |
| Sheep Island | Islands of Furness |
| Isle of Sheppey | Thames Estuary |
| Skipper's Island | Essex |
| South Binness Island | Langstone Harbour |
| Staple Island | Farne Islands |
| Steep Holm | Bristol Channel |
| Stert Island | Somerset |
| Isles of Scilly | |
| Teän | Isles of Scilly |
| Devon | |
| Thorney Island | Chichester Harbour |
| Isles of Scilly | |
| Tresco | Isles of Scilly |
| Two Tree Island | Thames Estuary |
| Wallasea Island | Essex |
| Walney Island | Islands of Furness |
| Farne Islands | |
| Whale Island | Portsmouth Harbour |
| White Island | Isles of Scilly |
| Whitton Island | Humber estuary |
| Isle of Wight | English Channel |
Inland islands
There 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
To group islands by lake, sort the table by "Lake" (click the icon by the column heading).
| Name | Lake |
|---|---|
| Belle Isle | Windermere |
| Windermere | |
| Ullswater | |
| Windermere | |
| Thirlmere | |
| Derwent Isle | Derwent Water |
| Coniston Water | |
| Windermere | |
| Thirlmere | |
| Windermere | |
| Rydal Water | |
| Windermere | |
| Crummock Water | |
| Windermere | |
| Windermere | |
| Windermere | |
| Ullswater | |
| Rydal Water | |
| Lord's Island | Derwent Water |
| Windermere | |
| Ullswater | |
| Coniston Water | |
| Derwent Water | |
| Derwent Water | |
| Peel Island | Coniston Water |
| Windermere | |
| Derwent Water | |
| Windermere | |
| Crummock Water | |
| Windermere | |
| St Herbert's Island | Derwent Water |
| Windermere | |
| Elter Water | |
| Grasmere | |
| Ullswater | |
| Devoke Water | |
| Haweswater Reservoir | |
| Crummock Water |
In the River Thames
- See: Islands in the River Thames
Inland islands elsewhere in England
To group islands by location, sort the table by "Location" (click the icon by the column heading).
| Name | Location |
|---|---|
| River Trent | |
| Alney Island | River Severn |
| Big Island | Carsington Water |
| Bird Island | Stocks Reservoir, Lancashire |
| Bridgemarsh Island | River Crouch, Essex |
| Denny Island | Chew Valley Lake |
| Flat Island | Carsington Water |
(or Chedgrave Island or simply 'The Island') | Between River Waveney, River Yare and New Cut |
| Horseshoe Island | Carsington Water |
| Hornsea Mere | |
| Millfields Island | Carsington Water |
| , Scarborough | |
| Pleasure Island | Hickling Broad, Norfolk |
| Carsington Water | |
| Shiningford Island | Carsington Water |
| Stanlow Island | Merseyside, Manchester Ship Canal |
| Swan Island | Hornsea Mere |
| Willow Island | Stocks Reservoir, Lancashire |
Largest islands
| 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
| 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 |
| 19 | Lundy | about 28 |
| 20 | Whale Island | 17 |
| 21 | Burgh Island | about 12 |
| 22 | Piel Island | 4 |
| 23 | Gugh | 3 |
| Horsey Island | Unknown | |
| Total | 396,447 |
Places called "island" or "isle" that 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
- Barrow Island
- Brown's Island, Rutland Water
- Cobholm Island, part of Great Yarmouth
- Isle of Dogs
- (part of Sheppey)
- Isle of Ely
- Isle of Grain
- (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
- Isle of Wedmore
- Fish Island, London
See also
- List of islands of Scotland
- List of islands of Wales
- List of islands of Ireland
- List of islands of the British Isles
- List of islands of the United Kingdom
References
- "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.
- 2011 Census
- "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.
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 nameOffshore and inshore islands St Martin s The Isles of ScillySt Michael s Mount Cornwall To group islands by geographical region sort the table by Island Group Location click the icon by the column heading Name Group locationAnnet Isles of ScillyAsparagus Island CornwallBaker s Island Langstone HarbourBirnbeck Island Severn EstuaryBlack Nab Saltwick Bay WhitbyBrownsea Island Poole HarbourBryher Isles of ScillyBurgh Island DevonBurnt Island Isles of ScillyBurntwick Island Medway EstuaryBurrow Island Portsmouth HarbourCanvey Island Thames EstuaryChapel Island Islands of FurnessCindery Island EssexCobmarsh Island EssexCoquet Island NorthumberlandCrow Island Isles of ScillyDeadman s Island Medway EstuaryDrake s Island DevonDova Haw Islands of FurnessEnglish Island Isles of ScillyFoulness Island EssexFoulney Island Islands of FurnessFowley Island Chichester HarbourFurzey Island Poole HarbourGigger s Island Poole HarbourGodrevy Island CornwallGorregan Isles of ScillyGreat Arthur Isles of ScillyGreat Cob Island EssexGreat Ganinick Isles of ScillyGreat Ganilly Isles of ScillyGreat Innisvouls Isles of ScillyGreat Mew Stone DevonIsles of ScillyGreen Island Poole HarbourGugh Isles of ScillyGull Island HampshireGuther s Island Isles of ScillyGweal Isles of ScillyHanjague Isles of ScillyHavengore Island EssexHavergate Island SuffolkHayling Island Chichester HarbourHeadin Haw Islands of FurnessEssexHilbre Island WirralHorsea Island Portsmouth HarbourHorsey Island EssexInner Farne Farne IslandsLindisfarne NorthumberlandIsles of ScillyLittle Eye WirralLittle Ganinick Isles of ScillyLittle Ganilly Isles of ScillyLittle Innisvouls Isles of ScillyLongships Land s EndLong Island Poole HarbourLong Island Langstone HarbourLooe Island CornwallLower Horse EssexLothingland Suffolk and NorfolkLundy Bristol ChannelMenawethan Isles of ScillyMerrick Island Isles of ScillyMersea Island EssexWirralMullion Island CornwallNew England Island EssexNornour Isles of ScillyNorth Binness Island Langstone HarbourNorthey Island EssexOld Harry Rocks DorsetOsea Island EssexOuter Trial Bank LincolnshirePewit Island EssexPewit Island Portsmouth HarbourPiel Island Islands of FurnessPilsey Island Chichester HarbourPlumb Island Isles of ScillyPortsea Island HampshirePotton Island EssexIsles of ScillyRagged Island Isles of ScillyRamsey Island Islands of FurnessRead s Island Humber estuaryRoa Island Islands of FurnessRosevear Isles of ScillyRound Island Isles of ScillyRound Island Poole HarbourRushley Island EssexScolt Head Island NorfolkSt Agnes Isles of ScillySt Clement s Isle CornwallSt Helen s Isles of ScillySt Martin s Isles of ScillySt Mary s Isles of ScillySt Michael s Mount CornwallSt Mary s Island Tyne and WearSamson Isles of ScillySheep Island Islands of FurnessIsle of Sheppey Thames EstuarySkipper s Island EssexSouth Binness Island Langstone HarbourStaple Island Farne IslandsSteep Holm Bristol ChannelStert Island SomersetIsles of ScillyTean Isles of ScillyDevonThorney Island Chichester HarbourIsles of ScillyTresco Isles of ScillyTwo Tree Island Thames EstuaryWallasea Island EssexWalney Island Islands of FurnessFarne IslandsWhale Island Portsmouth HarbourWhite Island Isles of ScillyWhitton Island Humber estuaryIsle of Wight English ChannelInland islands There 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 To group islands by lake sort the table by Lake click the icon by the column heading Name LakeBelle Isle WindermereWindermereUllswaterWindermereThirlmereDerwent Isle Derwent WaterConiston WaterWindermereThirlmereWindermereRydal WaterWindermereCrummock WaterWindermereWindermereWindermereUllswaterRydal WaterLord s Island Derwent WaterWindermereUllswaterConiston WaterDerwent WaterDerwent WaterPeel Island Coniston WaterWindermereDerwent WaterWindermereCrummock WaterWindermereSt Herbert s Island Derwent WaterWindermereElter WaterGrasmereUllswaterDevoke WaterHaweswater ReservoirCrummock WaterIn the River Thames See Islands in the River ThamesInland islands elsewhere in England To group islands by location sort the table by Location click the icon by the column heading Name LocationRiver TrentAlney Island River SevernBig Island Carsington WaterBird Island Stocks Reservoir LancashireBridgemarsh Island River Crouch EssexDenny Island Chew Valley LakeFlat Island Carsington Water or Chedgrave Island or simply The Island Between River Waveney River Yare and New CutHorseshoe Island Carsington WaterHornsea MereMillfields Island Carsington Water ScarboroughPleasure Island Hickling Broad NorfolkCarsington WaterShiningford Island Carsington WaterStanlow Island Merseyside Manchester Ship CanalSwan Island Hornsea MereWillow Island Stocks Reservoir LancashireLargest islandsThe Isle of Wight with Portsea Island and Hayling Island also visible in the top rightRank Island Area sq mi km2 1 Isle of Wight 118 97 380 152 Isle of Sheppey 34 45 89 253 Foulness Island 11 31 29 304 Portsea Island 9 47 24 545 Canvey Island 6 96 18 046 Mersea Island 6 92 17 947 Hayling Island 6 13 15 898 Walney Island 5 12 13 279 Wallasea Island 4 11 10 6510 St Mary s 2 54 6 5811 Lundy 1 72 4 4512 Tresco 1 15 2 9713 St Agnes 0 57 1 4814 Bryher 0 51 1 34Most populous islandsMany of the residents of Barrow Island live in traditional tenement blocksRank Island Population 2011 UK census 1 Portsea Island 207 1002 Isle of Wight 141 5383 Isle of Sheppey 40 3004 Canvey Island 38 1705 Hayling Island 17 3796 Walney Island 10 6517 Mersea Island about 7 2008 Barrow Island 2 6169 St Mary s 1 66810 Thorney Island 1 07911 Foulness Island 15112 Tresco 18013 Lindisfarne 16214 St Martin s 14215 Roa Island about 10016 Bryher 9217 St Agnes 7018 St Michael s Mount 3519 Lundy about 2820 Whale Island 1721 Burgh Island about 1222 Piel Island 423 Gugh 3Horsey Island UnknownTotal 396 447Places called island or isle that are not islandsSome 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 part of Sheppey Isle of Ely Isle of Grain 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 Isle of Wedmore Fish Island LondonSee alsoList of islands of Scotland List of islands of Wales List of islands of Ireland List of islands of the British Isles List of islands of the United KingdomReferences 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 2011 Census 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
