Combined Authorities Boundaries in England, March 2017

March 2017 digital vector boundaries for Combined Authorities in England. The dataset contains five boundary versions at different resolutions, from full extent to ultra generalised (500m). It is provided by the Office for National Statistics and contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Mapping administrative regions based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Analyzing coastal boundaries based on the Mean High Water and Mean Low Water mark distinctions.
• Creating simplified maps for visualization using the generalised (20m, 200m, 500m) boundary versions.
• Integrating boundary data with other geospatial datasets via the provided ArcGIS REST services.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary versions for different use cases, from full resolution to ultra generalised (500m).
• Includes specific file size details for each version, such as the 2 MB full resolution clipped file.
• Contains boundaries as of a specific snapshot date (March 2017).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:54.965380; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely derived from official administrative records and Ordnance Survey data.

Time Range

March 2017

Freshness

Snapshot from March 2017; metadata last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:54.965380.

Geography

England