Brecon Beacons National Park Boundary from 1955 and 1966 Designation

Brecon Beacons National Park Authority and Natural Resources Wales collaborated to create a digital boundary for the National Park. The project ensures clarity on the ground by accurately representing the legal boundary established by a 1955 written description and 1966 paper maps. This digital version supersedes the original 1 inch to 1 mile paper maps for practical use.

Use Cases

• Land-use planning and zoning based on the official National Park boundary.
• Conservation area analysis based on the designated park limits.
• GIS mapping and visualization based on the digital boundary data.
• Legal and regulatory compliance checking based on the authoritative boundary line.

Strengths

• Boundary is based on the legal documents from 1955 and 1966.
• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (WMS, KML, WFS).
• Project was a joint effort by the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority and Natural Resources Wales.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to uk_data.

Provenance

Source

Brecon Beacons National Park Authority

Collection Method

Digitization of original legal documents (written description and paper maps).

Time Range

Based on designation documents from 1955 and 1966.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:55.324538; freshness should be verified

Geography

Brecon Beacons National Park, United Kingdom.