|
Rank
|
Place Name
|
County
|
Population
|
|
1
|
Leicester
|
Leicestershire
|
406,588
|
|
2
|
Nottingham
|
Nottinghamshire
|
299,797
|
|
3
|
Derby
|
Derbyshire
|
275,599
|
|
4
|
Northampton
|
Northamptonshire
|
243,511
|
|
5
|
Lincoln
|
Lincolnshire
|
104,565
|
|
6
|
Chesterfield
|
Derbyshire
|
76,402
|
|
7
|
Corby
|
Northamptonshire
|
68,164
|
|
8
|
Loughborough
|
Leicestershire
|
64,884
|
|
9
|
Mansfield
|
Nottinghamshire
|
63,438
|
|
10
|
Kettering
|
Northamptonshire
|
63,144
|
|
11
|
Wellingborough
|
Northamptonshire
|
54,412
|
|
12
|
Carlton
|
Nottinghamshire
|
53,555
|
|
13
|
Beeston
|
Nottinghamshire
|
52,356
|
|
14
|
Hinckley
|
Leicestershire
|
50,712
|
|
15
|
Boston
|
Lincolnshire
|
45,339
|
|
16
|
Grantham
|
Lincolnshire
|
44,898
|
|
17
|
Worksop
|
Nottinghamshire
|
43,439
|
|
18
|
Arnold
|
Nottinghamshire
|
39,995
|
|
19
|
Ilkeston
|
Derbyshire
|
38,735
|
|
20
|
Long Eaton
|
Derbyshire
|
37,817
|
|
21
|
West Bridgford
|
Nottinghamshire
|
36,487
|
|
22
|
Sutton-in-Ashfield
|
Nottinghamshire
|
36,404
|
|
23
|
Hucknall
|
Nottinghamshire
|
35,849
|
|
24
|
Wigston
|
Leicestershire
|
34,738
|
|
25
|
Swandlincote
|
Derbyshire
|
34,576
|
|
26
|
Rushden
|
Northamptonshire
|
31,690
|
|
27
|
Spalding
|
Lincolnshire
|
30,556
|
|
28
|
Newark on Trent
|
Nottinghamshire
|
29,748
|
|
29
|
Daventry
|
Northamptonshire
|
27,786
|
|
30
|
Melton Mowbray
|
Leicestershire
|
27,457
|
|
31
|
Heanor
|
Derbyshire
|
24,265
|
|
32
|
Market Harborough
|
Leicestershire
|
24,171
|
|
33
|
Oadby
|
Leicestershire
|
24,040
|
|
34
|
Retford
|
Nottinghamshire
|
23,740
|
|
35
|
Clifton
|
Nottinghamshire
|
22,936
|
|
36
|
Coalville
|
Leicestershire
|
21,988
|
|
37
|
Gainsborough
|
Lincolnshire
|
21,908
|
|
38
|
Kirkby-in-Ashfield
|
Nottinghamshire
|
21,285
|
|
39
|
Dronfield
|
Derbyshire
|
21,146
|
|
40
|
Stamford
|
Lincolnshire
|
20,742
|
|
41
|
Skegness
|
Lincolnshire
|
20,704
|
|
42
|
Ripley
|
Derbyshire
|
20,176
|
|
43
|
Buxton
|
Derbyshire
|
20,048
|
|
44
|
Mansfield Woodhouse
|
Nottinghamshire
|
19,525
|
|
45
|
Belper
|
Derbyshire
|
19,077
|
|
46
|
Forest Town
|
Nottinghamshire
|
19,004
|
|
47
|
Eastwood
|
Nottinghamshire
|
18,887
|
|
48
|
Sleaford
|
Lincolnshire
|
18,033
|
|
49
|
Glossop
|
Derbyshire
|
17,825
|
|
50
|
Bourne
|
Lincolnshire
|
17,490
|
|
51
|
Louth
|
Lincolnshire
|
17,429
|
|
52
|
North Hykeham
|
Lincolnshire
|
16,844
|
|
53
|
Hadfield
|
Derbyshire
|
16,280
|
|
54
|
Brackley
|
Northamptonshire
|
16,195
|
|
55
|
South Normanton
|
Derbyshire
|
16,015
|
|
56
|
Staveley
|
Derbyshire
|
15,146
|
|
57
|
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
|
Leicestershire
|
15,120
|
|
58
|
Somercotes
|
Derbyshire
|
15,096
|
|
59
|
Stapleford
|
Nottinghamshire
|
15,041
|
|
60
|
Shepshed
|
Leicestershire
|
14,875
|
|
61
|
Birstall
|
Leicestershire
|
14,313
|
|
62
|
Blaby
|
Leicestershire
|
14,088
|
|
63
|
Kirby Muxloe
|
Leicestershire
|
13,846
|
|
64
|
Syston
|
Leicestershire
|
13,619
|
|
65
|
Narborough
|
Leicestershire
|
13,190
|
|
66
|
Mountsorrel
|
Leicestershire
|
12,885
|
|
67
|
Balderton
|
Nottinghamshire
|
12,875
|
|
68
|
Oakham
|
Rutland
|
12,149
|
|
69
|
Matlock
|
Derbyshire
|
11,986
|
|
70
|
Desborough
|
Northamptonshire
|
11,910
|
|
71
|
Shirebrook
|
Derbyshire
|
11,572
|
|
72
|
Towcester
|
Northamptonshire
|
11,331
|
|
73
|
Bolsover
|
Derbyshire
|
11,216
|
|
74
|
Brimington
|
Derbyshire
|
11,070
|
|
75
|
Earl Shilton
|
Leicestershire
|
10,879
|
|
76
|
Ollerton
|
Nottinghamshire
|
10,872
|
|
77
|
Lutterworth
|
Leicestershire
|
10,521
|
|
78
|
Whitwick
|
Leicestershire
|
10,451
|
|
79
|
Burton Latimer
|
Northamptonshire
|
10,444
|
|
80
|
Raunds
|
Northamptonshire
|
10,233
|
|
81
|
Bingham
|
Nottinghamshire
|
10,108
|
|
82
|
Broughton Astley
|
Leicestershire
|
9,647
|
|
83
|
Nuthall
|
Nottinghamshire
|
9,576
|
|
84
|
North Wingfield
|
Derbyshire
|
9,534
|
|
85
|
Thurmaston
|
Leicestershire
|
9,508
|
|
86
|
Sandiacre
|
Derbyshire
|
9,368
|
|
87
|
Irthlingborough
|
Northamptonshire
|
9,325
|
|
88
|
New Mills
|
Derbyshire
|
9,197
|
|
89
|
Barwell
|
Leicestershire
|
9,148
|
|
90
|
Killamarsh
|
Derbyshire
|
9,082
|
|
91
|
Sileby
|
Leicestershire
|
8,959
|
|
92
|
Clay Cross
|
Derbyshire
|
8,919
|
|
93
|
Harworth
|
Nottinghamshire
|
8,884
|
|
94
|
Ashbourne
|
Derbyshire
|
8,858
|
|
95
|
Higham Ferrers
|
Northamptonshire
|
8,827
|
|
96
|
Alfreton
|
Derbyshire
|
8,799
|
|
97
|
Holbeach
|
Lincolnshire
|
8,757
|
|
98
|
Rothwell
|
Northamptonshire
|
8,624
|
|
99
|
East Leake
|
Nottinghamshire
|
8,555
|
|
100
|
Hilton
|
Derbyshire
|
8,266
|
|
