Local Resilience Forum Boundaries for England and Wales, December 2015

England and Wales local resilience forum (LRF) boundaries as of December 2015. The dataset provides digital vector boundaries in multiple resolutions, from full extent to ultra generalised (500m). It contains Ordnance Survey and Office for National Statistics intellectual property rights.

Use Cases

• Map emergency response jurisdictions based on the provided LRF boundaries.
• Analyze coastal and offshore island inclusion based on the full extent boundaries.
• Create simplified maps for regional planning using the generalised (20m, 200m, 500m) boundary versions.
• Integrate administrative boundaries for risk assessment based on the defined forum areas.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary versions, including full resolution and multiple generalised scales (20m, 200m, 500m).
• Includes specific file sizes for each version, ranging from 109 KB to 18 MB.
• Contains boundaries for both England and Wales with a specific snapshot date (December 2015).

Limitations

• Data is from December 2015; boundaries may have changed, requiring verification of current status.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries derived from Ordnance Survey data.

Time Range

December 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:26.552257; freshness should be verified

Geography

England and Wales