Local Authority Districts in Great Britain, Super Generalised Boundaries from 2009

December 2009 digital vector boundaries for Local Authority Districts in Great Britain. The dataset contains multiple boundary resolutions, from full resolution to ultra generalised, clipped to the coastline. It is provided by the Office for National Statistics and contains Ordnance Survey intellectual property.

Use Cases

• Create historical maps of UK local government areas based on the 2009 boundaries.
• Perform spatial analysis on administrative units using the super generalised (200m) boundaries for faster processing.
• Compare administrative geographies over time by using this specific December 2009 snapshot.
• Visualize regional data aggregated to the Local Authority District level for Great Britain.

Strengths

• Offers five distinct boundary resolutions, including a super generalised version of 956 KB for lightweight use.
• Includes full-resolution boundaries clipped to the coastline (49 MB) and extending to the realm's extent (45 MB).
• Provides direct REST service URLs for ArcGIS for INSPIRE View and Feature Download services.

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.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

December 2009

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:29.198376; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Britain