Towns and cities in Lancashire by population

By James Burfield, SEO consultant, Bath · Page updated 18 September 2026 · ONS mid-year estimates · GeoNames

All 94 populated places in Lancashire, ranked by current population. The largest is Preston, with 313,332 people.

Every place in Lancashire, ranked

Do not add these figures together to get Lancashire's population. Settlement boundaries overlap, so the rows below sum to more than the area actually holds. We hold no single official figure for this area. Why figures differ.

1.41M

sum of the places listed below

towns & places

Preston

largest place

#	Place	Population
1	Preston	313,332
2	Burnley	149,422
3	Fylde	76,500
4	Rossendale	67,400
5	Morecambe	51,644
6	Lancaster	47,162
7	Lytham St Annes	42,695
8	Skelmersdale	38,813
9	Leyland	37,614
10	Accrington	34,897
11	Chorley	33,888
12	Thornton-Cleveleys	31,157
13	Nelson	29,317
14	Fleetwood	26,232
15	Ormskirk	24,073
16	Rawtenstall	23,000
17	Colne	20,118
18	Poulton-le-Fylde	19,914
19	Heysham	17,016
20	Haslingden	15,204
21	Cleveleys	15,000
22	Clitheroe	14,765
23	Clayton-le-Woods	14,528
24	Bacup	13,047
25	Great Harwood	11,467
26	Padiham	11,338
27	Barnoldswick	10,435
28	Brierfield	10,271
29	Garstang	9,530
30	Coppull	9,014
31	Burscough	8,799
32	Tarleton	8,582
33	Clayton le Moors	8,474
34	Freckleton	8,049
35	Adlington	7,965
36	Carnforth	7,920
37	Kirkham	7,883
38	Euxton	7,863
39	Longridge	7,526
40	Bolton le Sands	6,995
41	Rishton	6,625
42	Whitworth	5,798
43	Barrowford	5,378
44	Preesall	5,367
45	Appley Bridge	5,270
46	Whalley	4,754
47	Eccleston	4,646
48	Earby	4,538
49	Church	4,077
50	Parbold	3,904
51	Banks	3,572
52	Croston	2,917
53	Galgate	2,458
54	Caton	2,387
55	Warton	2,300
56	Brinscall	2,286
57	Bay Horse	2,239
58	Edenfield	2,126
59	Halton	2,056
60	Catterall	2,029
61	Langho	2,015
62	Hapton	1,979
63	Warton	1,833
64	Great Eccleston	1,657
65	Hameldon Hill	1,500
66	Billington	1,458
67	Sabden	1,422
68	Rufford	1,420
69	Goosnargh	1,398
70	Wrea Green	1,373
71	Silverdale	1,326
72	Red Scar	1,244
73	Foulridge	1,159
74	Chatburn	1,102
75	Elswick	1,079
76	Overton	1,069
77	Waddington	1,028
78	Ribchester	888
79	Westhead	795
80	Woodplumpton	688
81	Kelbrook	678
82	Nether Kellet	663
83	Chipping	618
84	Over Kellet	581
85	Bescar	571
86	Weeton	527
87	Hoghton	524
88	Gisburn	521
89	Hornby	468
90	Bretherton	437
91	Grindleton	435
92	Forton	302
93	Aughton	294
94	Halsall	242

Common questions

What is the largest town in Lancashire?

Preston, with 313,332 residents on current figures. This page ranks all 94 recorded places in Lancashire by population, each linking to its own page with sources and, where held, a 2005 comparison.