Combined Authorities Boundaries in England, June 2016

England's combined authority boundaries as of 17 June 2016, provided by the Office for National Statistics. The dataset contains digital vector boundaries in five resolutions, from full extent to ultra-generalised. It includes both Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property rights.

Use Cases

• Map administrative regions based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Perform spatial analysis on combined authority jurisdictions based on the boundary files.
• Integrate boundary data into GIS systems for regional planning or policy research.
• Compare different boundary generalisations (20m, 200m, 500m) for appropriate scale visualisation.

Strengths

• Provides five specific boundary resolutions, including file sizes (e.g., 1.3 MB for full resolution).
• Contains a specific snapshot date (17 June 2016) for temporal consistency.
• Includes direct REST service URLs for programmatic access and download.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 2016 snapshot for current applications.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries from Ordnance Survey and ONS.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 17 June 2016.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:28.148028; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England