Combined Authorities in England, Generalised Clipped Boundaries from April 2015

Office for National Statistics provides digital vector boundaries for Combined Authorities in England, as of April 2015. The dataset contains five boundary versions at different resolutions, from full extent to ultra generalised (500m), each clipped to the coastline. It contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps of Combined Authorities based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Perform spatial analysis on administrative regions using the coastline-clipped boundary versions.
• Integrate boundary data into GIS systems for regional planning using the available generalised resolutions.
• Visualize administrative geography for England at different map scales using the 20m, 200m, or 500m generalised boundaries.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary resolutions, from 1 MB full resolution to 15 KB ultra generalised (500m).
• Boundaries are clipped to the Mean High Water mark coastline for consistent coastal representation.
• Contains intellectual property from two authoritative sources: Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is a snapshot from April 2015; its currency for contemporary analysis should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

April 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:07.260747; freshness should be verified

Geography

England