List of islands of England facts for kids
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.
Contents
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).
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 | Group/location |
|---|---|
| Belle Isle | Windermere |
| Blake Holme | Windermere |
| Cherry Holm | Ullswater |
| Crow Holme | Windermere |
| Deergarth How Island | Thirlmere |
| Derwent Isle | Derwent Water |
| Fir Island | Coniston Water |
| Grass Holme | Windermere |
| Hawes How Island | Thirlmere |
| Hen Holme | Windermere |
| Heron Island | Rydal Water |
| Holme Crag | Windermere |
| Holme Islands | Crummock Water |
| Lady Holme | Windermere |
| Lillies of the Valley | Windermere |
| Ling Holme | Windermere |
| Lingy Holm | Ullswater |
| Little Isle | Rydal Water |
| Lord's Island | Derwent Water |
| Maiden Holme | Windermere |
| Norfolk Island | Ullswater |
| Oak Island | Coniston Water |
| Otter Island | Derwent Water |
| Otterbield Island | Derwent Water |
| Peel Island | Coniston Water |
| Ramp Holme | Windermere |
| Rampsholme Island | Derwent Water |
| Rough Holme | Windermere |
| Scale Island | Crummock Water |
| Silver Holme | Windermere |
| St Herbert's Island | Derwent Water |
| Thompson's Holme | Windermere |
| Unnamed island | Elter Water |
| Grasmere Island | Grasmere |
| Wall Holm | Ullswater |
| Watness Coy | Devoke Water |
| Wood Howe | Haweswater Reservoir |
| Woodhouse Islands | Crummock Water |
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 |
|---|---|
| Newark Island | 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 |
| Haddiscoe Island (or Chedgrave Island or simply 'The Island') | between River Waveney, River Yare and New Cut |
| 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 |
| 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 [2011 Census] |
| 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
- 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
In Spanish: Anexo:Islas de Inglaterra para niños
