Local Health Board Boundaries in Wales, December 2016 Super Generalised Clipped

Digital vector boundaries for Local Health Boards in Wales as of 31 December 2016. The dataset contains five boundary resolutions, from full resolution to ultra generalised (500m), all clipped to the coastline. It is provided by the Office for National Statistics and contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Map health service administrative areas based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Perform spatial joins with health data based on the Local Health Board geography.
• Create simplified visualizations for reports using the super generalised (200m) or ultra generalised (500m) boundaries.
• Analyze coastal health board extents based on the Mean High Water mark clipping.

Strengths

• Provides five specific boundary resolutions, including file sizes ranging from 23 KB to 3 MB.
• Contains a specific snapshot date of 31 December 2016.
• Includes direct REST service URLs for ArcGIS INSPIRE View, Feature Download, and Feature Server access.

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 13:31:43.794059; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely digitized from official administrative records.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 31 December 2016.

Freshness

Snapshot as of 31 December 2016; metadata last updated 2026-07-08.

Geography

Wales