Combined Authorities Boundaries in England, March 2017

Office for National Statistics provides digital vector boundaries for Combined Authorities in England as of March 2017. The dataset includes five boundary versions at different resolutions, from full extent to ultra-generalized, with file sizes ranging from 22 KB to 2 MB. It contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Mapping administrative regions based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Performing spatial analysis on Combined Authorities using the coastline-clipped versions.
• Creating simplified visualizations for reports using the generalized (20m, 200m, 500m) boundary files.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary versions for different use cases, from full resolution to ultra-generalized.
• File sizes are explicitly listed, ranging from 22 KB to 2 MB, indicating manageable download sizes.
• Includes both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights, clarifying data provenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Freshness should be verified; the data snapshot is from March 2017, though metadata was updated in 2026.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely digitized from official administrative records.

Time Range

March 2017

Freshness

Data snapshot is from March 2017; metadata last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:11.827217.

Geography

England