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Honours recipients in England

13,060 recipients from England across all honours.

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Honours awarded to recipients from England, by year and award tier.

Greater London Greater Manchester West Midlands Surrey West Yorkshire Hampshire Kent Essex Hertfordshire Lancashire North Yorkshire Oxfordshire Cheshire Devon Buckinghamshire Merseyside Cambridgeshire East Sussex Tyne and Wear Berkshire South Yorkshire West Sussex Somerset Nottinghamshire Norfolk Wiltshire Gloucestershire Leicestershire Staffordshire Suffolk Derbyshire Dorset Cumbria County Durham Northamptonshire City of Bristol Shropshire Cornwall Warwickshire Bedfordshire Lincolnshire Worcestershire East Riding of Yorkshire Northumberland Herefordshire Cynon, Taff Isle of Wight Rutland Bristol London Middlesex North Devon Gloucester Durham Southampton Reading

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Member Of The Order Of The British Empire5,141British Empire Medal3,569Officer Of The Order Of The British Empire2,707Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire1,105Knight Bachelor196Dame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire164Companion Of The Order Of The Bath112Order Of The Companions Of Honour15Knight Commander Of The Order Of The Bath14Knight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire14Dame Commander Of The Order Of The Bath12Companion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George5Grand-Cross-Order-Of-Bath2Knight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire2Knight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George1Lieutenant Of The Royal Victorian Order1

Year

20261,82820251,91720241,72820231,78620221,87220211,88720201,820201919220186201722016320144201312012420113201022009420081

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List

Birthday Honours6,668New Year Honours6,392

Region

Greater London3,385Greater Manchester457West Midlands428Surrey424West Yorkshire423Hampshire412Kent386Essex352Hertfordshire321Lancashire303North Yorkshire289Oxfordshire280Cheshire268Devon258Buckinghamshire256Merseyside250Cambridgeshire248East Sussex218Tyne and Wear217Berkshire215South Yorkshire204West Sussex198Somerset187Nottinghamshire184Norfolk179Wiltshire178Gloucestershire175Leicestershire167Staffordshire165Suffolk143Derbyshire139Dorset139County Durham138Cumbria138City of Bristol137Northamptonshire137Shropshire135Cornwall133Warwickshire130Bedfordshire122Lincolnshire115Worcestershire92East Riding of Yorkshire82Northumberland78Herefordshire58Cynon, Taff32Isle of Wight31Rutland25Bristol11London10Middlesex2North Devon2Durham1Gloucester1Reading1Southampton1

13,060 people

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Enola Wright
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
West Mersea, Essex
“For services to the Insulinoma Community.”
Lorna Williams
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Allison White
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Aycliffe, County Durham
“For services to Supporting People with Cancer.”
Alison Turner
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Eric Taylor
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Penzance, Cornwall
“For services to Penlee Lifeboat Station.”
Caron Thompson
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Walsall, West Midlands
“For services to Health and Wellbeing.”
Steven Thompson
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Christopher Symes
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Ellesmere, Shropshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Louise Sutherland
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Martyn Steers
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Maidstone, Kent
“For voluntary services to Community First Aid.”
Richard Starrs
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Andrew Sheldon
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
South Benfleet, Essex
“For Political and Public Service.”
Margaret Scott
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Stamford, Lincolnshire
“For services to Down Syndrome Children, Adults and their Families.”
Adrian Richards
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Lisette Van Riel
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Pontefract, West Yorkshire
“For services to Animal Welfare Charities.”
Scott Rogers
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Claire Robinson
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Lee Ralph
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Yate, Gloucestershire
“For services to Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience in the Fire and Rescue Sector.”
Max Raffe
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Ipswich, Suffolk
“For services to Scouting.”
Kimberley Purkis
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Romsey, Hampshire
“For services to Individuals Living with Intestinal Failure.”
Catherine Repton
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Premature Babies and their Families.”
Alpa Raja
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Veterans’ Welfare.”
John Peel
Person
British Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”

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