Industrial Heritage Sites in the UK: Over 9,000 Geospatial Points

Over 9,000 industrial heritage sites are mapped as a geospatial points dataset. The record lists more than 16,000 features, though detailed information is limited for most entries. This dataset is provided by OpenDataNI under the OGL-UK-3.0 license and was last updated in July 2026.

Use Cases

• Map the distribution of industrial heritage sites based on the geospatial point data.
• Conduct density analysis of historical industrial features across regions.
• Integrate site locations with other historical or land-use datasets for spatial correlation studies.
• Create visualizations for public history or educational resources highlighting industrial archaeology.

Strengths

• Contains over 9,000 geospatial points, providing a substantial base for analysis.
• The underlying record catalogs more than 16,000 distinct industrial heritage features.
• Data is available in standard geospatial formats (GEOJSON, ZIP) for interoperability.

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.
• The description notes that only limited information is currently available for most of the over 16,000 listed features.

Provenance

Source

OpenDataNI

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-09 09:01:02.983113; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely focuses on the United Kingdom, given the platform (uk_data) and organization (OpenDataNI).